Category Archives: Running

This week I got in some quality running during 5 sorties, culminating with a strong half marathon at Rueil-Malmaison. I didn’t make the weekly kilometer objective but made up for it with a good perf in the half. The weather … Continue reading →

This is on the first pass through the sports complex when we were still relatively fresh.

Had a good week of running despite cold, sub-freezing temperatures, surpassing the 75km goal by 4km. On Saturday I did a relatively easy, long steady 26 km run down to the Seine, over to St Germain-en-Laye, and up into Marly … Continue reading →

Surpassed my 75km objective this week with a strong 85.57km effort spread over 5 different runs. On Tuesday, after a 2 day rest, I did an evening run for a change. I covered 16km in a brisk 4:54 min/km pace, … Continue reading →

I read that the Yasso test is a good indicator of marathon time. 15 min warmup do 10 x 800m  reps separated by a slow jog to rest and recuperate if 800m time < 3:30, rest time between reps is … Continue reading →

This week was a soft training week. I only did 28.67 km, or 41% of the 70km goal. I did three runs and no long run. The weather was foul so this was a good week to cut back. On … Continue reading →

This week I did 72.8 km in 4 runs. I rested Monday and Tuesday to recover from the 35 km on Sunday. On Saturday I kept up a good pace over 18.57 km in Marly forest, averaging 4:52 min/km with … Continue reading →

Four runs this week, on Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday after rest days on Monday and Tuesday. I made the 70 km objective with a long 35 km run on Sunday. The long run was encouraging. I had no cramps. … Continue reading →

For week 9, I did 57km or 88% of objective in three outings, twice during the week and a long 30.65 km run on Sunday. Weather was cold so it was tough to get motivated. The long run was encouraging. … Continue reading →

Week 6 was the week before Christmas. The major difficulty was the multiple pre-Christmas parties and dinners that I attended. In addition to that there was a travel day to Gerardmer that I had to run around. Despite that, I … Continue reading →

This was a strong running week, based on a 20k run on Saturday, followed by a 25 run on Sunday. I also ran on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings in sub-freezing temperatures for those two mornings. The total for the week … Continue reading →

I got to 87% of my 60 km objective this past week, running a total of 52.47km. I missed a morning run because of bad weather. It snowed during the early morning hours of Thursday and I didn’t go out … Continue reading →

I had a good running week logging 58.95 km with no new aches or pains. My goal for the week was 50km. I did 4 sorties with a strong 21 km on Sunday at a sub 5min/km pace. It was … Continue reading →

This past week I ran 5 times for a total of 55.83km. Sunday was the long run day with a 20.74km run thru Marly forest. I started after 4PM and it got dark so I had to return by way … Continue reading →

I signed up for the Paris Marathon in April 2013. That leaves lots of time to get ready. Right now, I’m in pretty good shape without any injuries. This week I logged 54 km with 4 training runs. Today I … Continue reading →

It was in a steady ran with air temperature around 12°C this morning that I did 12.44 km to St Germain-en-laye. I went down the 2km long promenade then cut back into the forest, past the swimming pool and past … Continue reading →

I went 10ks in the forest just after a day of rain. In fact, it’s been raining on and off for the past few weeks, so the trail was very wet and muddy. I slogged along at a slow pace, … Continue reading →

It’s amazing how quickly one gets out of shape. After only 2 weeks, a short run of only about 5 kms made my legs sore. My HR was above 160 for most of the run even though the pace was … Continue reading →

I did an easy 5k evening run after work on the Marly track. No pain in my foot!! Marathon is only 3 days away.

the run from the chalet up on the forest road went normally until I came across an old man with 2 black labs, one on a leash and the other running free came at me at full speed, barking and … Continue reading →