Less is More.
Durbanville Hills
November 28, 2009
Less is More
I ran the Brooks Phil Pansegrouw half-marathon out in the Durbanville hills this morning. Pretty much on a whim. And on just two weeks of cross training (no training the prior week) which included only two pretty lousy 6k runs. But I had a fantastic run with a pretty decent time – 2h36 – not fast, but better than my last two 21k races. Guess it shows that less is more. And that cross training makes you a better runner. All the hiking and spinning has definitely strengthened my quads and today I actually ran up many of the hills on the course.
No aches and pains afterwards just a little soreness in the quads – I’ve come a long way since my first half in Knysna in July after which I felt shattered! This time round I had the energy afterwards to spend the afternoon with friends, swimming and drinking beer in the sun (while staying well hydrated of course), and I feel fantastic. Yoga tomorrow and then I’ll be working towards running a better time on the Avbob 15k race on December 12th, which may be my last race for the year.
This week’s training log follows below in case you’re interested.
Sun 22 hike Constantiaberg (3 hrs)
Mon 23 run 6k
Tues 24 spin (all terrain)
Wed 25 hike Lion’s Head
Thurs 26 rest
Fri 27 rest
Sat 28 Phil Pansegrouw Brooks 21 km
Less is More
I ran the Brooks Phil Pansegrouw half-marathon out in the Durbanville hills this morning. Pretty much on a whim. And on just two weeks of cross training (no training the prior week) which included only two pretty lousy 6k runs. But I had a fantastic run with a pretty decent time – 2h36 – not fast, but better than my last two 21k races. Guess it shows that less is more. And that cross training makes you a better runner. All the hiking and spinning has definitely strengthened my quads and today I actually ran up many of the hills on the course.
No aches and pains afterwards just a little soreness in the quads – I’ve come a long way since my first half in Knysna in July after which I felt shattered! This time round I had the energy afterwards to spend the afternoon with friends, swimming and drinking beer in the sun (while staying well hydrated of course), and I feel fantastic. Yoga tomorrow and then I’ll be working towards running a better time on the Avbob 15k race on December 12th, which may be my last race for the year.
This week’s training log follows below in case you’re interested.
Sun 22 hike Constantiaberg (3 hrs)
Mon 23 run 6k
Tues 24 spin (all terrain)
Wed 25 hike Lion’s Head
Thurs 26 rest
Fri 27 rest
Sat 28 Phil Pansegrouw Brooks 21 km
