| Location: Baden-Württemberg,Germany Member Since: Oct 29, 2007 Gender: Male Goal Type: Age Division Winner Running Accomplishments: Started running in 2004.
PR's
10k 37:44 Sülzbach May 08
Half 1:24:22 Bottwartal Oct 06
Marathon: 3:06:18 Antalya Mar 08 Short-Term Running Goals: Train consistently.
Sub 37:30 10k
Finally break that longstanding 1/2M time
Run a sub 3:00 marathon.
Have a crack at a 5k, an uphill only race, a 50k. Long-Term Running Goals: 2:55 marathon
37:00 10k
1:22 1/2 marathon
Place 1st in my age category. Personal: I'm a Brit living in a small town in the south west of Germany, on the edge of a nature park, the Schwäbisch-Fränkischer Wald. The landscape is very hilly with vineyards & orchards on the lower slopes merging into forest above. 42 years young, married since 1997 to my lovely wife. Favorite Blogs: |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 64.30 | 9.90 | 0.00 | 6.20 | 80.40 |
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| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.60 |
| A.M. Beautiful sunny day, me and Johanne drove out to the River Neckar and then jogged together along the river admiring the view and appreciating the flat course. Ended up in a beer garden for lunch, got to replace those burnt calories somehow. Total 10.6k in 1:02:07, av pace 5:52/k, 9:26/mi. | | Add Comment |
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25. Sülzbacher Volkslauf (6.2 Miles) 00:37:44, Place overall: 15, Place in age division: 2 | | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
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Public holiday across Germany today for Pfingstmontag/Whit Monday.
Up and down hill race, "Um den Altenberg" the top was at the 5k point with 115m/380ft of ascent, then it was downhill until the 8k point where there was a short steep climb of 30m/100ft of ascent, then downhill again to the finish.
Race time was at 9am, warm and sunny conditions with temps about 22C/71F.
My aim for this race was to improve my time from last year which was 38:44 and hopefully place in my AK.
From the start the course wound it’s way upwards through the town, then steeper through the vineyards to reach the wooded crest of the hill. I was initially about 10th, then upwards I bled about 4 places and I felt I was struggling and I concluded I has having a bad day race. I reached the 5k point at the top in 20:02, concentrated then on reeling the group of 4 runners in that had overtook me. My downhill form felt much better today and I gained ground downhill for a change and was alongside them. We hit the steep climb at the 8k point, here a little crowd had formed to see us suffer, lots of noise from big Alpine cow bells and the crow scarers rattles. I’d overtook a couple of the runners but then I started to heave at the crest of the short climb and I had to slow down. I lost my couple of places again, recovered and then furiously chased them down to the finish line. I was desperately thinking I was slower than last year, I’d miscalculated the timing from the last km marker so I was really chuffed when I crossed the finish line to see I’d actually PR’d and finally gone sub 38, & I’d ran the 2nd 5k in 17:42.
Lesson learnt – what you think is a poor position doesn’t necessarily mean you’re having a bad race, and keep plugging away right to the end, things might be better than you think. | | Comments(7) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 21.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.90 |
| A.M. A hard going, weary, churned out long run, I dithered at the point where I turn off to do the extra 5k of hills. Can't say I enjoyed it much today but at least it is out the way for another week. Total 35,2k in 2:52:28, av pace 4:54/k, 7:53/mi. | | Comments(1) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 13.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.70 |
| A.M. Recovery trail run, 12.1k in 1:02:14, av pace 5:09/k, 8:17/mi. P.M. Pretty much the same again, muggy with no wind in the woods. 10k in 50:27, 5:03/k, 8:07/mi. My backache is starting to ease a bit and I can start with the Pilates exercises again. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 3.80 | 9.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.70 |
| A.M. 3k warmup, then 16k at M.P. in 1:07:44, av pace 4:14/k, 6:49/mi. 3,1k cooldown. Total 22,1k in 1:35:58, av pace 4:21/k, 6:59/mi. Felt pooped today. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.80 |
| A.M. Trail run, easy pace with 10 x 100m and 5 x 200m strides thrown-in whenever I felt I was settling down on the pace for too long. Total 17,4k in 1:21:13, av pace 4:42/k, 7:34/mi. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 7.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.50 |
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A.M. Nice and slow paced trail run.Good conditions to run, slightly overcast with a soft breeze. Total 12,1k in 1:04:10, av pace 5:18/k, 8:32/mi.
Good luck all you 'Marathonis' today. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 64.30 | 9.90 | 0.00 | 6.20 | 80.40 |
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