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Stretching before my workout

Update and pictures from Albuquerque
19th January 2005
Hi everyone. I hope everyone is now settled into 2005 and working towards their ambitions for the year.

Doing drills

We are now out in Albuquerque, New Mexico for an altitude training camp. It's nice to be here and able to focus on the training and recovery. It's one of the reasons I spend so much time training at altitude. The air is cleaner (a big thing for asthmatics is that dust mites don't survive above 1500m) and the scenery and running is beautiful and motivating, as well as tough. The weather is also better here at the moment, it's nice to be able to train in t-shirt and shorts and dry sunshine! Being away from home also means fewer distractions giving us more time and energy to concentrate on training.

Albuquerque foothills

Before heading out here I spent a week with Gerard Hartmann in Limerick getting my body checked over and prepared for this block of hard training. It went well though I did have to bite the towel a bit as he worked through some areas that needed some really deep work.

The first week here is building into the training block and getting over the slight jet lag. I'll still run near 130 miles but won't run very hard lactate sessions until the second week. I've been to altitude so many times that the body now does remember and adapts more quickly than it was able to the first few times.

Finally I'd like to again thank everyone who has visited the guestbook and forums and wish everyone luck in their upcoming goals.

Training in Albuquerque

Training in Albuquerque

Just eight weeks to go...
Entry 27, 13th Nov 2006

A special announcement
Entry 26, 12th Jul 2006

Making progress after foot surgery
Entry 25, 9th Jun 2006

Back on track
Entry 24, 25th Apr 2006

Out of London
Entry 23, 10th Apr 2006

Out of Melbourne
Entry 22, 9th Mar 2006

Starting the new year on the right foot
Entry 21, 24th Jan 2006

Rounding off a good year
Entry 20, 10th Dec 2005

Frustrating few weeks
Entry 19, 1st Nov 2005

Up-coming races
Entry 18, 11th Oct 2005

Back from holiday
Entry 17, 21st Sep 2005

A week of mixed emotions
Entry 16, 14th July 2005

Post Pre
Entry 15, 10th June 2005

Facing track debut
Entry 14, 27th May 2005

Back from a Break
Entry 13, 16th May 2005

Post-London Buzz
Entry 12, 24th Apr 2005

Cobwebs gone in New Orleans, next stop: Limerick
Entry 11, 27th Mar 2005

Hicham shares the Albuquerque quirky weather
Entry 10, 21st Mar 2005

No World Cross for me
Entry 9, 8th Mar 2005

From Flagstaff, back to Albuquerque
Entry 8, 23rd Feb 2005

Update and pictures from Albuquerque - Part 2
Entry 7, 31st Jan 2005

Update and pictures from Albuquerque
Entry 6, 19th Jan 2005

London, here I come!
Entry 5, 10th Jan 2005

Looking to 2005
Entry 4, 31st Dec 2004

Tidings of Comfort and Joy
Entry 3, 18th Dec 2004

Visit to Portland
Entry 2, 8th Dec 2004

Frantic Few Weeks!
Entry 1, 3rd Dec 2004