Gee, it's amazing that I'm already up to day 40: more than a third of the way through the campaign. I'm also experiencing my first significant pain, with my shins and lower legs in general giving me quite some grief this morning. However the pain subsided over the course of the day (luckily a rest day) so I'm hopeful all will be well for the weekend. As of this week I move up to four runs per week, with an additional short run on Saturdays. Which means I still have 26 kms to run this week, so I'm hoping like crazy the pain is completely gone by morning.
There have been a couple of comments lately about treadmill running, with most RC forumites seeming less than enthusiastic about the benefits of treadies. I love 'em, and my treadmill has been a signifcant factor in my continuing to run over the last few years.
Coincidentally, today I was reading in the local running mag of a 24 hour race a few weeks back where three ultra runners ran 24 hours non-stop on treadmills in a shop window as a promotion for an inner city store. Not only did they complete the 24 hours non-stop, but it was the
first time any of them had ever run on a treadmill! The best effort was by one Martin Fryer, who completed 245km to be just shy of the world 24 hour record - that's better than 6 min/km pace for 24 hours... the mind boggles.
I'll be happy if I can do that for 4-5 hours in a few weeks time. We shall see.
Adelaide Marathon Campaign - Week 6 of 16.
