my name's on the list

'ith nervous anticipation i went on the computer last saturday to check whether my name was on the confirmed entrants list for this years C2K. i was not expecting the list to be published but the page update confirmed my entry has been excepted. blind terror followed...

for those that don't know C2K or rather Coast to Kosciuszko is a 246km ultra marathon race from the beach in Eden to the highest point of Australia the summit of Mount Kosciuszko. i feel tired just contemplating that thought.

training/fitness update:

for the last few months - OK probably since TNF100 in May i've been plodding along, regurgitating my usual training week of around 100km monday-friday with another run or two over the weekend dependent upon my motivation and desire to get out of bed for a typical weekly mileage somewhere in the 110-140km range. i've also been commuting to work and back a few times a week on the bike and on average squeezed in a spin class or two just for the variety and which also provides a way of working hard when the body is feeling a little ragged after a few too many runs. i've also been on an adventure with sleep train for some added variety.

increasing mileage

since i put in my appllication for C2K i have been slowly creeping up the mileage but nothing serious as i had low expectations for actually being accepted this year - but you never can be too sure can you?

over the last 8-9 days my daily average has crept up from around the usual 20km/day closer to 30km/day and i'm excited to report that i've already felt an increase in fitness. i'm hoping when i go beyond 200km/week i have the same sort of experience i had before TNF in 2008.

i'm not going crazy with the long runs or weekly mileage just aiming to be consistent and include a couple of runs around the 30-40km distance, a few in the 20-30km range and the remainder recovery runs in the 10-20km.

this weekend i'll get out for something a little longer - but how long is too long? 50-60km or perhaps i need to go out and work on something a little longer. what about back-to-back long runs? nothing planned or set in stone and no schedule to work off. no quality sessions planned either but i'll make sure to include some short sprints or fartlek when i'm feeling good to help with the leg turnover.


training week (12-17/10/2010):

mon: 1 ride; 12km recovery run

tue: 1 ride; 2 runs totalling 30km (10k easy/20k moderate)

wed: 2 runs totalling 30+km(12+k easy/18k moderate run)

thu: 2 runs totalling 27km (10k easy/17k moderate)

fri: 18k easy

sat: 25k run (2:00)

sun: 32km run (2:30)

total: run ~174km - 10 runs; 2 rides