So far so good. Target was to average 45 km per week – just above my minimum Comrades training distance over the key 20 weeks leading up to the big day. Actual is 53.5428etc so far, according to mapmyrun.com distances anyway. And I’m running strong and...
Doing what it takes My wife is keen on running Comrades. After 7 years of children she got back on the road. She needed a qualifier for the Two Oceans marathon as the long training run. We drove 400+ km to George from Cape Town with the kids, left at 4 am to get to...
Today its only 8 km. With the other runs I do, it will help me through Sunday’s 20 km, then more. They will help me through the 56 km of Two Oceans.That will make me stronger for the Comrades. And that will help me to get stronger for what? At least a beer or...
Comrades inspired me as a 10 year-old, through my teens and twenties. That inspiration eventually got me running enough to run Comrades. Getting to my first Expo, my first start line, grinning at the first medal was enough. Until I recovered. Then it became whole lot...
The problem is I like running, I like getting up in the morning, into gear and out the door. And I can’t. That pesky marathon I enjoyed doing is keeping me inside. More accurately I shouldn’t run now, not for the hour and a bit I’d like to. And...
Just a little at best recovery workout today. Ran down to the gym, all 1.147 km on sore legs. Mainly so I could check my weight. Great. Starting to get under 88 kg. Hopped on a gym bike for 16 min to get my heart-rate up, my blood pumping without more muscle damage....
Into the marathon forge Running the Peninsula Marathon unplanned, put metal in my muscles. I’m sure? I ran Redhill Marathon a month ago, rested week then put in two 28km weekend runs. Because my wife didn’t want to risk a marathon so soon after recovering...
Things to know about Comrades hydration Even if you just want to survive to the end, your survival is more likely the better hydrated you are. It’s the same for any ultra, and it’s even the same for everyday living. There’s a lot of science...
Another 48 km in the legs. A solid 4 weeks at this distance with a 22 km long run in it. I know I could do more. But this base will be fine. Hardly need to recover from the runs anymore. Copiong with this distance is a good place to be. Unless something goes wrong I...
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....
