It’s been over 12 weeks since I wrote this post about the start of preparation for my marathon in Eindhoven. Now there are only 9 days left until the big day.
I wasn’t quite sure what was going to happen from there. Now I’m clear. Despite several injuries at the beginning, I’m quite happy with how the weeks have gone in the end.
Training sessions
The longest run was 36 kilometers in just updated 2024 mobile phone number data under three hours. My best session of series were five repetitions of three kilometers that I ended up doing between 12:15 and 12:45 minutes each. In total I added 23 kilometers in that training.
I have always gone out in the morning. For this I have gotten up earlier than usual. On a day even at 4am. It’s an incredible feeling to run your series in dark woods with a flashlight strapped to your waist. There’s hardly anyone on the street at that time. You feel free and scared in equal parts.
Feelings and time prediction
I didn’t expect that the body would get used to the training load so quickly. Going from 34km to over 100km was a slow process that started in May the third and final version of this year when I started to increase the frequency week after week to be up to the training plan that awaited me. Now I feel fitter than ever in my life. That feeling of running long distances and not getting so tired anymore gives you wings.
I started with the ambition of running
Under three hours again. To get there safely, I made tg data a training plan of 2:54 hours. I think that, as always, in a marathon, anything is possible. At best I can run 2:55, if I get up on the wrong foot it might be 3:05 or even much faster. The time I get later will be secondary. Running the marathon is the reward. The hard work is already done. I can’t blame myself for not giving everything to be 120% prepared.
I’ve given everything. Literally. I wish I was as well prepared in other areas of life. It’s no guarantee. In the end, let’s knock on wood so that I can last these last nine days without getting sick or suffering an injury. Knock, knock, knock…