Another week tainted by the cold that doesn't seem to want to leave me. At this point, it is starting to annoy me since I am not able to stack the distances that I want (and need) in order to prepare myself and I feel that I am falling behind. My ultramar
Going for 55K: Week 8ultra running
Going for 55K: Week 6 & 7
First of all, sorry for the delay. You know the holidays have been around and I also managed to get a little bit of a man-cold so there has been a lot going on. But enough about that! Let's make this post more juicy than ever instead of making it a double
Going for 55K: Week 6 & 7Going for 55K: Week 5
This week ended with the HKMP Shek Kong 30km race organized by Hong Kong Marathon Pro. I did a long run at the beginning of the week, but then caught a minor cold so I didn't want to risk anything pri
Going for 55K: Week 5Going for 55K: Week 4
Week four of my ultramarathon preparation is complete, and I must say that I do start to feel that the training is starting to give results. I've been able to shave off a couple of minutes on my normal runs and the long runs don't feel as gruesome as the
Going for 55K: Week 4Going for 55K: Week 3
First of all, apologies for the late post this week. Now, on to the training week at hand. This week I had my first interval training session. I am fortunate to live close to some tracks which really helps when running intervals because you have clearly m
Going for 55K: Week 3Going for 55K: Week 2
Another week of training has passed and I must say progress is being made! My lactic acid threshold is still too low so all the uphill running will (hopefully) make me better at that. The week in numbers Total distance: 53.2
Going for 55K: Week 2Going for 55K: Week 1
So, the first training week is completed. I do feel a little bit sore and tired in my legs, especially in my quads and calfs. I guess this is due to the amount of training and kilometres that I have put behind me and that my body needs to adapt to this ne
Going for 55K: Week 1Going for 55K: Week 0
Me and my wife have decided to enter a 55K race this summer. We are currently trying to get my brother in law onboard as well. Once the application processes have gone through I will tell you which race it is, in the meantime, you can follow my progress
Going for 55K: Week 0