Well things have been moving along well lately and I have had a few weeks where I have reached 100km but I have not been able to do that consistently which is the main thing I will need to do if I am to reach certain goals this year.
As I prepare for my marathon in 3 weeks, I am definitely not focussing all of my attention on one race. I am more interested in having a solid 2013 and maintaining the fitness rather than running a good marathon and then falling in a heap after that which has happened to me in the past. So this time I will approach the marathon as an important race but not with the same level of importance that other marathons have had.
To prepare for the marathon I have been doing some downhill sessions to adapt my legs to the impact of running downhill. Basically the faster you run downhill, the more pain you will be in later on as it really burns your quads! I have been doing research about downhill running and I must say that I do wish that I had began doing the downhill sessions 6 months ago as after doing a 7km downhill run that I completed in a time of 25.46, my quads were so sore that I could barely walk for the next few days but they do say that you get used to it and with some conditioning, you can then take advantage of downhill sections of races. Only time will tell I suppose!
My weight has just dipped below 70kg which is the first time this has happened since 2009 and this week I have done a 10km race and a 3km time trial. The 10km was done in 39.35 and the 3km in 10.45. In 2 weeks I will be doing a 5km race which should hopefully give me a new PB for that distance and then the week after will be the marathon where I may or may not run a PB. Either way I will be focused on recovering quickly and keeping the fitness I currently have as we all know that consistency is paramount to success.
I will be sure to update this blog before I head off to NZ, hopefully with a new 5km PB!!!
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