I just enjoyed reading more about the marathon and about positive thinking etc. I'll get out for a 2 hour run tomorrow seems a good way to go (that'll be the 26th). I do feel I'm on a good track with it all and with my Vegan lifestyle and no alcohol I feel I will come through it all really well. Well let's hope so. i do seem to be doing everything right. :) My mini plan just now of the half coming up and the big big marathon length run 3 weeks after seems cool.
It's been good to read about the making sure you enjoy it and the very slow pace from the start and speeding up later. A lot really seems to be about mental strength and it seems it can on the whole be a wonderful experience of personal development. Something about really being fully human. I hope this new book on the way can be good. I'll post more about that when I get it. :) Feeling pretty good and empowered right now. :)
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Sunday, 25 August 2013
Friday, 16 August 2013
The first tattoo link
Finally I'll be getting my first tattoo on 1 September as part of my new Vegan lifetsyle and new me. It will be a labyrinth mandala fused with a native american sun symbol and made a bit more dynamic in the sun. This is to embrace progress, evolution, growth, death, rebirth and the idea that the way you behave is directly related to the amount of soul development experiences in this life (in the labyrinth). The native american sun is a symbol of the healing arts and peace. For me this embraces my experiences of having my own counselling and being a counsellor and particularly the dark night of the soul I went through in the year I became Vegan. This dark night of the soul for me is shown in the native american sun because of the healing arts and also in the labyrinth due to the extreme death and rebirth I experienced. From almost constant contact with my Therapist since we met it almost feels like it may not be important anymore, certainly not as much or as regular. Having this on my body will show what an important role in my life she's played too.
It will be in the upper middle of my back, solar plexus area. A few inches by a few inches and will be done in Vegan ink on September 1st.
I somehow like the idea of getting this and completing the marathon with this new tattoo as this new part of me. A more defined me.
It will be in the upper middle of my back, solar plexus area. A few inches by a few inches and will be done in Vegan ink on September 1st.
I somehow like the idea of getting this and completing the marathon with this new tattoo as this new part of me. A more defined me.
Why I'm starting this blog...
Well after signing for the Auckland marathon (to take place on 1 Nov) I decided it would be great to have my own personal diary almost towards and coming through the marathon. A way to log my training and to keep my motivation. Also a something to look back on and remember where I was at at that time and what I was feeling.
Becoming Vegan just over a year ago has been a huge part of my new life and it went hand in hand with starting to run. I've done a half marathon as an event so far and have ran a half marathon distance a few times alone and have ran around 30k alone as a max.
I felt it would be nice to really record my coming through this event. I want to do it. My main priority is to finish although I do have to say I can't help but have some ego and would actually like to do it in under 4 hours 30 ideally speaking. Then again if it takes under 5 I'd still be happy. More than that I might feel that somehow I didn't do as well as I could've done. I feel it's almost a case of coming through this one as a first landmark achievement to move my running forward from.
I am going to use the run walk method to complete it. As recommended by Jeff Galloways 'You can do it'. Check it out. This involves running for a set amount of time (say 7 minutes in my case) then walking for one. It is said that by doing this you always have a rest before getting too tired. Some people are negative about this idea but it is great to build endurance which is what completing something of that distance is about. Also it does help people's times to improve due to not running out of energy.
My time for the half was 2 hours 9 minutes 7 seconds which was pretty good for me using this method. This was quite a flat half and I anticipate the full to be not as flat and also the distance will mean it will take more than twice as long.
For my eating I'm going to be using ideas and inspiration from Brendan Brazier 'Thrive'. A vegan ultra marathoner. Makes a lot of sense in how he talks about food and also gives loads of great high energy recipes. I love the idea of completing the marathon as a Vegan. Not in any sense that's a disadvantage. It's just that great sense of standing for the great vegan cause.
I'm going to have my camel water bag with my dates in one pocket and my compassionate inducing picture of factory farmed pigs in the other. I feel that generating that compassion will help get me through. I'll also wear my Team Vegan T shirt and hopefully meet with other team vegan people at the event. Maybe some other energy food too but I'll figure that on the way.
Becoming Vegan just over a year ago has been a huge part of my new life and it went hand in hand with starting to run. I've done a half marathon as an event so far and have ran a half marathon distance a few times alone and have ran around 30k alone as a max.
I felt it would be nice to really record my coming through this event. I want to do it. My main priority is to finish although I do have to say I can't help but have some ego and would actually like to do it in under 4 hours 30 ideally speaking. Then again if it takes under 5 I'd still be happy. More than that I might feel that somehow I didn't do as well as I could've done. I feel it's almost a case of coming through this one as a first landmark achievement to move my running forward from.
I am going to use the run walk method to complete it. As recommended by Jeff Galloways 'You can do it'. Check it out. This involves running for a set amount of time (say 7 minutes in my case) then walking for one. It is said that by doing this you always have a rest before getting too tired. Some people are negative about this idea but it is great to build endurance which is what completing something of that distance is about. Also it does help people's times to improve due to not running out of energy.
My time for the half was 2 hours 9 minutes 7 seconds which was pretty good for me using this method. This was quite a flat half and I anticipate the full to be not as flat and also the distance will mean it will take more than twice as long.
For my eating I'm going to be using ideas and inspiration from Brendan Brazier 'Thrive'. A vegan ultra marathoner. Makes a lot of sense in how he talks about food and also gives loads of great high energy recipes. I love the idea of completing the marathon as a Vegan. Not in any sense that's a disadvantage. It's just that great sense of standing for the great vegan cause.
I'm going to have my camel water bag with my dates in one pocket and my compassionate inducing picture of factory farmed pigs in the other. I feel that generating that compassion will help get me through. I'll also wear my Team Vegan T shirt and hopefully meet with other team vegan people at the event. Maybe some other energy food too but I'll figure that on the way.
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