Diary of what followed after I finally succeeded in completing a marathon just in time, before my 50th birthday.

Tuesday, 18 January 2011

Soring success

These are the intense training weeks. I'm trying to break through the 80 or 90 minutes barrier as well as lose some kilos.

On Saturday, I ran 80 minutes. It was hard, and I wanted to stop after 42, 50, 64, 68 and 72 minutes, but I didn't and not stopping did not require superhuman determination. So that's good. On Sunday, I did 40 minutes. And then, on Monday night, a full two-hour football training.

So now my body is in a state of shock and sore, especially my left buttock. But when I went for a walk to the hairdresser at lunch time, I had the strange sensation that my legs wanted to just go and go, as if there was excess energy stored in them. Quite pleasant, I tell you.

This weekend I'll have a stab at 90 minutes.

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