星期四, 六月 24

What's new?

Now that SD84km is over, i am aimless in terms of training purpose.
Running mileage was reduced to between 10-15km weekly, with a few weights sessions thrown in between.
While BFG is working hard on his IMs next year I cannot slack for too long :)

I had some spare time on hand before, between and after the FIFA world cup matches so I did some self evaluation.
I probably have achieved the Run-Further element in my Run-Fast-Run-Further (RFRF) objective i set about a year back. However to squeeze in enough mileage in my tight schedule I had to focus on Mid and LSDs. I have slowed down considerably.

Furthermore, I noticed that i was losing agility, flexibility and speed along the way. My calves were always tight no matter how much i stretched them. Recoveries were slower the days after hard runs. Part of it I could attribute to aging but i think there must be other reasons.
There got to be a more holistic way to approach RFRF.
This will be my long term training objective- RFRFRF or R3F3 or Run Fast, Run Further, Run Fitter.

I dont have the answers to R3F3 yet unfortunately. This will be a journey of exploration, trial and errors for me.
However I have planned to try out Yoga or Pilates, which hopefully can shed some lights.

Meanwhile, to stay motivated on trainings, I have set 2 mid-term race goals for myself-
1. Run TNF 100km duo below 7hrs.
2. Break 5 hours for Singapore Marathon.

The longer-term race goals are
1. Run SD84km below 10hrs (This will be a very tough one).
2. Qualify for TNF100km Solo next year (This is the toughest of all but i will leave the worries till later).

I was researching on Boston Marathon's qualifying time- 3hrs 20mins. Seems impossible to me right now but I hope I will reach the pinnacle of all marathons, one day. Then maybe I will call it quit.


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