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Week Seven: 12 March 2006
This week has seen me travel from Liverpool to Bahrain and my chosen methods of transport have included a boat, a car, a plane, a child's motorbike and a 380bhp Chevrolet V8 SS Luminas. Unfortunately, I have not managed to clock up a single mile by foot!
My son's birthday saw a welcome addition to the family in the form of a mini-motorcycle. Of course, in my role as protective father, it was essential that I take a test-drive. I needed to check the brakes were in good working order before expertly hanging on to the back as my son experienced the the dangers of two-wheeled travel for the first-time. It was great fun but hardly the training programme I had hoped to shoe-horn into my week.
Next stop was Bahrain. As I will be running around a Grand Prix circuit next week at the Silverstone half-marathon, I thought I should get a bit of practice in. Luckily, there was a Chevrolet V8 and a Grand Prix driver there to help me prepare for this arduous task. I had an amazing time during my first solo drive in a race car and I am pretty sure it was a lot more fun than the plans for next weekend!
I did manage to see the physio earlier in the week. He diagnosed a problem with the angle of my foot when running. It was a relief to hear that I don't have a serious problem with my Achilles tendon and it means, with the help of some padding to push my foot into position, I will be able to get some training in this week... just in time to run the half-marathon! Oh dear.
This year, Steve is attempting to raise £1.3m for a range of children's charities in the UK. If successful, Steve will claim the Guinness World Record for the most money raised by an individual in a Marathon anywhere in the world. Please click here to help Steve to reach his target...
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Week Seven: 12 March 2006
Six weeks into my training programme and I can honestly say that there is nothing to indicate that I am being converted to a life of fruit juice and fresh air.
Horizontal is better than vertical. Slow is better than fast. Downhill is better than uphill and resting is better than running!
I now understand the term health-freak. I always thought this term described those people fanatical about health but it turns out that they are simply not normal.
I do not deny that I feel really good when I finish a run. This morning saw me complete 12.5km in an hour and a half. It's less record breaking than it is back breaking but the minute I finish I feel great - mainly great relief but great nevertheless.
Still committed to completing the task in hand, I am running at least an hour every other day to ensure it is not an embarassing event. Last week saw me run an hour every day for five days. Unfortunately, I was just about ready for the knacker's yard by the sixth!
I am completely fearful of Sunday which will see me complete a half-marathon at Silverstone Grand Prix circuit. Did you notice my use of positive thinking in that sentence? I will complete it. I will. I will. I will. And, hopefully, in time to watch Planet Earth at 9pm on Sunday evening - superb!
This year, Steve is attempting to raise £1.3m for a range of children's charities in the UK. If successful, Steve will claim the Guinness World Record for the most money raised by an individual in a Marathon anywhere in the world. Please click here to help Steve to reach his target...
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