Hi there, thank you for checking in on my trainingsblog towards the Spijkenisse Spark Marathon in November - where I aim to break my personal record of 3:20:16!
Today was a very interesting run! Started with a big smile and ended with a dressing grown a few blankets, some symptoms of hypothermia and a big smile! The elements made my run a real challenge today - while I did not hit all the interval times I had a serious workout and lots of fun!
My goal for today was a mid 30 progressive long run. Starting with a 2 km warmup and i creasing the pase every interval blok (start at 4:55, 4:40, 4:35 and finally 4:20). I did not manage the last 4km block at 4:20 - despite having a very stable heartrate during the run, the elements maxe the run so much more challenging that my legs were simply done haha
Starting my day at 6:00 eating a bowl of overnight oatmeal with some frozen red fruits and a coffee. Fully aware that there was a weather warning with regards to a storm. I decided to go for a single layer of clothing as I expected to warm up pretty fast - with a longer distance I prefer not to be too warmly dressed.
The weather warning did not disappoint today, I was met with heavy gusts of wind, heavy rain and hail showers. Around 14km in I checked 3 times if I infact was wearing any clothing at all… the water and wind made my shirt feel like a waterly layer of second skin. So what can you do? I decided to just smile and accept the challenge!
I was happy that I picked a ziplock bag to protect my phone from the water (prep is everything!)
My interval paces were out my reach due to the strong headwind, I decided to make the most of it and just too have some fun. The wind did took a larger toll of my legs. Getting some pace was hard. When I finished my 34km my legs were done. I did had a 3km cooldown scheduled but I was not even going to meet that recovery pace anymore. I stopped the run with 34 km of quality work!
The last few kilometers back to my place I went walking - which ended as todays mistake. It was still raining heavily and my temperature dropped fast. When I got back home 15 min later I was trembling like crazy with extremely cold fingertips and lips. Been here before and I made it back home soI felt no need to panic. Warming up slowly and looking back at a very cool adventure today!
Happy running!
