2022 Training

 I never really completed the post on the half marathon of Collserola. I started that race with inflammation in the insertion of the hamstrings and though I was able to finish, after the race it got worse and I took some weeks of to heal. During Christmas other things had priority and it was not until the end of January I started running and doing weight training again in a serious way.

The insertion issue was still not fully healed but with specific training for that I managed to both run and have it heal back to normal slowly. Something similar happened with the Pes Anserine, where 3 muscles attach just below the knee. And my right heel, where I had the acute bursitis last year is still not 100%, but I can run and I can accept the extra care it all needs to get ready for the next training each time. I had tried fully stopping, but there was no better healing at that time so I prefer to get out and get in shape and enjoy nature.

My staple run is going up and down the highest hill near home, the Tibidabo of just over 500m. It has a pretty steep single track trail up that mimics training in higher mountains quite well.

Weather has not been always perfect and actually a bit crazy this year.

For work I travel to Bilbao often and my staple run there is climbing the Pagasarri. Above picture is during the days sahara sand dust was blown even up to here in the north of Spain, creating a strange light by the dimming effect and shielding the sunlight.

First week of April temperatures went severely down and in many places snow fell. Though it is a longer run when seeing snow from the Pagasarri, I decided to continue to the Ganekogorta summit. At the top it was rather cold and the snow was still hard, most of all the downhill was a very slippery, wet and muddy experience, but all in all that went quite ok.

Only days after that in Barcelona the temperature was completely the opposite and we are expecting more ups and downs like this during april. The last weekend of april, if all goes well I will run the Vall de Ribes Trail Marathon. After the Ultrapirineu, I decided I first wanted to get ready for just the marathon distance and not do the next ultra untill I can finish one in a decent way. This marathon has a lot of climbing (3400mD+) so just finishing in the given 8h30 would be great