Hi there! Another day, another run! Since last weekend I had to change plans for the November Spijkenisse Marathon. Rather than just pacing for a friend, I will aim to slighly beat my own pr!
With just 8 weeks to go, that is not only fun and intense but also a little tricky as I will need to increase my trainingsload quite a bit - without getting injured.
For this week, I will test how my body handles the increase of weekly distances while cutting back on the more intense training sessions. If it goes well, I can carefully start increasing the intensity of some of the sessions aswell!
The workout: While I am running with a small calorie deficit, I decided to go for a low zone 2, medium distance run. I noticed that despite yesterdays run and strenght training I felt pretty ok. Mentally I already made the switch to the new schedule, but I also suffered enough injuries in my running carreer to know that I still have to be careful not to push too hard.
I decided to just decide on the route on the go - wanting to end with somewhere between 20 and 25 km. I ended running a fun route partly unpaved with lots of green and some animals in sight. Due to to time of day, there was hardly anyone around so I could just enjoy these 2h in peace.
Despite the distance, I decided to use 2 gels (1 isotonic, 1 caffeine boost) so I could make uo a little for the calorie deficit. After finishing the run, I drank 1 liter of chocolade milk to restore my energy balance further.
Happy running!
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