512 Santa Casa
Written on July 3, 2010 at 23:44, by admin
Going for a 10k tomorrow, Here’s the playlist I’ll use:Santa Casa Playlist (.html)
Goal evolution March – on target, yeah!
Written on March 5, 2010 at 23:48, by admin
March 2nd
March 3rd
March 4th
Short update
Written on February 19, 2010 at 22:50, by admin
- Did not ran the Marathon due to a dreaded flu;
- Did Grande Prémio Fim da Europa (17km hilly course in Sintra)
- Will race Corrida da Árvore (March 7thand Lisbon Half Marathon (March 21 st)
2009 rundown
Written on January 2, 2010 at 16:23, by admin
916 km raced in 2009, that’s almost 300km more than in the previous year (647 km in 2008).
Trainning towards the marathon
Written on October 12, 2009 at 22:32, by admin
Yesterday’s workout, 18k in 1h35min, ending in a comfortable way. Recovery have not been too much of a issue, but I better watch out fatigue signs in the beginning of each week (or should I say weak?).
Despite all things went well, my intention is to run these long workouts on Saturdays mornings. I can then do a decompressing workout in Sundays, avoiding starting a working week with the need to recover from the 20k or so runs.
The workout scheme for the next two weeks will be to do two or three 7 – 8 km workouts during the working week and the long Saturday workout adding 3km each week. In a couple of weeks, I’ll be here posting my thoughts on my 24km long run. Cross training in one of those days will be a must do, also. Weight lifting and a bit of pilates exercises will suffice.
Food-wise, the need for salads, vegetables, fish and carbohydrates will have to be fulfilled.
Two years and marathon trainning
Written on October 5, 2009 at 22:34, by admin
As I was doing my 10k workout today, I realized that that this blog is now two years old.
My first race with the ipod/nike system took place in 25/09/2007, and since then, 232 more races where uploaded to the nike site, making it over than a hundred per year.
As for competitions, my main goal in 2007 was just to participate in short length races, but as time and kilometers passed, I realized that I do have a good potential for long distance running. Work related fatigue kept me away from a consistent training discipline, and that’s my main challenge for the forthcoming two months. Reason? I’m going to give it a try at Lisbon Marathon in December 2009. The course is easy, it’s in my hometown and I have a full pair of months to be prepared.
After packing miles for the last month, my main concerns now will be to focus on long runs, nutrition and mental training. Weekends (preferably mornings), will be reserved for those 20 miler workouts and week days for faster workouts, aiming to increase lactate threshold and speed training. I’m not going to stick to specific running schedule, but will try to fit my workouts whenever I have free time.
Corrida da Linha – 2009
Written on September 5, 2009 at 2:01, by admin
New event added: Corrida da Linha 2009. A 10k race in the Tejo river shoreline – 20th September 2009.
I have some further competitions in mind, but the big challenge this year will be to run a marathon in December. I have three months to prepare myself (physically, mentally and nutritionally).
Due to work constrains, only from 15th September onwards I’ll start my marathon training.
Keep and eye on this blog and Pernas de Gafanhoto if you’re keen on following my feedback on this challenge.
Update
Written on June 2, 2009 at 23:18, by admin
As you can see in the right sidebar, I have tow more races under my belt: Corrida 1º de Maio and Meia Maratona dos Palácios, both with new PB.
My 15k PB is now 1:13:37 and the Half-marathon PB 1:49:33.
Improvements lately are the race starts, in a more brisk pace and the fact that I’m getting more tolerant to general discomfort during races.
As always, you can follow Pernas de Gafanhoto‘s racing team blog
Corrida 1º de Maio
Written on April 28, 2009 at 22:12, by admin
Going to race another 15k, Corrida 1º de Maio. This time with a not so easy second half. It will be somewhat like a reverse path compared with the former Corrida do Metro.
Expectations: Decrease in two minutes my time, which means ending the race in a 1h18min time.
Looking forward to it!
XVIII CORRIDA DO METRO – report
Written on April 28, 2009 at 21:42, by admin
First race I did with a team, running integrated with them. It was a really enjoyable experience. I managed to race the 15k race in a 1h19min53secs mark. Acceptable for my physical form. The race itself was easy, since I only had to do some effort management at the beginning (first 5 kilometres. The second half of the race was a “all way down” thing, in very familiar sites (Lisbon centre). Long distance running is becoming a natural thing in myself, now. After almost a year running 10k to half-marathons, I am pleased to see that I’m at ease in this distance range.
Marathon will be the next logical stage, but with supported workouts, consistent training schedule and above all, realistic mental preparation.
As the team blog is fairly active, I might slow down my individual post here, at least those concerned with races and events and start to do more recent updates there (portuguese only).
