Video "Hangout"

Up loading a google "Video Hangout" I did with Kevin O'Shea yesterday. Kevin is a local runner, active on twitter and has a pretty successful youtube channel that focuses on all things "Japanese."

This is a kind of interview made mainly for the benefits of beginners or those wanting to take their running up a notch or two. If it gets some good response on Kevin's channel we will keep making them.

Week 12 Osaka Marathon Build Up.

Hope you are well, here's my update.

Summer Update

No real running as I've been away on holiday for the last couple of weeks but now ready for the serious work of training for the Osaka marathon.

Medicine Ball Routine

(Excuse the hissing, it's my Macbook Pros' fault. I'll take the blame for anything else)

I got this routine from a download I bought by "Jay Johnson" it's called "Building a Better Runner. Building From the Ground Up." Plenty in it for doing just that, I reckon.

I'm going to do another two weeks of steady running and then start in earnest at week 14 with the more serious training. I will keep you up dated and try to put a few numbers/details in it (although not my strong suit) so as it may be of help to you.

I hope you are all enjoying the Olympics as I am.

Later

Scott

Update, of sorts.

Sorry for not posting last week, excuses below.

Week 4

Sun LRP 25K

Mon RR 15K

Tues 10Kam 8Kpm LRP

Wed OFF

Thurs 10Kam 12K on TM pm

Friday 16K LRP

Sat 7K RR

WEEK TOTAL 103K

Week 3

Sun LRP 23K Mon LRP 12K Tue 8K am & 10K pm LRP Wed 20K LRP Thu 11K on TM plus gym wkout Fri Off Sat RRP 20K WEEK TOTAL 104K

Osaka Marathon Training W2

Sun LRP 21K Mon LRP 12K Tue TM 10K Did @ gym Wed RR 21K Thu 12K with 4K @ MP Fri 12K with 6x30sec hills Sat RRP 15K WEEK TOTAL 103K

(Macbook was hissing while making this video, sorry about that)

Anyway some notes:

On to my 3rd week without any alcohol, feel no more withdrawals. Left Achilles still hurting but getting better with massage before & after running.

UPDATE

Why You'll Never be a Great Runner!

Inspired by a TED talk I saw this morning see link below. I talk about why we will never be the runners we are capable of being and why it's important that we are.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKHTawgyKWQ

Long overdue update

Strange!

Just happen to search youtube for something on Kyoto marathon and found one clip taken and uploaded by someone I don't know. The bizarre thing is they caught me and my family on it! Out of all the time (7 hours) of runners coming into the goal they got us in the one minute clip.

You can see me hunched and crawling in from 20~25 seconds. You can see my family from 37 seconds to 54 second, first boy in blue jacket and green hat, next woman in brown coat and younger boy in orange jacket with blue hat and ear muffs. You can even hear them talking! Too bloody weird!!

Video Race Report

Kyoto Marathon Photos

Just received some photos from my mate and work colleague Frank. He was at several places along the course. You'd agree they are great photos and give a good overall sense of the race.

In the 6th photo I'm like 9 people back the few following are of me at about the 10K mark.

You can see the ones with me at 32K showing a marked deterioration in form!

Breakthrough another day!

The last 100 meters, man was I hurting! In fact the last 3K was the longest I've ever experienced.




Had a bit of a horror today! Still trying to understand the main problem. Chief amongst the problems, cramps and hills!

Actually fully expected to get sub 2:40 but never really got going today. I'll post a video blog tomorrow after a little more thought. Thanks for your continued support.

A humbled, and broken Scott.

2:52 something.

Photo with family after the race today. And a couple from Japan Running News. Kyoto is a beautiful city!







Just thought I'd add a comment I read by Nathan Pennington on Arata Fujiwara about the ups and downs of marathon racing.

"Arata Fujiwara, a 1:04 half-marathoner and former '2:38' marathoner from Japan ran 2:08 at the 2008 Tokyo Marathon, a major breakthrough and that is JUST ONE of many examples of MANY men and women who made huge improvements because they believed in what they were doing when others just talked!. The japanese dont quit and I may not be the fastest but atleast I can share in that characteristic, MANY men have run 2:19, in fact it is not that fast at all, but a 2:38 marathoner going to 2:08 shows a great amount of tenacity and hard work."

And look what he did this year at Tokyo!

I will use this experience and continue to have patience!