Mentally, the fact that the hard work starts again tomorrow is causing a few issues today. I could simply eat junk today without impacting the plan (which doesn't exist as yet - one step at a time) or I could get in a nice easy recovery run and the planned light weights session.
Of course, I am procrastinating. Time to stop spending effort over-thinking it and to just get on with doing the common sense things better and adding a little structure to keep it on track.
Thursday 31 October 2013
Wednesday 30 October 2013
Refocusing
In approaching the writing of this post, it became apparent there has been a bit of a gap. The previous post is still in draft and seems to cover the 2013 adidas Thunder Run (I am pretty sure it started as a wrap up of the London Marathon). It would therefore suggest that the few other ultramarathons that I have slogged through have passed without comment as well as a number of shorter and less fun events. But, another road marathon has passed and despite the over-whelming beauty of the Snowdonia course, the end result has been a disappointment with much of the problem starting with GI issues. This has now occurred in each of the four road marathons. Obviously, being able to run faster wouldn't have hurt the time either. Also, a slight increase in weight probably isn't helping. I guess these things happen when the last two months has largely been tapering for the Hardmoors 60, recovery, manic week of training, and then tapering for Snowdonia, and you don't adjust your calorie intake accordingly.
So it is the time for better focus. Slightly better food, higher mileage and targeted sessions. I can't say the idea excites me, but the end result does. Long miles at an easy pace means I am pretty confident of finishing most ultras that I enter these days, generally at the right end of the field, but I'd like to move forward somewhat. I would also like to enter a couple where my ability to meet the cutoffs isn't assured with my current ability. I am aware from the previous couple of years that my biggest improvements have been during the structured training for London, and from high mileage weeks.
So, November 1st approaches and with it, a bit more effort. I plan to stay away from anything that will be heavy on the legs for another couple of days but the diet seems like somewhere to start.
Such fun!
So it is the time for better focus. Slightly better food, higher mileage and targeted sessions. I can't say the idea excites me, but the end result does. Long miles at an easy pace means I am pretty confident of finishing most ultras that I enter these days, generally at the right end of the field, but I'd like to move forward somewhat. I would also like to enter a couple where my ability to meet the cutoffs isn't assured with my current ability. I am aware from the previous couple of years that my biggest improvements have been during the structured training for London, and from high mileage weeks.
So, November 1st approaches and with it, a bit more effort. I plan to stay away from anything that will be heavy on the legs for another couple of days but the diet seems like somewhere to start.
Such fun!
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