Comrades 2012- Base training

I’ve been thinking lots about running and drinking – the hydration kind not really the beer kind.

Hydration on a long run like Comrades  – which for most goes on for well over 7 hours is, as we all know, very important.

So my thoughts on that soon.

The effort of the these weeks is accumulating. Even recovery runs are hard and I have to recover from the recovery run.

But its okay. Fresh orange juice, muesli,  home-made health bread help. So does sleep.

Compared to last year its all looking good:  Weekly totals between 46 and 50 km are better than last year; running pace easily 30 sec per km faster and still sustainable. I’ll get a rest soon and a 42.2 km marathon before the end of the year.

Its good when running is sustainable and allows me to ramp up distance from time to time.


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