Jogging playlist - 03/10

Once you really get into this amazing sport, you'll realize that music is a BIG part of your run. For example, you've started your run, and you go for about 700m, and the tell yourself 'its no big deal if i stop, i know i can do 1200m, but i dont need to tire myself this time, i can do it when i want to!'. You say that one night, then the next night, then the next few days, then the next few weeks, not to mention you stop at shorter distances each time, untill you realize you cant run for 600m without having to stop. Not good. Music is the best motivator, for the remaining 400m or so, it really does get you pumping (even though your legs are cramping, you've got lactic acid build up and youre out of breath). My routines pretty simple (and short, im not that good yet):

10mins/980m = Warm up, quick walking - _'..

6-7mins/1220m = Jog, keep steady pace, frequently sprinting for a few seconds - _'..

7-8mins/depends = walk around for a bit, and walk to my sprint point, and prepare

>15secs/120m= Sprint, give it the beans for as along as possible - _'..

As long as i feeel like it/depends = walk home, relaxing.

1. It's Time For War - LL Cool J (Used to jog to this, but then switched to track 4) 

2. Remember The Name - Fort Minor

3. No One - Alicia Keys

4. Man On The Run - Dash Berlin Ft. Cerf, Mitiska & Jaren

5. Hallelujah - Alexanda Burke

6. The Time Of Our Lives - Il Divo Ft. Toni Braxton

7. Heart Of a Champion - Nelly

1. Take A Look Around - Limp Bizkit (Mission Impossible Song)

2. Go Hard - DJ Khaled Ft. Kanye West & T-Pain

3. What Have You Done (Original Version) - Within Temptation

4. Through The Fire And Flames - DragonForce

I'm back

Remember when i explained how pissed i was because i couldnt run today? or even do anything?
Well as i mentioned before, shit happens. I went to sports day on the intention of sitting out on all the running events (which were the only ones which mattered for me). Lets just say i decided to go all arab on it, went for a 300m warmup with the AA and YN, hurt like a bitch, but i still went for it.

Then the strangest thought hits me: What if i run EVERY single race today, would i wreck my ankle?

I decided to prove my mum, friends, and most importantly to myself, that a small twisted ankle wouldnt hold back 6 months of training. First running event was 800m. I grabbed a coloured bib, and raced to the start line.

Click/shot/starting thing and we're off. iPod playing, im completely isolated from the other runners. We break apart after a bit, and i try staying near the front, but fail miserably. I came 4th in our year - MAJOR improvement over last year's 7th, ESPECIALLY with a twisted ankle. I was dead by the 700m mark, but i kept going.

Soldiered on for the 200m (when my feet were absolutly SMASHED) and the 100m Sprint, AND the 400m (not to mention all the other non-running events)

Im proud of myself (in the non cocky way) of getting this far, and in the words of Nate dogg: "I'ma rip this shit, 'till my bone's collapse"

It's not fair

I dont know what im feeling now. Am i pissed off? Am i depressed? I dont fucking know. The one day i've been waiting for, and it's finally here, i twist my ankle 2 nights before. Fair? I think not.

I'm trying not too flip out, theres still SOME hope of getting better by tomorrow morning (i pray to god i do get better). But like, today, i was talking to some of the 'sporty' guys (the guys that think they're so fit, and that are in the school team for every bloody thing), and like they were showing off, saying how they'd own me at the 100m and 200m, And i almost totally agreed, Im double their size and weight, its not easy getting all 6'2" and 235 Pounds of me off the line, as quickly as they can. But i know this, and i've trained for longer distances. Spent 6 months training, almost 5 times a week, and finally made a 1.2K run. I was ready for both the 800m and 400m - those 'sporty' guys werent going for it, because they would be too 'tired' after it (i laughed when he said that). I didnt care if i won it, i just wanted to run it. And now my hopes of running it have gone down by about 90%.

I know i havent posted for a while, i've been too lazy, but oh well, im back now, week's holiday next week!