City to Bay Training Continues

The City to Bay gets closer (September 21) and a bit has happened this week.

We had a one hour meeting with our cardiologist to discuss all the aspects surrounding the decision to recommend the third attempt to reconstruct Connor's Mitral valve ie attempt to make long term gains with obvious risks associated however. This is a complex case and as opposed to the other two surgeries where really we had little choice, ie he either had the surgery or didn't survive at birth and at two years was not in good shape either, this time we need to be sure we have all the facts and that we are comfortable that the time is also right. The time is really never right from the perspective of putting your child through such a surgery.

The real difficulty is that Connor is looking so well and healthy and that makes it all the harder.

Anyway, in terms of training for the run, I did about three runs this week. A 30 minute run at an easy pace 10 kms per hour, some interval training with 12 x 200m runs and race pace with 60 seconds break in between, then I ran the 7.75 km lunch time run on Friday that I have done three weeks in a row now. I am really happy to date as the first week I ran about 39:30, the second week 38:30 and this week 37:50. Also did a corporate run on Thursday which was 4kms in a sedentary 21:24. So at this stage if I can continue the training without the knee (either one that is) giving in, I am looking like half a chance to beat the time of 20 odd years previous of 57:30. I am taking a couple of days off as the knee that hasn't been reconstructed was getting a bit sore toward the end of the week.

Anyway, onward and upward. Bring on 21 September ... well .. after a few more weeks of preparation that is. If the energy from the inspiration I have at the moment thinking about what Connor has already and is going to have to go through could be harnessed, I could run our house without power. When the knee is a bit sore or the lungs running a bit short of air, legs a bit heavy ... I just get that mental image and along comes a new burst of energy.

As previously posted, I am running as part of the HeartKids of SA team ...

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Edit: Just noticed a visitor coming from Japan. Keisuke if that was/is you, can you please send your latest email address (email address at side of blog) as no one seems to have it.