The ‘bird watching’ training, where you run without staying at a specified heart rate, are definitely among my favourites. Not because of the ‘strange birds’ I sometimes encounter, but because it is just about running, without distractions. Just go
Marathon – Day 82
Now, with an expected time of 4 hours and 45 minutes, I know I am not going to finish first at the Amsterdam Marathon, but today I found out my starting position is all the way to the end!
Marathon – Day 81
I have trouble adjusting to changed weather conditions, in particular when it seems like Summer on one day and Fall on the next!
Marathon – Day 80
A horrible attack on my phone has taken place sometime during the late evening or night. Of course I wasn’t there, since I was asleep, so I did not witness it, but circumstantial evidence suggests it went something like
Marathon – Day 79
Rather than at sunrise, I went running somewhat later in the morning. And I wasn’t the only one! 😮
Marathon – Day 78
I like my 100-day marathon training so much that I am already dreaming about my next marathon!
Marathon – Day 77
In my quest to find a way to hydrate myself during the marathon that agrees with me, I tried a belt with two bottles today. They were ridiculously noisy, and felt rather heavy, even though they were not even
Marathon – Day 76
Today was another ‘bird watching’ day (you know, where I get to do nothing else but running, at no particular speed or heart-rate). I wonder what the birds think when they hear me whistling. I know I appreciate their
Marathon – Day 75
It would have been great to put something significant here, today, something epic, grandiose, remarkable, since today marks three fourths of my journey. Yet sadly I felt uninspired. Sorry, it happens.
Marathon – Day 74
There are a lot of people with dogs in this neighbourhood, and almost all of them walk their dogs on the same route I like to run. Or so it seems anyway. Sometimes the dogs are on really long