“Patience and perseverance
have a magical effect before which
difficulties disappear and obstacles disappear”
John Quincy Adams
Resting HR (average): 61
Injury status: Left calf tightness
Neural stretching (knee to nose. averages in cm):
Baseline 27; Afterwards 25.5
The aim for the week was to get back up to 50km, but unfortunately I missed Thursday’s session and Sunday’s session after sleeping in after a great Springbok victory!
In the beginning of the week I managed twice daily exercise sessions, and need to get back into the habit of training twice a day. As I regain the habit and increase fitness, I can focus on making the sessions longer and harder.
On Friday I managed to run 20km, which was one of my most comfortable runs in a long time. I even managed a negative split, and ran very consistently.
Next week I’ve got to manage 50km, and get used to running greater mileage in my midweek runs…
| Mon 3 Aug | 8km |
| Tue 4 Aug | 12km |
| Wed 5 Aug | 30 min cycle, 1 hour total trainer |
| Thur 6 Aug | |
| Fri 7 Aug | 20km |
| Sat 8 Aug | 45 min cycle |
| Sun 9 Aug | |
| Mileage | 40km |
| Running Load | 99 |
“In order to succeed, your desire for success
should be greater than your fear of failure”
Bill Cosby
August 10th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
The comrades, man you brave. Then again i’ve always been built for comfort and not speed lol. Every 2nd day I jog to work which is only 10 km roundtrip and thats hectic for me. Well good luck with your training bro. Cheers from the kiwibok
August 10th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Hey Gerrard,
Thanks for your comment. One has to have a challenge to focus on in between watching rugby games LOL! I was meant to run Comrades 2008, but I got injured 3 weeks prior. It’s been a long road back, and I can’t wait to gt the first one out of the road.
Good on you for running 10km regularly. I reckon that if you want to run a marathon, the hardest part is being able to run 10km a few times a week. As a South African it is your duty to run Comrades! Just drink a bit less whiskey and run a bit more!