"If you can't fly, then run.

If you can't run, then walk.

If you can't walk, then crawl.

But whatever you do, keep moving."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sunday 21.04 >> 42,198km /650VertM  Weiltalmarathon

Started today  at the Weiltalmarathon which is a nice kick off Marathon for this season in the Taunus Highlands  with some  steep climbs  .  We had 3 degrees at the starting line and almost 20 degrees in the finish line, with dry weather conditions the whole time. Looks like a perfect Marathon day…it looks like.!!

Started the race way  too fast reached the 5km mark in 22minutes and could not stop my self.

at the half marathon mark I was at 1:39 which is a bit to fast  for me.

 I also made some serious errors with my carbo loading during the race which I think was the major problem. Think I didn´t eat enough or at the right time.

From km32 the difficulties began was terribly hungry and had nothing to eat anymore. At km 34 or  35 I had to slow down to avoid muscle problems. At km41  I even had to stop because of  spasm in my leg (f… )for some minutes . Reached target in 3:54:00 due to personal errors …could have been faster today!!!

Saturday  20.04. >> 7km

Slow 7km turn around Gückingen in the early morning hours legs felt good today

Friday 19.04

Break >>tapering

Thursday 18.04>>7,7km

Jogged  for some km´s just to keep the legs moving

Wednesday 17.04

Break >>tapering

Tuesday 16.04 10km

First run for this week  ...in slow motion  with some stretching units

Monday 15.04.

Break >>>tapering

Date	Km	VertM	Minou
14.4	19,3	373	0
13.4	11,6	177	11,6
12.4	0	0	0
11.4	11,31	192	0
10.4	12,7	150	0
9.4	10,5	142	10,5
8.4	0	0	0
Date	Km	VertM	Minou
7.4	26,7	508	0
6.4	12	295	0
5.4	10,5	142	10,5
4.4	0	0	0
3.4	0	0	0
2.4	0	0	0
1.4	14,7	328	0
Date	Km	VertM	Minou
31.3	13,7	309	0
30.3	0	0	0
29.3	10,5	142	10,5
28.3	10,5	142	10,5
27.3	0	0	0
26.3	11,5	150	0
25.3	8	105	8
Date	Km	VertM	Minou
24.3	20	216	0
23.3	0	0	0
22.3	10,5	142	10,5
21.3	15	176	0
20.3	0	0	0
19.3	7,2	120	7,2
18.3	10,5	142	10,5
Date	Km	VertM	Minou
17.3	16,6	412	0
16.3	0	0	0
15.3	0	0	0
14.3	8,2	100	8,2
13.3	11	150	0
12.3	10,5	142	10,5
11.3	10,5	142	0
Date	Km	VertM	Minou
10.3	0	0	0
9.3	10,5	142	10,5
8.3	13,26	216
7.3	10,5	142	10,5
6.3	16,83	300	0
5.3	0	0	0
4.3	10,5	142	10,5
Date	Km	VertM	Minou
3.3	9	112	9
2.3	17,5	394	0
1.3	10,5	142	10,5
28.2	10,5	142	10,5
27.2	6	85	6

 

sairas poika

F. ... just one week before the “ Lahntal 50km Run 03 March”  I've caught a cold  with fever .Had to stay in bed for  some days and could not train. I wasn´t able to get rid of that cold quick enough and  I still feel very weak.

I think I´ll have to cancel the “Lahntal 50km “ ´m a bit depressed it seems all the work was for nothing.

Maybe ….or I hope I can start running at weekend with some little 5 to 10 km turns ….cross fingers.

keep on moving

 

 

 

Date	km	Vert
25.2.13	0	0	ill
24.2.13	0	0	sairas
23.2.13	0	0	ill
22.2.13	0	0	sairas
21.2.13	10	50
20.2.13	11,5	147
19.2.13	10,5	142
18.2.13	0	0
17.2.13	30	385
16.2.13	0	0
15.2.13	10,5	142
14.2.13	17,5	246
13.2.13	10,5	142
12.2.13	15	176
11.2.13	0	0
10.2.13	20,2	231
	135,7	1661

 

 

Not now

Not tomorrow

Not next week or next month and also not next year

But someday I will be in the hell of catalonia ….watch out Sisu Running Team is coming.

 You have to see  that trailer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

here is a closer look into my running schedule

Date	Kg	BmI	Km	Vert	Time	Status
28.1	66,7	21,8	10,500	142,0	01:00:51	RegRun
29.1	67,2	21,9	11,500	147,0	00:56:43	Tempi
30.1	66,8	21,8	6,700	79,0	00:42:00	RegRun
31.1	67,0	21,9	0,000	0,0	00:00:00	off
1.2	66,4	21,7	11,500	147,0	01:00:15	Tempi
2.2	66,1	21,6	0,000	0,0	00:00:00	off
3.2	66,2	21,6	15,000	176,0	01:17:57	Tempi
4.2	66,0	21,6	0,000	0,0	00:00:00	off
5.2	65,8	21,5	15,000	176,0	01:15:55	Tempi
6.2	66,4	21,7	11,500	147,0	00:53:57	Tempi
7.2	66,3	21,6	10,500	142,0	01:00:00	RegRun
8.2	66,4	21,7	20,200	231,0	01:46:09	Tempi
9.2	66,5	21,7	0,000	0,0	00:00:00	off

boy oh boy

that was a hell of run ...50km in deep snow and f...... cold weather conditions. I´m glad that I finished that race without any further damage. Only 1,5km of the track was free of snow and the other 3,5km off the track  was covered with deep snow. After the first three rounds I realized that it makes no sense to finish that race in a good time…conditions are to bad. My target changed and  I just wanted to finish the run clean and tidy. Used the opportunity for mental training in that race. Stay  focused on the target and keep on fighting against that little voice in the head . And I think I earned lots of experience .

