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Berlin is done. I broke 3 hrs for the first time but totally in a wrong way. So, marathon didn't go quite like I expected but by the time I hit the wall (22-24km) I was sure about what I have done wrong/have neglected. Long story short: I'm not that disappointed that I just ran the worst result ever. Summer hasn't been that easy, but now I'm eagerly waiting for getting back at it. One thing is sure - I won't be running marathons anytime soon.
Take care. I'll take some time off.
HCS!
A race day. The first since last May!
Running most of my runs in low temperatures (30-35F) was the best preparation for today. Today was easily the best on this Spring (70s). Awesome. What a wonderful day to start new season and at the same time run your first hard tempo run since last year's May!!! I even got the farmer's tan!
The run itself wasn't that fast (it was actually little slower than expected), but was a great reality check. The tempo run was 4.47 miles (@ 5.48) (which of course doesn't make Mark at all scared; maybe it makes him laughing aloud and then cry). Last week was 65 miles which was about 15 miles more than I have ran during the best weeks after the surgery. At the same time this was the first week in which I chose to run 7 days in a row (+ two bike rides). So I was pretty done already during the warm-up and my new buddy, sunshine, wasn't helping my physical state at all. After analyzing my legs today, I think that I'm eating too huge pile of... so I gotta reframe my act. Sooner, the better. I still have eight weeks to improve the base before the hell (marathon training) breaks loose. But THIS IS AWESOME!
Without a clear target it's a task to motive yourself. Although I'm happy with the current steady state of alternating days of skiing and running I'm soon ready for more (this week I've run 10 miles and skied about 13 miles). Luckily, the recovery is still in progress so I have to keep myself patient for couple weeks. And the best thing is that the operated achilles is silent and co-operative. Well, yesterday after running and walking a bit it began aching, but a little dose of ice eased that pain.
This far I can confess that I'm totally out of shape. The tiny amount of xc skiing hasn't helped me much and the last decent bike ride is from early September. Running feels so heavy now but to find a reason for that doesn't require a degree in rocket science: After returning from the US I weighed 140 and now the scale shows almost 150. That sucks, but eating is too fun!
Tomorrow I'll have to review the year 2010. I have a gut feeling that it wasn't the best athletic year of my life.
Right! Today I was able to run only 110 meters. That's not so much. I don't mind the pain, but when you are not able to get any support for your other stride/side, running is not that enjoyable or not even possible. It's more like hopping on one leg than running like a deer. Next appointment w/ the doctor is going to take place anytime soon (when he returns from vacation).
Now there is no other option than let the running shoes be in the closet for some time, maybe for good. Instead I'll have to spend some time stretching, biking and core workouts. Do I like them??? Not so much as I'd like to run. Accordinly, I'd like to dedicate this next song to my left leg > this one.
Morning run in Lausanne. A miserable 3.1 miler of which first half was downhill (and you do the math...). Now both legs are done. But I'm happy.
Yeah man. This is it. May's mileage was totally around 140 with 11 DNR days. And those days will continue for awhile. Next week I will visit Lausanne, Switzerland. I could pay a little extra to get back on the road before that.
Any ideas how to make the recovery any faster...??
Today was the first day of the preparatory phase for Berlin. To be honest: I have a long road ahead. Today's tempo run was a short but pretty realistic experience (3.1 miles @ 5.55 pace). No matter how much I try explain myself that I'm still a runner the reality indicates that I should subscribe for Jogger's World.
Anyway, the hunt on...
Picture from Wednesday morning. Last run w/ Carlos before the next one.
