Category: Comrades 2012
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Comrades Training 2012. Another good week
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…
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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…
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Comrades 2012 training: Gotta get serious now
Well not too serious. More like focusing a little more Last year (2010) this time: recovering from a seriously twisted ankle. Gingerly running maybe 7 km a day, 3 and if I could, 4 times a week. I had my focus and inspiration: in deference to getting older, I wanted just one more medal; one…
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1 September
Running logic: you can’t do what you didn’t do. No matter a long day went past the bed time story – Michael and I are re-telling Star Wars 10 – with a glass of wine, while rain came ever harder. A serious runner would’ve slept to the alarm after 500 sit-ups while reciting lessons of…
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Time to get serious again
Its the end of August and the next few weeks are important. In a very real way ones best Comrades Marathon time is determined by the end of October. After that its one training is about getting strong enough while remaining fresh enough to achieve the best time. More on this will follow. In the…
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A running week
Friday cold wind howling, rest day Saturday, just feel tired, cold wind howling, wimp the run Sunday, still tired, cold wind howling, not normally a running day Monday, I understand that my recovery from Comrades is not yet complete, though my legs are getting perky. Wind cold still howling. Tuesday, no wind and a perfect…
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Recovery, recovering
The medal still warm in my pocket, my mind turns to next year’s run. Still another 4 weeks of recovery running before I start my secret plan improve my time: 1 min because its a down run, further sure but easier in a way and it ends at sea level, Toll Gate hill just isn’t…