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Lisa Weightman:Running Myself Better: RT Journals
By Lisa Weightman
We all have them in life and in sport. A week from hell, which turns into two or more. A week where you go from being fitter than you’ve ever been and ready for the race of your life, to feeling like you are never going to get those runners back on your feet.
We all have them in life and in sport. A week from hell, which turns into two or more. A week where you go from being fitter than you’ve ever been and ready for the race of your life, to feeling like you are never going to get those runners back on your feet.
I have just come up for air from one of those weeks. Lac and I finished our long run two Sunday’s ago feeling fantastic. We had just booked our flights and were looking forward to our last hard week before a taper for the half marathon. Unfortunately my stomach had other ideas and I ended up in the Alfred Hospital.
After scaring my family and friends with my first trip to hospital I am taking in the nice gulps of air this weekend. I’m back “running myself better” and building my energy stores again with homemade pumpkin pie, loads of Ascend protein and long brunches with my very special friends.
Life doesn’t always work out how we planned it to but one thing we can count on is although it works in mysterious ways at times, the body is the boss! We have no choice but to listen and obey!
During my first week of recovery from the stomach ordeal I found a fun project to help me transition back into the sport that I love. As an adidas athlete I’ve been fortunate to be given the new miCoach unit and have been, in true “running geek” fashion, trying it out.After being given the all clear to put those runners back on my feet I set the date of my marathon, April 18th, in the miCoach Online Manager. I took it out for my 6km run on Friday, running in the “blue zone”. What a cool gadget for those who don’t have access to a coach like I am fortunate to have. The device tells you when to start your interval, talks to you as you run by telling you how you are tracking (eg. pace, heart rate, time and calories) and lets you know if you are not training in the right heart rate zone at the right time.
If you are not wanting to push harder you can always turn it off, not like a real coach! he he
I have been helping a colleague from IBM in Dubai who is attempting to achieve a goal of 2hr45m for the marathon, looking at his nutrition, recovery and training sessions and providing minor tips and tricks. He would benefit greatly from this device with the ability to download a full training regime geared directly toward his goal. A coach gives an athletes confidence, as they tick off each session, confidence grows as the achievement of each session takes them closer to their goal. Having a miCoach unit rather than working it out yourself has the potential to give an athlete so much confidence in each and every session.
Somebody recently told Lachlan that my preparation, planning and racing has given them many ideas for their own coaching and has helped them become a better coach. My life coach (Dad, Peter Weightman), my running coach (Dick Telford) and my husband and training partner (Lachlan McArthur) have helped me develop these aspects. We all need coaches in our lives, mentors who have a positive impact on our lives.
I’d like to think that as I continue “running myself better” that I can have a positive influence on others just like a coach, even if it is only so very minor. Every 1 percent contributes to that 2hr45m goal!
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One comment to "Lisa Weightman:Running Myself Better: RT Journals"
Great to hear your feeling better, cant wait to cheer you on at the commonwealth games!