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Getting Back To My Best

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    #1592
    TRR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,642 ✭✭✭TRR


    Brianderunner wrote: »
    Yep months and months just pass with no improvement, tis a right kick in the balls.

    I wouldnt expect anything less from yourself and TRR :P



    No recollection of that :D I gave him Birmingham diamond league tickets for nothing last summer, i think we're pretty even. I'll get him back next time

    Feck robin. You and your brother owe myself and shels a few pints. You can sort us out in October :)


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    #1593
    Brianderunner
    Registered Users Posts: 3,049 ✭✭✭Brianderunner


    TRR wrote: »
    Feck robin. You and your brother owe myself and shels a few pints. You can sort us out in October :)

    Grand, remind me then :D


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    #1594
    TRR
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    Brianderunner wrote: »
    Grand, remind me then :D

    Oh I will. If I remember correctly you were quick in to sting me in Berlin you bastard, for a bet that should have been called quits by the way;)


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    #1595
    Brianderunner
    Registered Users Posts: 3,049 ✭✭✭Brianderunner


    TRR wrote: »
    Oh I will. If I remember correctly you were quick in to sting me in Berlin you bastard, for a bet that should have been called quits by the way;)

    Not my fault you weren't capable of going sub 55'50 ;) That was one of the few bets i've actually won, let me have my moment :D


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    #1596
    Pisco Sour
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    Good to see you back on the mend. I hope this means Moscow is on the agenda now.

    Stay well clear of marathons when you return.


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    #1597
    Brianderunner
    Registered Users Posts: 3,049 ✭✭✭Brianderunner


    Tis been a while I should probably update

    The last 18 months has seen steady but painfully slow progress. I am doing some form of exercise 3-4 times a week. It usually consists of circuits/rowing in the gym, cycling outdoors as well as on the turbo/gym bike and jogging.

    I can push to a good level on the cycling and rowing and I was hitting 30km/ph ish for an hour cycle over the summer. Rowing I have to say is tougher than any 5k road race!!!

    Jogging on the other hand has been a grind. I ran my first mile in 2 years in June and am now up to 2 mls done 5 times without an effect the next day. Pace is usually 9'30 ish. This will be stepped up to 2.5mls/3 mls over the next month or 2.

    I feel like the old me will return at some point. I don't care if it takes another 2-3 years i'm not gonna rush it, how long is impossible to say. Do I even want to get back to competitive running? Will the thought of a fatigue relapse stop me from training properly again? Why do I want to go back doing something that ruined my health?

    I am 95% over the chronic fatigue/parasympathetic overtraining syndrome which is the important bit and I can live a normal life again. The 6 months from September 2012 - March 2013 were a horror story I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. To think it happened from running is a bit disturbing.

    Will try and update a bit more than once a year going forward. Happy christmas all :)


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    #1598
    TRR_the_turd
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    Brianderunner wrote: »

    Do I even want to get back to competitive running?

    I didn't think you ever did ;)

    Glad to hear you're feeling better.


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    #1599
    Chivito550
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    Good to see you on the mend. Perhaps you could become a 100m runner/ Long Jumper. Less need for the tough endurance work, which could work well, and still keep you involved in the participative side of the sport.

    You may have to come out of 400m retirement though when I get under your PB. ;)


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    #1600
    ECOLII
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    Great to see you on the mend Brian :)


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