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February 05, 2005
Relaxing
Getting ready psychologically for the last build-up week long run at a distance I've already done. Tomorrow morning I run roughly a half marathon, 21 km (13 mi). After that I have step-back and taper weeks where I do less, but I also have 5 training runs longer than a half marathon while preparing for Lyon in April. I don't think I've ever run much further than 21 km in one go.
The key for me now seems to involve aiming for ever-smoother form, and not pushing too hard, especially at the start. In a word, relaxing. Funny that the longer you want to be able to go, the more important it gets to relax, rather than to get psyched up.
Posted by Mark at February 5, 2005 09:12 AM