stats of the week: run 40km, indoor cycling 2h, gym 2h
Thanks to repeated painful visits to the physiotherapist who enjoyed to torture my muscle fascias I came back to regular running this week.
Target now is to build up longer distances and get ready for London that indeed this time is just a milestone to the main challenge later here.
Sunday, 3 February 2013
Monday, 28 January 2013
Just Forward - not yet straight
stats of the week: run 15km, indoor cycling 2h, gym 4h
stats of the week before: run 18km, indoor cycling 1h, gym 2h
It's still a toilsome start into the running year. Well - I booked my first age group victory due to the absence of cempetitors. But only by putting up with a prolonged muscle problem. At least I won a sixpack of beer! Now I can cool my sore thigh with the cans.
I still hope to get fit for the year's big challenges. Everything is booked - no way back.
stats of the week before: run 18km, indoor cycling 1h, gym 2h
It's still a toilsome start into the running year. Well - I booked my first age group victory due to the absence of cempetitors. But only by putting up with a prolonged muscle problem. At least I won a sixpack of beer! Now I can cool my sore thigh with the cans.
I still hope to get fit for the year's big challenges. Everything is booked - no way back.
Sunday, 13 January 2013
Not many Sixties remained
stats of the week: 36km, gym 2h
This photo document proves that I started yesterday's race as the third last runner of the pack. I wanted to make sure that the day remains a training day. Anyway it ended up as quite a fast session as I averaged a 4:47 min/K pace on a hilly 9.2K course. Finishing my first M60 race I got second of my new age group. I have to admit it was a small field with just 6 oldies like me.
This photo document proves that I started yesterday's race as the third last runner of the pack. I wanted to make sure that the day remains a training day. Anyway it ended up as quite a fast session as I averaged a 4:47 min/K pace on a hilly 9.2K course. Finishing my first M60 race I got second of my new age group. I have to admit it was a small field with just 6 oldies like me.
Thursday, 10 January 2013
Proud old and sweet new year
stats of 2012: run 1,692km / cycled 3,956km /gym 62 visits
The New Year's Eve run is already history but I'm still proud of my result. Unexpectedly I was able to average a 4:31min/K pace and finished 1:07:39 h what is once more one minute faster than in 1985, a mere 27 years ago when I did the very same race for the first time. Even more, I missed my age graded 15K personal best by just 5 seconds! Counting this I regret again that I mistook the first archway with the finish line and lost a few seconds by stopping too early.
It looks being time to recover but this sweet meal is deserved by cycling 470K on the enchanting island of Lanzarote - a week long first sort of training camp in 2013. Now back in rainy Germany I plan to concentrate on running again.
The New Year's Eve run is already history but I'm still proud of my result. Unexpectedly I was able to average a 4:31min/K pace and finished 1:07:39 h what is once more one minute faster than in 1985, a mere 27 years ago when I did the very same race for the first time. Even more, I missed my age graded 15K personal best by just 5 seconds! Counting this I regret again that I mistook the first archway with the finish line and lost a few seconds by stopping too early.
It looks being time to recover but this sweet meal is deserved by cycling 470K on the enchanting island of Lanzarote - a week long first sort of training camp in 2013. Now back in rainy Germany I plan to concentrate on running again.
Monday, 24 December 2012
Monday, 17 December 2012
Young girl beats old man
stats of the week: run 29km, gym 3hrs
The 3rd race in 3 weeks - that's the first excuse for not having run 10K sub 45 mins what was my declared target. Also conditions were not really perfect - heavy rain and strong winds on a cold Friday evening. But the main reason was that I started too fast!
Shortly after setting off I noticed a trio of club runners who paced a little girl looking very young. Later I learnt she is already 13. I got so excited looking at her easy and perfect running style that I followed the temptation to keep their pace and the first 2km were great fun.
Soon I had to admit that she was too fast for me and after 3km I lost the group. After 5km I was so exhausted that I could hardly imagine to finish this race. On the second half I was overtaken by at least 20 runners. All hope was gone and my only thought was to reach the finish line.
The little girl finished 3 mins ahead of me, my time was 45:49, still not too bad as the average of 4:35 min/K is just the same as two weeks before. Alas - there is little hope now that I'll be able to run the New Year's Eve race of 15K in a 4:30 pace.
The 3rd race in 3 weeks - that's the first excuse for not having run 10K sub 45 mins what was my declared target. Also conditions were not really perfect - heavy rain and strong winds on a cold Friday evening. But the main reason was that I started too fast!
Shortly after setting off I noticed a trio of club runners who paced a little girl looking very young. Later I learnt she is already 13. I got so excited looking at her easy and perfect running style that I followed the temptation to keep their pace and the first 2km were great fun.
Soon I had to admit that she was too fast for me and after 3km I lost the group. After 5km I was so exhausted that I could hardly imagine to finish this race. On the second half I was overtaken by at least 20 runners. All hope was gone and my only thought was to reach the finish line.
The little girl finished 3 mins ahead of me, my time was 45:49, still not too bad as the average of 4:35 min/K is just the same as two weeks before. Alas - there is little hope now that I'll be able to run the New Year's Eve race of 15K in a 4:30 pace.
Monday, 10 December 2012
Old runner - old rule
stats of the week: run 40km, gym 4hrs
stats of the week before: run 34km, gym 4hrs
stats of the week before: run 34km, gym 4hrs
Two very different personal race experiences on two consecutive weekends.
First a flat 9.6k lap with perfect conditions where I struggled from start to finish and averaged a 4:35min/K pace by outmost effort.
First a flat 9.6k lap with perfect conditions where I struggled from start to finish and averaged a 4:35min/K pace by outmost effort.
This was followed by 9.1K race on a very cold and wet day on streets and pavements covered by snow slush. Once again an old rule proved to be true: Performance is best when you don't expect yourself to deliver a good result. Without pushing too much I was able to run a 4:26min/k pace.
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