Hi all!
It is Sunday morning! Which means time for a classic long run!
Today I did a 26km run in which I stayed in my little village, running from park to park and making some fun loops in between.
While the run itself was pretty fun, the high humidity was making the run quite challenging. Not only was (literally all) my clothing completly soaked after 5km, I noticed my feet were swelling a bit at 10km forcing me to check for hot spots/ starting blisters. Around 20km I noticed crafting (at all the wrong places). But we finished the run in good spirit!
Today’s run closed a strong training week for me:
Monday: rest
Tuesday: 30km zone 2
Wednesday: 8km hill training
Thursday: 12.5 km zone 2
Friday: 16 km zone 2
Saterday: 12.2 km zone 2
Sunday: 26 km zone 2 / low zone 3
Weekly total 105 km
For me, running on a lower heartbeat dramatically reduces the need for resting days. So I can easily add more volume in a week - for example : there was only 12h between Saterday’s 12 km run and Sunday’s 26 km.
While I am 20 weeks out of my next planned marathon - where I will act as a pacer to help a friend to reach his time goal. I incorporated this week as a stress test for the body. How does it handle the additional load? Furthermore I am considering running another marathon before the already planned event to celebrate my first marathon 10 yeara ago - this October!
Happy running!