Good News and Good Progress

Well it has been a stressful month since my last update on how my running has been progressing.

For the two weeks my father was in hospital , it would have been easy to have let the training slip but seeing him fighting away for every breath made that seem like a really soft option.

So I have plugged away with the base building when ever possible and managed weeks of
47, 80, 61 and this week 82k along the way.

Last week I also had my latest three monthly CT Scan and the results again show no discernible signs of lymphoma. So I am officially in remission for another three months. My feet almost never swell up anymore and the numbness has almost gone and I feel this has helped my running enormously.

So I can now plan out the next three months. I will run the Half at the Gold Coast in July and if I feel I am up to it will run the Brisbane Marathon on 1st August. Seeing this was my target Race last year it will be a nice touch to have been able to recover enough to at least complete the race this year.


Today I completed the BRRC 7k Champs in 30:52 and did the last 5k in 21:52.   Just seven weeks ago, I could only manage 48:35 (4:51 pace) for a 10k at BRRC. Today was 4:24 pace. Who knows where I will be in seven weeks time? 

The Half at the Gold Coast should be fun. I am looking forward to a "Smackdown" with Ewen (his words not mine). I have seen his recent 5k race times and he surely must be playing dead.