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March 20 - July 2
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UP
here
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As an
ambassador for the
Gold Coast Airport Marathon I often aid in
the promotion of the event. Many of you have heard me speak
highly of Gold Coast previously. In summary, the Gold Coast is
where I ran my first Marathon and being a Queenslander I am
proud of the fact that it is one of the premier events on the
Australian distance running calendar.
Encouraging
people to enter an event carries a certain amount of duty of
care. On entry forms we all sign waivers declaring we have
prepared adequately and release the organizers of certain
responsibilities.
Rose coloured
glasses
The bare facts
are that you need to prepare for an extended period of time. I
have dealt with numerous runners who have come to me requesting
a training program 4-6 weeks
prior to a race with little base training and all fired up
to start their campaign. I am a straight shooter and I am not
all about coaching runners even though they may be wearing rose
coloured glasses. I often tell such runners “it’s just not going
to happen, you have left your run (pardon the pun) too late.”
The majority of
runners who undertake a last minute crash course don’t make it
to the start line. Running is possibly the most demanding
repetitive action you can put your body through. Too much too
soon and something will surely break.
You feel proud
Getting runners
to the start line is my burning ambition. If you are a seasoned
runner you will more than likely be aware of the incredible rush
that comes with achieving your goal. You are left with a type of
feeling where your feet feel like they don’t touch the ground
for days. Every moment you relive your achievement you get
another hit of that tremendous high, you feel proud. To see
runners have this opportunity taken away from them as a result
of a fruitless preparation is frustrating and sad to say the
least.
Please start your
preparation NOW
The
Gold Coast
Airport Marathon on July 2 is one of Australia's premier
distance running events and I not only urge you to enter the
event but, more importantly, to start your preparation NOW.
As a result of
my intention to encourage as many people as possible to start
their preparation ASAP I have available a special Gold Coast
Airport Marathon offer.
If you are running either the 10k, Half
Marathon or Marathon and would like me to guide you as your personal online
running coach please SIGN UP
here.
You will only
achieve what you are entitled to achieve
there are no short cuts.
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