Moin to the enthusiastic blog - readers!
is now already Wednesday - there are so a few days into the country
gone. We / I had therefore time to indulge a little the many impressions let. The last days I was frequently on the website of the organizers and I have pictures and videos viewed. Many things actually remembered again when you see them there .... The pictures show pretty well what was happening on the routes and the
video magic with the helicopter shots that I am still the creeps.
It was a race with special challenges. First, of course, the sports, then the health and human:).
From a sporting perspective, we have certainly shown that we are good in the field of ambitious Trail - can keep pace runner. However, were particularly on the downhill - Passages our deficits. But these are simply due to the extremes of our really bad preparation opportunities. Especially, the "technical" trails have been tampered with us. Here it is much training involved in such premises to obtain the safety and courage, which some competitors put here on the day. So if there should again come to a start in such a race, which is the largest construction site)
In the other areas of flat and uphill, we perfectly match. Flat is anyway not a problem, especially on the sections on tarmac we could play to our strengths. As yet, most of the "Trail Runner" with their training almost exclusively on soft ground problems. Mountain High, we have gradually increased and the technology with the sticks improved so much that we no longer fear such haul also
had and could make some places up there. We complemented each other well - each stronger drew the other formal. With 25th place in the "Men" - we are very satisfied rating and were ultimately better than expected .... provides retrospect, the most difficult health challenge dar. thought we knew, we well every day 40 km to go - as something coped with the body, could and we wanted to test not before:) 8 days in a row is to bring "high performance" not so simple - everyone knows that one in every week even has a date on which it somehow does not want to run. It was found from the muscular point of view it is not the big problem. I had remembered correctly, from the 3-4 day with sore muscles at the start ste Hen
need to. Which was not true - and I even had the finish in Sesto no muscle complaints. May have taken place after the race and the daily massages:) It rather is the many little niggles, which then after a few days to mature Restrictions develop. I am thinking only of my small blisters on the heels of both feet - this is the last day was just over 4 inches in diameter - annoying and painful but then beautiful. In addition, the run out on the steep downhill sections to increased stress on the tendons in the feet and the skin on the shin bone. Over 50% of the starters had at some point with the shin splints - to fight disease - that speaks volumes. Many therefore had to get out of the race. For me, we went happily until Thursday, so at the 6th Stage to go. With Quark Wrap (tip), Voltaren and award good we went the last stages well:) JP had something with absolutely no worries - at least he can not say. He probably had from time to pain in the knee - that's good. As the number of additional mileage do then but bemerkbar.Insgesamt we were lucky, not with any Invekten to have to fight diarrhea, etc. - we need to see some suffering. The times each has a hangover is normal - to catch up again and finish the thing then head held high, is the art. We both have proven:)
The human aspect of the translations of a 10-day travel and accommodation in double rooms also in the focus. To make it short: we went as friends across the finish line:)
After a short time we knew how the other ticks and had understanding :). I do believe that one should make such competitions with a good friend - otherwise difficult. We argue so few teams and shout at the view - we have never made. A separate team is even running over the finish in Sesto - how terrible!!
Sure, each time ending muzzle not the endless mountain of and is a little angry - but after a few minutes later perfect world and it has been focused on the essential things - the goal and the glorious views: a)
a better running partner JP, one can imagine any case, hardly - he's even under high effort nor a saying for the nice clothing of the competitors left - just wonderful. No - It was really fun and every day! JP - Thanks again:)
In memory certainly the breathtaking sections on the plateau, the great forest trails with a low slope, where we then were able to really step on gas and time course remain the finish line. In part, it was really cold in the mountains - there were the clothes to be carried are absolutely necessary. We were not getting any type of weather - heavy rain, snow - if only on the ground:), wind, fog, bright sunshine ... but somehow bad weather is one of them
- I felt, anyway. What now remains is the question of whether one is something should do that again? Since there is only one answer: Yes and no.
somehow makes it quite fun, in the area - especially in the high alpine - to run. It is to collect a very different atmosphere than asphalt kilometers, that's for sure. But unfortunately, the mountains are far away ... First, we are of this constant stress, however, also served. But the trail shoes I would not pack too far away - let's see, perhaps there were yet take advantage of opportunities to them. A start in the next year at the TAR is certainly not the first time the two of us planned - further we do not define us. The "western route" is significant "Alpine", its so hilly. Maybe we run at some point again, who knows:)
Now gilts at first, to maintain the body and regenerate. And then we'll see how it shall pass with the run ... A pure marathon gives me at least just not afraid:) Be affectionate greetings and thanks again for the great mental support in our endeavor!
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