Pete will be the constant source of entertainment throughout this journey! Being 60 next year doesn't make any difference to him he hasn't got past the 7 year old phase! Chris yesterday went to great lengths to chat through the importance of training precisely and right, one to avoid injury and two to get the most out of the workout. We are not looking to build muscle or anything like that we are there to purely try and get our bodies to deal with the stamina needed to walk at a pace for 12 hours or so or whatever it takes, to help get through the wall, all the physical pains attributed to marathons, many runners we know wouldn't like to walk the marathon. Its a bit like us, we cycle the camel trail but to walk it…. The boredom would almost certainly set in and my boredom threshold is low, I like things quick and now! Muscle fatigue and cramps, too much chemicals in the wrong places etc etc. Hark at me, like I am some sort of fit person, I've only been on an induction ha ha. But 5 minutes on a cycle machine and I think I can conquer the world!… no harm in deluded good thoughts eh.… now lets have a bit of a think on how this will work in reality !!! Obviously fight or flight is in sync today as yesterday fight was like rocky and flight was on a fast plane to nowhere, I didn't seem to be on either ha ha.
Anyway back to Pete, he was armed to the teeth with all the good advice, Chris said have a go and remember what he said… heart rate stable and its not about how fast its stamina training so steady wins the day. Pete couldn't resist like a 7 year old let loose, he jumped on the running machine grinning from ear to ear, level 5 max Chris said… as Pete pushed the buttons 5.1,5.2, 6, 6.3 up and up to 7.8 and he was running!…. if i paint a picture for you he was running and pressing the button with gusto like he had to eat the last few wine gums before anyone else got them that sort of panic pressing, and grinning… I reminded him that wasn't really the way to go and good job i didn't do that or we would be reaching for the de fib! So he needs to listen which will be a massive lesson for him to learn!! would love to see it!!!
Then popped out to have tea, with Chris's advice of eating for stamina ringing in his ears he couldn't help but order mash gravy and sausage! and wonder if he should have chips on the way home!! I think Pete has a little work to do on the inwardly digesting thing, but it will give both you and I a constant source of entertainment on this one.
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