Training Log Archive: Arnold

Warmup and down

Half marathon in Bertlich, Germany.

Nice course, all along asphalt but with rolling hills and mostly traffic free country lanes, often alongside woods.

Set off at 4min/k pace (1h24 goal time) but soon found out that was a bit optimistic. Then ran 4:10-4:25, always around target 4:16 for sub-1h30 (as I must shamefully admit my previous best was 1h32). Was pretty tired throughout so it was a tought struggle until the last km, but I somehow hung in there for sub-1h30...got passed by three dudes on the last few meters but I was too tired to care...

...now for some serious training! 1h29 is still embarrassingly slow, by the end of the winter I must be able to get this down to 1h25 at the max

In the woods near my dad's house in Cologne, Germany. It was getting very dark near the end.

This is such a great place for cross country training...it's flat, but with nice forest of variable crapness from totally runnable to difficult, but all passable. Half an hour in this stuff does wonders for you (and really tires you out from lifting legs)

Run home through Bois de Boulogne, incl. 6:01 fast loop of CdM. Not bad considering lack of sleep

Run home through Bois de Boulogne. One fast loop of Champ de Mars on the way back, 6:06 (compared to 3x5:59 in a row a few weeks back)

Given sleep debt was quite happy with the run, actually quite enjoyable! I'm generally starting to like the idea of running back now that I've got a little more organized about the whole thing

3 sets, tired on the first one but the rest were pretty good. almost felt in the mood to do another one at the end...almost