After a month of slowly recovering from the Ultra Trail it was time to test the legs again. Training has not quite been as good as I would have liked, so I was not even sure about what pace I should try. The shorter series I felt good, but the during the long runs my muscles tied up and felt tired still and in the end the race went like that. Beginning good and ending, well, let's say not as good. All in all finishing in 39m52 is probably a good indicator of where I am in my general condition now.
It was a cold day, more or less sunny, and I arrived early and started a long warmup, since I had small aches and pains throughout the last weeks and the more slowly I prepared for the run the better. The organization slightly modified the course of the race, compared to last year, avoiding having to go around the magical fountain near the finish, still the long slightly uphill last 3 kilometers will be difficult. At 9am we were shot away and I missed the first k indication to learn at 2k that I was going at 37m pace exactly without too much effort. The next two kilometers I maintained that pace but onto the halfway marker I started to feel tired already and I passed 5k in 18m45 more or less. The next kilometers I just tried to maintain a just below 4 minutes pace, and did not even succeed in that. The last 2k I just held on and finished just below 40 minutes, running the second 5k in 21m07. The next race is in 3 weeks, hopefully my muscles are better recovered by then.
Sunday 24 November 2013
Sunday 3 November 2013
Cross de Sants - 3k
Today it was Jordi's time to run and he was on a mission. Last year in the Cross de Sants he had stitches and did not finish, so this year he was very much decided to do finish.
We arrived nicely on time to first see the youngest kids run and then Jordi lined up for his race.
While Jordi was waiting with Montse to be shot away I walked up to the 1k mark to make pictures and run along with him from there onwards.
As you can see in the picture the kids were really flying and Jordi was determined to keep the fast pace, so for the next pictures I really had to do a full out sprint to have time to turn around and push a button on time.
Soon we were in the last kilometer and on the last straight Jordi did have a little internal struggle but his experience from Chamonix had taught him he could fight that and continue, and soon he switched to sprinting away from me and once again I really had to run very hard to make the picture at the finish-line. Montse meanwhile was cheering Jordi on a few meters before the finish and made the next nice picture of Jordi in has last sprint.
The official time is 12m39s , which is really fast for a 3k!!!!
Well done Jordi!!! Mission accomplished!
A little massage and plenty of water and a good piece of cake helps to recover!!!
We arrived nicely on time to first see the youngest kids run and then Jordi lined up for his race.
While Jordi was waiting with Montse to be shot away I walked up to the 1k mark to make pictures and run along with him from there onwards.
As you can see in the picture the kids were really flying and Jordi was determined to keep the fast pace, so for the next pictures I really had to do a full out sprint to have time to turn around and push a button on time.
Soon we were in the last kilometer and on the last straight Jordi did have a little internal struggle but his experience from Chamonix had taught him he could fight that and continue, and soon he switched to sprinting away from me and once again I really had to run very hard to make the picture at the finish-line. Montse meanwhile was cheering Jordi on a few meters before the finish and made the next nice picture of Jordi in has last sprint.
The official time is 12m39s , which is really fast for a 3k!!!!
Well done Jordi!!! Mission accomplished!
A little massage and plenty of water and a good piece of cake helps to recover!!!
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