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....
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...
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...
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...
