Training has been pretty full on and going reasonably well, stacking up just over 626 kms since I made the decision to go after that daunting 100. This ends up being an average of 12.3 km per run and for those that know me as an ex mediocre rugby player where cardio was a huge weakness this took some really deliberate training to get here. The reality is It's been building over the course of the year not just the last 14 weeks which has totaled 1200 plus kms. Over the last 14 weeks as you would expect there have been some challenges to work through that I thought I would share. Firstly, the absolute time suck that this type of training takes on your life. Disappearing for up to 7 hour runs at the longest point and fitting this in around my young children and work life has been tough at times. Some 3 am starts to try to mitigate it but really the award so far should go to my rockstar wife for supporting me to get out and hit the trails. Secondly, I had a health scare about the midway point in this training block. Getting some chest pains that put the brakes on for around 4 weeks while I sought professional help to get tests and get back on the road. This felt really reflective of some of the challenges seen at conductive where overcoming obstacles happens a lot more frequently.
Lastly, looking after my body and allowing enough time for sleep and recovery have been crucial.
With roughly 4 weeks to go I'm terrified, anxious and excited by what's ahead.
