Yesterday evening I went on my last longer run before Rennsteig. We had a busy day with shopping and friends over for a barbecue, so it was 8pm before I managed to get started. I was somewhat tired by then, but still wanted to get a last quality session in. As I had bagged my Tuesday faster run and I wanted to run 20k, I combined the two sessions, so I ran 20k with 8*4 Min faster segments.
During the run I did not feel good. I was burping a lot (the food had not quite settled, but it stayed down). Also, I realized I was pretty tired, so towards the end I was walking the hills and tried to take things a bit easier. Also, it was quite warm … I wasn’t a happy runner. But when I checked my splits afterwards, I realized I felt pretty bad, but was running really well.
So, another little bit of encouragement. I’ve decided to put a 60 Min cap on any running this week, probably just a few easy runs. I hope to be fully recovered by Saturday morning …
I have been ill couple of weeks ill and out of running, but I feel fortunately better right now and I manage yesterday a long run (2:15 hours). Tomorrow will be the last short training before Rennsteig… I`m so excited :)
ReplyDeleteI have one question for you: how do you wearing (long-short) in the race Saturday? The temperature maybe in the start +6C and in the finish +20C.
@Raivo: Hope you'll recover in time for the race! (Drop me an email - link on the right hand side - so I can give you my best wished in person before the start!)
ReplyDeleteI plan to have my Camelbak with me. This will allow me to stash any extra clothes. I'll probably start with a long sleeve shirt unless it's getting really hot (not likely). If it's getting really cold and chilly (unlikely, ut there may be some rain), I might start with long tights. My wife and parents will be along the course, so I may be able to leave stuff with them.