Believe in the magic of your dreams
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what's the point in having dreams if you don't make them come true!
Well that's what this blog is about isn't it?! The magic of dreams making an athlete in training.
As I said Thursday I have entered the Brum Hydro Active 5K. Since then Egglett has challenged me to get a sub 30 PB. I say PB as mine is currently 34:20 and was achieved on a course that's length may not have been 5k given most people managed to beat their PB by about 2mins and this year the course was recorded at 2.9m! But it's still my 5K PB! Twice last year I ran 3m around town in 33mins. 30mins is sub 10mm pace. This pixie needs to get training!
It occurred to me today whilst I continued on my Nessie Challenge in the outdoor pool, taking in the rays and pulling faces at the kids, that I've forgotten about that magic.
Today I swam 2.4km at about the same pace as the swimathon. I did more front crawl today which was good, and probably did further by the time you add in all the stopping/starting and weaving round kids who seemed to think that a lovely hot Saturday morning was ideal for messing about in the pool with the floats and rafts! Couldn't they tell I was an athlete in training? That I was a serious swimmer doing 80 lengths and that they were IN MY WAY??? Grrrrr. Grumpy old woman in the making!!
Anyway as I was saying. It occurred to me that every time my mind went wandering be it during a swim a run or a walk it was always in the same direction. I was always dreaming about being a faster runner. I was always fitter and thinner and training more and faster. I was getting PB's at every race. I was pushing really hard, that "oh my god I may throw up" effort. I was achieving my goals and the dreams always finished with a GFA.
So why was I faffing about? Why wasn't I following my dreams and actually trying to achieve something? Why am I not even running? Why do I wimp out of hard sessions and skip speedwork and hills?
If my dream is to run fast and be thinner and leaner and get good times (in the skimpy racing shorts and my club crop top! Yes I dream of having a racing club crop top! Very sad I know!), why do I seem to do everything but work towards that dream? Why do I sabotage my efforts to lose weight by binge eating every time I get stressed or bored at work. Why .....?
I made a comment on the FFF thread "... Spans is going to get me to a sub 30 5K ..." and V-Rap said "I don't think Spans can run as you". My automatic response was "what don't you think I can do it?" and the answer slapped me round the face ... "well that's the only was Spans can get you a sub 30 5K time".
So there you go. The obvious answer is if I want to achieve my goals I need to do something about them!
Time for some butt kicking me finks!
You know what? I may even go for a run tomorrow morning!
Comments
It's like I was having a conversation with someone the other day about training. I said, well my marathon pb was done on good, proper training. The answer was 'what do you mean?'. I said, properly structured, build up slowly, speed training and hills at the right time and DOING IT. Not just having it in my diary. It works. That's the trouble. And only you (or me) can do that bit. Having a coach, paying a PT - they come to nought if you don't put the effort in yourself.
And realising that is the beginning of the battle. Go, pix, go :o)
PBs are just waiting to be grabbed.
I'd pace you myself, but...um - I can't in that 5k ;o)
but will just say goodluck for now