Race result

750 Runners total

Finished as#317…but as mentioned time doesn´t matter after round tree

Distance 50km  time5:26:17  Av.Hf  147   lost Kcal 3946

"Pushing your body past what you thought it was capable of is easy; the hard part is pushing yourself even further ... past what your mind wants to let you.  That’s what ultrarunning is all about; introducing you to a self you’ve never known.    – Rex Pace-

Next Race…………….Marburg UltraMarathon 2013 in March 50km (without snow)

Another D-Day

 

After several weeks it´s time to show in that blog… that I´m still running and following my target to be an Ultra runner .Today I want to see whats beyond the 42,195 km and I will start at the Rodgau Ultramarathon Race over 50km , this is the kickoff race  for Ultra Runners in Germany. As far as I know they are expecting about 1000 Runners from Germany 1runner from Italy and 1 crazy runner from Finland.(me yeeessss hyvää suomi watch race number 105) The weather forecast for today is o.k …we are expecting -4°° with some sunny moments at noon. 

 

Training for that race is done with some normal ups and downs as you can see. Didn´t ran so much this week to safe some fuel for today so I made my carbo loading over the last two days (puuro twice a day) so I´m full of energy and it´s time to start. So  everything feels normal and ok at this stage…lets rock

 Note for the day 

"Perhaps the genius of ultrarunning is its supreme lack of utility. It makes

 no sense in a world of space ships and supercomputers to run vast distances

 on foot. There is no money in it and no fame, frequently not even the

 approval of peers. But as poets, apostles and philosophers have insisted

 from the dawn of time, there is more to life than logic and common sense.

 The ultra runners know this instinctively. And they know something else that

 is lost on the sedentary. They understand, perhaps better than anyone, that

 the doors to the spirit will swing open with physical effort. In running

 such long and taxing distances they answer a call from the deepest realms of

 their being -- a call that asks who they are ..."

- David Blaikie

Date	D	Km	Vert	Hp
25.1	Fr	3,800	21,0	110
24.1	Do	10,200	142,0	130
23.1	Mi	4,000	50,0	115
22.1	Di	6,500	100,0	130
21.1	Mo	0,000	0,0	0
20.1	So	21,000	284,0	137
19.1	Sa	10,500	142,0	153
18.1	Fr	0,000	0,0	0
17.1	Do	15,100	176,0	0
16.1	Mi	10,500	142,0	142
15.1	Di	11,500	147,0	142
14.1	Mo	0,000	0,0	0
13.1	So	35,000	650,0	141
12.1	Sa	0,000	0,0	0
11.1	Fr	10,500	142,0	138
10.1	Do	15,100	176,0	147
9.1	Mi	0,000	0,0	0
8.1	Di	11,500	147,0	159
7.1	Mo	10,500	142,0	137
6.1	So	22,100	402,0	138
5.1	Sa	0,000	0,0	0
4.1	Fr	16,100	342,0	145
3.1	Do	10,500	142,0	129
2.1	Mi	15,100	176,0	146
1.1	Di	35,000	650,0	142
31.12	Mo	0,000	0,0	0
30.12	So	15,100	176,0	160
29.12	Sa	14,000	241,0	142
28.12	Fr	15,100	176,0	145
27.12	Do	10,500	142,0	140
26.12	Mi	0,000	0,0	0
25.12	Di	10,500	142,0	132
24.12	Mo	0,000	0,0	0
23.12	So	30,400	534,0	146
22.12	Sa	11,500	147,0	147
21.12	Fr	15,100	176,0	145
20.12	Do	0,000	0,0	0
19.12	Mi	10,500	142,0	137
18.12	Di	10,500	142,0	142
17.12	Mo	18,700	219,0	152
16.12	So	14,300	261,0	145
15.12	Sa	0,000	0,0	0
14.12	Fr	11,000	140,0	144
13.12	Do	17,400	235,0	148
12.12	Mi	11,500	147,0	146
11.12	Di	11,500	147,0	150
10.12	Mo	0,000	0,0	0
9.12	So	15,800	344,0	151
8.12	Sa	10,500	142,0	143
7.12	Fr	0,000	0,0	0
6.12	Do	10,500	142,0	130
5.12	Mi	14,900	164,0	144
4.12	Di	10,500	142,0	134
3.12	Mo	21,600	300,0	145
2.12	So	0,000	0,0	0
1.12	Sa	14,000	231,0	150
30.11	Fr	13,600	230,0	146
29.11	Do	11,000	167,0	153
28.11	Mi	10,200	141,0	131
27.11	Di	10,400	153,0	142
Total		645,100	9496,0