Paras 10 Training 2012 Archives

PARAS’ 10 – THE POSITIVITY SWITCH

Written by amanda on 23rd October 2012. Posted in Paras 10 Training 2012. No Comments on PARAS’ 10 – THE POSITIVITY SWITCH

PARAS’ 10 Colchester – 21 October 2012 – P-Company Challenge … 10 miles in military kit with 35lb bergen Been, done it, got the tee-shirt (literally). Actually I’ve now ended up with THREE tee-shirts – bit of an overload. One, I bought for training, the second arrived courtesy of paracharity.org along with a collection box … and the third one has a big ‘FINISHER’ emblazoned on the front. Well, one can never have too many tee-shirts, I suppose. Erm … you’ll notice there’s...

Pain, Frustration, Physio, Decisions

Written by amanda on 1st October 2012. Posted in Paras 10 Training 2012. No Comments on Pain, Frustration, Physio, Decisions

Tuesday training Oh, hellooooooooooooooooo negativity! Grrrrr it’s not often I sink under the pressure of negative thoughts but by the end of today’s planned 8 mile walk – first time with 35 lb Bergen – I’m feeling pretty beaten. I even found myself admitting that I don’t think I’m going to be able to do this! That didn’t last for long, of course. I’m not one to be kept down for long – but I’ve had to reassess. Yes, I will do this damned challenge and I WILL cross the finish line – just not in...

Paras 10 training begins

Written by amanda on 24th September 2012. Posted in Paras 10 Training 2012. 2 Comments on Paras 10 training begins

And so it begins … training for the Para’s 10 Challenge on 21 October. Who’s stupid idea was it to do this, I ask you (although that wasn’t a question, really)! Yes, I admit the prospect of training for a ten-mile race was rather appealing – a bit of a break from distance running which my head adores but my body not so much. And the prospect of meeting up with some fellow runners from the London to Brighton challenge also sounded like fun. But the button was right there in front of me on the entry...