Training Log Archive: robw

Event: Florence Marathon
 

I decided to start the marathon and run the first 20 or 30k for a long run esp since it was such a great day, 20 deg and sunny! I had a very high number since i hadnt done a marathon before so i had to start at the back which was a bit of a new experience. It was total pandas back there and the first few km went at about 6 min k pace with the huge number of people and narrow roads - it really was a bit of a party cruising along with the 5hr crowd. After about 10-12 km i managed to get into a bit of open running and ran at about 4 min a k pace till i saw al at about 27k she was going great and i felt pretty good so i thought i would just finish since it felt bad to pull out with all the crowds. Well even after jogging most of the way the last 5-7k was pretty hard since my legs got really sore but it was a cool atmosphere through the old town, it must be torture if you have run hard and judging by the no. of people lying on the ground at the finish it was. The winner did 2.08 which is a bloody awesome time.

C • 2:08! Assume it must have been... 5

Didnt feel too bad after the mara, couldnt say the same for hundreds of others lying on the ground clutching at cramping limbs with looks of agony, if you plan to run a mara dont go to the finish of one before you do, it is enough to put anyone off.
Unfortunately walking to dinner i had a very sore foot, not a good sign, had an awesome ricotta pannacotta for desert which made me forget about it till it was time to walk home though.

Decided to jog the first 30k of the Mara tomorrow so didnt bother going training. Upped the daily espresso limit to 4 a day for the trip to Florence - managed not to have my 4th until dinner, good work. Also had possibly the best coffee of my life after lunch today. Food highlight of the day, Pappardelle alla Cianghiale (Pappardelle with wild boar).

Jogged from the hotel in downtown florence over to the stadium to register for the marathon and back. I said i wasnt going to run so they gave me my number so that i could get the goodie bag, sweet, now i can run if i want.

Running to training and back. Includes a few running drills before the start of the Night Sprint.

OK Linne club training, Night Sprint. I ran at a tempo pace and tried to just orienteer smoothly but i did some lazy mistakes from not paying full attention and Ulf Lars and Micke blew by me at the end. It was a good course with some good route choice though.

A loop of stadskogen and norby ski tracks. Felt pretty good, no rain and the sun even came out for the last 5 min, it doesnt get much better at this time of year.

The usual weights, ripped through em today since i was running a bit late.

Spinning, wore a hr monitor during this for the first time hr max 165, avg 150, it feels harder than that, probably cos it is so hot in there.

Tue night long run with Linne. I actually did some orienteering at the front of the group tonight even if it was for a pretty brief period. Felt good physically except the knee was a bit sore afterwards. It was crazily muddy tonight and some of the marshes really stank but at least the ice had melted out of the marshes to save the shins.

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A steady jog in the morning, felt pretty good, no real problem with the knee.

Strength training with the focus on building up my right quad again. My knee was really sore before this but once it warmed up it was ok again in the gym.