Another amazing day this morning. Woke to a nice cool morning and headed out on a nice 30 minute jog. Had the Garmin on as per the docs advice, but the legs felt very good and what should have been a nice gentle 5min/km turned into an average of 4.45 – so much quicker than what I was hoping for. Still all the while I was talking to the earth and experiencing the wind and light rain and giving thanks that I am healed and able to come back to the most natural thing on the planet.
Still sticking to the plan though – in the past my will got me not very far and the learning has been to trust in others and do as they say. Reading and rereading knowledge from times gone by has helped me loads in the process and I am keen to experiment with different techniques.
One interesting thing I did read this last week was written by a South African coach who has experience running and coaching all over the world and he said that he was very interested to note that in his studies South African runners ran many more KMs than did their European counterparts when training for marathons. Averaging around 65km – 70km per week. The Europeans only tended to hang around the 45km – 55km per week, yet they produced similar sorts of finishing times when it counted.
This was interesting to me, yet there can be factors that can account for this – South Africans doing alot of training and running more ultras than the average European runner who is more interested in the marathon. This was driven by the Comrades boom of the 80s and isolation of sport. Climate is also a big factor with most areas of South Africa offering one the chance for year round training whereas in Europe there is the distinct seasons for running.
Last bit of the ramble – I don’t believe that we have a finite amount of Kms in our legs before we pack up. Once we crack the code and are able to figure out what works for us, there is no reason why we should not be running fast, but also over many years.
Keep believing – keep achieving! Stride for Stride on a life changing ride. – Sean Muller
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