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| 5:17:54 |
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| happy and very tired finisher |
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Vienna City Marathon 2012 - DONE!
I will add race report soon, meanwhile I have two pictures to share :)
Week 13 | 9.4 - 15.4
Mon - Rest
Tue - 4.82k ; 29:19 ; 6:05k/min
Wanted to test the legs (and knees) with upbeat yet short effort to see if they will be affected the next day. Felt good, asthma has subsided and I could move at faster pace.
Wed - Rest
Knees were sore so I decided not to do any more runs before Sunday.
Thu - Rest
Fri - Rest
Sat - Rest
Sunday - Vienna City Marathon 2012 [race report to come soon]
Tue - 4.82k ; 29:19 ; 6:05k/min
Wanted to test the legs (and knees) with upbeat yet short effort to see if they will be affected the next day. Felt good, asthma has subsided and I could move at faster pace.
Wed - Rest
Knees were sore so I decided not to do any more runs before Sunday.
Thu - Rest
Fri - Rest
Sat - Rest
Sunday - Vienna City Marathon 2012 [race report to come soon]
Week 12 | 2.4 - 8.4
Mon - Rest
Legs needed rest and I wanted to be careful with the knees.
Tue - cca 4k ;
Don't have any further readings as my Garmin was unable to pick up satellites.
Tried to do a bit of speed work but my pollen season asthma kicked in so I had real trouble breathing.
I was a bit concerned as to get reduced breathing during marathon won't help, at all.
Normally this is a problem for few weeks when the pollen levels are at highest, unfortunately it just falls into the week before race.
Wed - 4.78k ; 30:36 ; 6:24min/k
Unbelievable how much speed I lost during the past 10 weeks. I can't completely blame my asthma, it is just that the top end of cardio performance is not there anymore. Need to work on that after the race.
Not to mention that any speed work puts more stress on my knees, they get really sore afterwards.
Thu - Rest
Knees needed it.
Fri - Rest
Sat - Rest
Sun - 6.22k ; 40:16 ; 6:29min/k
Wanted to do easy run before the week of the race. Weather had turned really cold, it was snowing!
Can't believe that two weeks ago I got overheated and sunburned.
Still a nice run, only not the best idea to go running after a big Easter Sunday lunch, stomach wasn't really happy.
Total running distance: 15 km
Easy week with a lot of rest during Easter weekend, and man did I need that!
I could even feel that the knees got better, with the increased amount of sleep.
Speed is definitely not on my agenda at the moment, I am hoping to keep a bit of pep in the legs next week with one or two easy runs before the big day. Will see.
have a good week
Legs needed rest and I wanted to be careful with the knees.
Tue - cca 4k ;
Don't have any further readings as my Garmin was unable to pick up satellites.
Tried to do a bit of speed work but my pollen season asthma kicked in so I had real trouble breathing.
I was a bit concerned as to get reduced breathing during marathon won't help, at all.
Normally this is a problem for few weeks when the pollen levels are at highest, unfortunately it just falls into the week before race.
Wed - 4.78k ; 30:36 ; 6:24min/k
Unbelievable how much speed I lost during the past 10 weeks. I can't completely blame my asthma, it is just that the top end of cardio performance is not there anymore. Need to work on that after the race.
Not to mention that any speed work puts more stress on my knees, they get really sore afterwards.
Thu - Rest
Knees needed it.
Fri - Rest
Sat - Rest
Sun - 6.22k ; 40:16 ; 6:29min/k
Wanted to do easy run before the week of the race. Weather had turned really cold, it was snowing!
Can't believe that two weeks ago I got overheated and sunburned.
Still a nice run, only not the best idea to go running after a big Easter Sunday lunch, stomach wasn't really happy.
Total running distance: 15 km
Easy week with a lot of rest during Easter weekend, and man did I need that!
I could even feel that the knees got better, with the increased amount of sleep.
Speed is definitely not on my agenda at the moment, I am hoping to keep a bit of pep in the legs next week with one or two easy runs before the big day. Will see.
have a good week
Week 11 | 26.3 - 1.4
Mon - Rest
Legs very tired after the long run.
Tue - 5.02km ; 31:19 ; 6:15min/k
I tried to inject some speed but the legs just wouldn't move. It was impossible to speed up, even moderate pace felt way too fast.
Wed - Rest
Decided to give me legs extended rest before any other runs.
Thu - Rest
Didn't want to do anything to let the knees rest.
Fri - Rest
Sat - 12.43k ; 1:17:14 ; 6:13min/k + biking cca 20km
I wanted to do a tempo run longer than 10km but not too long.
It turned out to be very good, I really enjoyed pushing faster than usual and got nicely tired legs.
In the afternoon I rode to BBQ party on the bike, which was also a nice workout.
Really pleased with the day from training perspective.
Sun - Rest
Legs felt tired but not too bad.
Total running distance: 17.45km
Last week of 'real' training, the legs were very tired at the beginning but held up pretty well during the 12k of tempo effort on Saturday. Coupled with the bike ride, it felt like a proper workout day, shame I couldn't have more days like this in the last 10 weeks.
Nevertheless, even a little bit is good and I am hoping the knees will hold up until the race day.
Next week is easy, as I will be in Bratislava for Easter and therefore plan to rest and (of course) do some easy running.
have a good week
Legs very tired after the long run.
Tue - 5.02km ; 31:19 ; 6:15min/k
I tried to inject some speed but the legs just wouldn't move. It was impossible to speed up, even moderate pace felt way too fast.
Wed - Rest
Decided to give me legs extended rest before any other runs.
Thu - Rest
Didn't want to do anything to let the knees rest.
Fri - Rest
Sat - 12.43k ; 1:17:14 ; 6:13min/k + biking cca 20km
I wanted to do a tempo run longer than 10km but not too long.
It turned out to be very good, I really enjoyed pushing faster than usual and got nicely tired legs.
In the afternoon I rode to BBQ party on the bike, which was also a nice workout.
Really pleased with the day from training perspective.
Sun - Rest
Legs felt tired but not too bad.
Total running distance: 17.45km
Last week of 'real' training, the legs were very tired at the beginning but held up pretty well during the 12k of tempo effort on Saturday. Coupled with the bike ride, it felt like a proper workout day, shame I couldn't have more days like this in the last 10 weeks.
Nevertheless, even a little bit is good and I am hoping the knees will hold up until the race day.
Next week is easy, as I will be in Bratislava for Easter and therefore plan to rest and (of course) do some easy running.
have a good week
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