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Sydney Marathon Campaign - Week 0 of ??
Finally today I had confirmed something that's been cooking for a few weeks now - which is that I'm moving to Sydney in two weeks time for at least three months of work (and possibly permanently)! I guess this is much like Englanders moving to London or Americans moving to New York - Sydney is definitely Australia's "big apple" and I'm very excited to be going.
This is no small life-style change - it means (for example) going from a 6 minute commute to work to an hour-plus; from a quiet, relaxed life-style to a frantic, fast-paced, crowded and hectic one. Where time is measured in seconds rather than seasons... and frankly I'm ready for it!
However it throws up enormous unceraintly as well. The bad news is that it makes the Adelaide marathon less likely as a target race. The good news on the other hand is that the Sydney marathon - a wholly more interesting prospect - is a distinct possibility. Even better: being a few weeks later it gives me a great opportunity to recover from my injury set-back and get back on track in terms of training.
So for the next two weeks my focus will be on getting a little mileage back into my legs and preparing for the move to Sydney and indeed just getting there. Then we'll see about restoring a serious training programme. With so many uncertainties I'm not quite sure where I stand at the moment, and to be honest life is too confusing and busy to give top priority to running. Even so, I've now recovered from the shin splints and want to properly hit the streets again. How much time and mental energy I can devote to it remain to be seen, but undoubtedly the Olympics will once more fire me up and it won't be long before I'm back into some form.
It's a bit sad to see Adelaide disappearing from the radar, but greater things are afoot, so don't give up on me yet!
Stay tuned, race fans!
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Sydney Marathon Campaign - Week 0 of ??
