I was in Bucharest during the second week of training.
My schedule was different than the routine I had in London. I barely realized
that because of this, I skipped a run.
S: 3mi
M: 4mi
S: -
L: 6mi
The 6mi run seemed incredibly easy. On the last mile, I felt as if I could continue running for at least a few more miles.
Deceptively simple, yet the short 3mi run on the third week seemed incredibly hard. I have no idea what’s going on and why that happened, but it seems I should not underestimate the long runs anymore.
Food
I have not paid attention to the fool I ate and when I ate it and this seemed to take its toll.
Sometimes I ate something right before running, such as an orange. This made me feel so bad during the run that I felt I was going to vomit. At other times, I just ate 4-5 hours before running and this left me little energy for the run.
It seems that the best thing – for me at least – is to eat a carb-rich meal 2-3 hours before the run.
Warm up
Stretching seems to help before the run. After the run, it’s a no-brainer, but before the run, it’s my favorite way of warming up.
One of the best things worth doing before the run is joint warm up. I use the Pavel Tsatsouline program called “Super Joints”. Done right, the techniques “warm up” your joints and act as a stretching and gentle cardio work-out.
Second Week Of Training
I was in Bucharest during the second week of training.
My schedule was different than the routine I had in London. I barely realized
that because of this, I skipped a run.
S: 3mi
M: 4mi
S: -
L: 6mi
The 6mi run seemed incredibly easy. On the last mile, I felt as if I could continue running for at least a few more miles.
Deceptively simple, yet the short 3mi run on the third week seemed incredibly hard. I have no idea what’s going on and why that happened, but it seems I should not underestimate the long runs anymore.
Food
I have not paid attention to the fool I ate and when I ate it and this seemed to take its toll.
Sometimes I ate something right before running, such as an orange. This made me feel so bad during the run that I felt I was going to vomit. At other times, I just ate 4-5 hours before running and this left me little energy for the run.
It seems that the best thing – for me at least – is to eat a carb-rich meal 2-3 hours before the run.
Warm up
Stretching seems to help before the run. After the run, it’s a no-brainer, but before the run, it’s my favorite way of warming up.
One of the best things worth doing before the run is joint warm up. I use the Pavel Tsatsouline program called “Super Joints”. Done right, the techniques “warm up” your joints and act as a stretching and gentle cardio work-out.