Posts Tagged ‘trainning’
Trainning towards the marathon
Monday, October 12th, 2009
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 [...]
Two years and marathon trainning
Monday, October 5th, 2009
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 [...]
Corrida da Linha – 2009
Saturday, September 5th, 2009
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, [...]
Update
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
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 [...]
Final week ’till it
Sunday, March 15th, 2009
OK, we’re here, the final week before the half-marathon. I must confess I’m having mixed feelings about this. On one side, I’m focused on not overtraining and my working schedule led me to be unable to run as much as I wanted (or as I wished). There’s a drawback: I’m not sure if I packed [...]
Last workout before race
Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
So it’s done. I’ve trained all of what I felt to be needed to train for the next race. With some 10k workouts and a 15k (race length) training, I’m fully satisfied with my performance. Taking in account that my goal here is just to finish the race, a 1h15min seems to be a good [...]
Fluids please
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
As the weather is starting to heat a bit, I start recalling how it was to run long distances two years ago, when I stated seriously in running. The amount of water drunk is so much more, at least for me, regardless my how fit I am. Today, in my regular 10 k workout, I [...]
Long distance workout
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008
Unlike expected when I left home for running, today… I ended up making a long distance workout: 12,73 km in one hour. For future reference: I started really relaxed and controlling my pace Mentally, I opted for a kind of a zen state of mind I have no pains whatsoever Only drank water at 7,5 [...]
One month to go
Friday, February 15th, 2008
Made my post-valentine race today. I must say that I’m really in shape now. Running 7,2km workouts made me see my progress: 19/01/2008 – 38’51” (5’22” pace) 08/02/2008 – 37’39” (5’13” pace) 12/02/2008 – 37’19” (5’10” pace) 15/02/2008 – 37’33” (5’12” pace) The time is always near my goal, and since the mini-marathon is fairly [...]
18th Lisbon Half Marathon trainning
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
So, after checking the half-marathon’s website, the distance for the Vodafone Mini-Marathon is not 8k as previously indicated, but 7.2km. Approximately, so they say. Obviously, my target-time must change. I’ve done a 7,2k race in 38:51, but that’s too much as a real goal. So, 37:30 will be my target for the next month. If [...]
