February

[Sweder]

7 weeks to go

I just checked last year’s entry for the same run – an advantage of doing the same thing year on year, and really the reason why I bother to log this stuff. While that was slightly more successful, the reported leg-pounding was all to familiar: “It became clear to me that it’s now all about the legs. Stamina-wise I was 100% comfortable, but from around 12 miles I could feel every step passing through my quads and hammies. Not stiff or damaged, just every mile piling a bit more soreness on the transmission system. So the real effort was overcoming that… let’s call it discomfort at this stage. Race day, I know, will bring a final hour of pure burning in those muscles.”

I agree it really does help to look back on previous campaigns. It can be reassuring, especially when you've struggled and gone on to do well.

Are you still doing all your miles on the hard stuff? Any chance you could get on the turf now and again to give the legs a bit of respite from the pavement pounding? Conditioning is one thing, systematic hammering quite another.

I like the idea of the vest over the outfit - very stylish