Marathon Post #9 #runforsteem

_{a Hill I had a to climb several times last week}

Circumstances required me to make slight adjustments

Last Saturday my son got ill again and I think he affected me, for that reason I was unable to go into work and I had to do my runs in a different environment as I was used to.

The weather was alright last week, still cold but it’s slowly getting warmer and I also feel that I’m getting used to the regular runs. This was my second week that I ran Wednesday, Thursday & Friday after each other, followed by an 11 kilometer run on Sunday. That puts me distance-wise back to what I was used to doing before I started my marathon training. Back then I did 2x 8 kilometers and 1x 11 kilometers. However then it was spread out over the week and now it’s 4 runs in the space of 5 days.

On Friday, as it was Easter-Friday, another neighboor was home, so when I texted in our normal group to see if anyone was spontaneously available for a run, I was surprised to see that he replied that he would join. Normally it’s his wife who joins me, so obviously we were a bit slower on Friday than usual.

Here are my runs since my last running post last Sunday:

Wednesday 28.3.

• Weather: Warm with 11 degress, but raining on and off
• Distance: 5,03 km
• Time: 26:29 mins
• Pace: 5 :16 min/km
• Training Effect: 3,3
• Goal: Getting used to running on tired legs

Recap

I had to find a new route in a familiar environment to ensure that I’d do the 5 kilometers, I started off as I would do normally and after 2 kilometers I made a turn to make my way home, it was a bit of a gamble but in the end it turned out that I’d done exactly 5 kilometers. The run itself was more difficult of course as it’s not flat as it is how I do this run normally, but I still managed a good pace and if you compare it to my other last 4 runs on this distance you see that the average pace was also very good, despite the circumstances.

Thursday 29.3.

• Weather: Cold, windy and raining on and off
• Distance: 6,03 km
• Time: 32 mins
• Pace: 5:18 min/km
• Training Effect: 3,6
• Goal: Getting used to distances

Recap

Again I had to find a new course to do the 6 kilometers, so I decided on taking a little risk as I know my neighbourhood pretty well now. This risk payed off as you can see, the total distance was exactly 6,03 kilometers without having to run in circles. That’s something I really want to avoid. The weather made it a bit harder today and I felt a bit sore from the day before, but I’m happy with the overall result. In the end it’s not just about the time but also to remain running and not to stop, which I manage to do until now.

Friday 30.3.

• Weather: Cold and foggy with a bit of wind
• Distance: 5,02 km
• Time: 28:15 mins
• Pace: 5:38 min/km
• Training Effect: 3,1
• Goal: Getting used to running on tired legs by running short distances several days after one another

Recap

This was the third run in a row. It promised to get warmer today, but as we had Pesach/Passover plans I couldn’t run too late and due to a fog that was hanging in our area it took a long time before the temperature started to rise. We finally set off when it was about 4 degrees, but when we came back it had already risen to about 7 degrees. By now I had my 5 kilometer distance in my head, but as I was running with a new person, I had to adjust myself to him. That was good as I was a bit sore from my previous runs and the cold didn’t help me ease into running today.

Obviously my slowest run, but that’s fine under the circumstances and I didn’t force anything, so a good result overall.

Sunday 1.4.

• Weather: 4 degrees with strong winds and fresh rains from the night before on our paths
• Distance: 11,01 km
• Time: 64 mins
• Pace: 5:51 min/km
• Training Effect: 4,0
• Goal: the long Sunday run, preparing for the distance

Recap

My usual running partner was back again, but he felt a bit unfit, so I had to hold back. In the beginning I had a bit of trouble as I spoke more than usual whilst we made our initial climb and I had slight sores from running-tiredness. At that time he was still alright, but as I found my pace, he started to struggle keeping up and most of the way I was about half a length ahead of him. However as I had to hold back, that was the best thing that could happen to me as that made the run easier. We never stopped and I got a solid 11 kilometres in my legs after the 3 consecutive runs during the week.

Here are my last 4, midweek runs in comparison with one another:

Here are my last 4, Sunday runs in comparison with one another:

Conclusion

The fact that I'm taking it slower than my schedule prescribes and the fact that I'm adjusting when I run with different people, helps me take it easy and deal with the difficulties of running so often. The little pains and tiredness are barely noticeable when I adjust to other/slower people. Now I have 2 days rest before I start again and if I feel well enough then next Sunday I'll do my longest run to date with 14 kilometers ... stay tuned!

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