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<\/a>Road for runners, 39 km done, 18 km to go<\/p><\/div>\n
Razzmatazz and a medal for a training run is great.<\/p>\n
Because the 56 km Two Oceans is on Easter Saturday the date moves around and the gap between Two Oceans and Comrades changes.<\/p>\n
This year it is 9 weeks between the runs.<\/p>\n
So how best to use these 9 weeks before Comrades?<\/h2>\n
First: an easy week to recover from that run what I need to and to build is tempering into my muscles. It’s going well.<\/p>\n
Last: a three week taper to race day. It will go well.<\/p>\n
In between: a steady build up to the week with what should be the biggest mileage between January to the end of May.<\/p>\n
I don’t know if I’ll make an 89 km week – you know, based on the old adage if you can run it in a week, you can run it in a day. I’m not going to break anything trying, but it would be nice. A confidence booster.<\/p>\n
Already twice since January I’ve done 77 km in a seven day period and coped well as I am doing now. So we’ll see if I can add the extra 12. Maybe an extra run. Maybe keep it to 5 days a week and make some of the runs longer.<\/p>\n
I’ll let my body decide.<\/p>\n
If I only get to 77 km again then its fine too. My aim was to average at least 40 km a week, but really 45, and I’m already averaging 50 km a week and doing well, so I’m ahead of what I thought possible for me back in January.<\/p>\n
The golden rule<\/h2>\n
The \u00a0governor of the running, the reins to hold me back? The spur in the ribs to get me out?<\/p>\n
Always to be feeling strong, happy and eager to run. And robust enough to ward off the winter bugs. And to more and more inspired for the big day on 2 June 2013.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
And it’s up to only me. I am the governor of this body. I’ll do what i can to keep it happy so that it runs for me when I ask again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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