| 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 | | 54.80 | 0.00 | 3.10 | 6.20 | 64.10 |
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Obersulmer Volkslauf (6.2 Miles) 00:38:33, Place overall: 6, 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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A lonely race.
2nd 10k race this week and I wasn’t sure what was going to happen, would it be good, average or bad.
My idea had been to place well on the hill race on Monday, then PR on this race which had a wavy but flatter course profile, up and round a lake before returning to the startpoint. As it was my plan turned out arse about face with the PR on Monday and the placing today.
I started in front with a group of five runners, they gradually strung out and pulled away from me after the 1k point and then the rest of the race I ran on my own in no man’s land. I had n’t raced this course before so I paid special attention to the markers to stay on course but it still felt a little strange sometimes with no one else in sight in front or behind. Round the lake was a soft gravel trail which absorbed some of the energy. I hit the 5k point in 19:31, and made an extra effort to get a grip and push it harder. 2nd 5k was 19:02, it was an average race with mixed feelings, a good position but back to just an ok time which was disappointing. The question I ask myself is why can I not repeat Monday’s peformance, the drive to push myself to the limit just wasn’t there today. In retrospect my error was to lose the leading group of 5 so soon, I should have gone all out to keep the last guy in sight. Then I wouldn’t have raced alone and the instinct to chase down the guy would have been there. | | Comments(9) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 10.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.60 |
| A.M. Slow paced hilly 2 castles trail run. Cooler and with light rain which was appreciated. One section of the trail was narrow and overgrown, afterwards I stopped to brush my legs down hoping to dislodge any ticks that may have jumped onboard. They potentially carry two nasties, one is the FSME virus which I have been vaccinated against, the other is Borreliose which is difficult to treat. Prevention is better than cure and now it is warmer I check myself after everyrun, even so each year I get 2-3 ticks that I've missed and I need to remove with pincers, usually in the middle of the night when I sense them. Total 17k in 1:26:35, av pace 5:06/k, 8:12/mi. | | Comments(2) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 12.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.40 |
| A.M. Easy and steady pace run, mix of asphalt and trail. I think that deer are smarter than rabbits, when you startle deer they bound straight off the track into the undergrowth. Rabbits on the otherhand run away down the track in the line of fire, or sometimes even towards you before realising perhaps this isn't such a good idea, time to get in the undergrowth. Total 20k in 1:33:38, av pace 4:41/k, 7:32/mi. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.80 | 0.00 | 3.10 | 0.00 | 9.90 |
| A.M. Quick short workout along the valley cycle path. 5k warmup 23:32, 5k tempo 19:43, 6k cooldown 26:59. Av pace 4:24/k, 7:04/mi. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.40 |
| A.M. Public holiday again today for Fronleichnam/Corpus Christi, depending in which Bundesland you live in. A short lively hill run in the woods was on the cards this morning, a cool and overcast morning with a light breeze, great conditions to run. I enjoyed myself and included 6 x 100 strides and 1 x 400m. Total 15,1k in 1:08:45, av pace 4:33/k, 7:20/mi. | | Comments(3) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 |
| A.M. Slow and relaxed hill run in the woods, finished with 3 x 400m, 1:24, 1:21, 1:21. Total 14,5k in 1:10:42, av pace 4:53/k, 7:51/mi. | | Add Comment |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 6.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.60 |
| A.M. Warm and sunny run through open fields and one hill climb with Johanne. A fairly hard run for her and a slow run for me, us both mutually benefiting from the other. Total 10,6k in 1:00:47, av pace 5:46/k, 9:16/mi. | | Comments(2) |
| | Easy Miles | Marathon Pace Miles | Threshold Miles | VO2 Max Miles | Total Distance | | 54.80 | 0.00 | 3.10 | 6.20 | 64.10 |
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