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Halbzeit in der Vorbereitung auf den #BienwaldMarathon. Heute gab es das #LongRun-#LevelUp mit 25 km GA1 + 10km Marathon-Renntempo. Die geleisteten Kilometer mit Zielpace bei einsetzender Ermüdung sind am Wettkampftag Gold wert, vor allem mental.

Die neuen Schuhe, die ich auch am 9.3. tragen werde, sind gefunden und laufen sich prima.

Nach zwei recht intensiven Wochen mit 77 und 89 km freue ich mich nun auf ein kleines Zwischen-Tapering zur Kompensation und Erholung: deutlich weniger KM, dafür etwas mehr Fokus auf Geschwindigkeit. Am Ende der Woche steht der 10k #Allmendlauf in Teningen mit Bestzeitversuch.

#LongRun am Sonntag: Es muss nicht immer die geschlossene Runde sein. Mit der Breisgau-S-Bahn bin ich in 16 Minuten in #Breisach, und es erschließen sich neue Möglichkeiten. Heute habe ich sehr schöne Wege entlang der #Möhlin-Mündung zwischen Breisach und #Oberrimsingen erkundet.

Letzter langer Lauf vor #run3countries in einer Woche (Vorbereitungs-HM), dann Saisonhöhepunkt #FrankfurtMarathon weitere zwei Wochen später.

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#MastodonLauftreff

So I just ran a marathon.

My initial goal: "If the time started with 4, that would be nice". The real goal: "Finish".

Official race time 4:47:34
Strava moving time 4:44:42

I didn't run this for the time, I ran it to outdo myself. At the finish line when I saw my son and wife, I had a good cry. It all came out, all of those emotions. It's been a hell of a year, fighting death, trying to stay alive. This marathon and crossing the finish line means a lot to me in many ways. Training hasn't been easy and I've missed a few runs. But I did it! I can't believe it.

I knew in advance that nutrition was going to be a problem. As a nerd, I suck at eating. On Friday I had sushi and pasta, maybe that saved this marathon. Breakfast: protein bar, pre-workout shot, banana, energy candy, sports drink. Way too light. Luckily, I left Powerade and four gels at the service station. For the last lap (10km) I saved 2 gels. I "hit the wall" surprisingly early on at 26km, that is when I started to get hungry. The pit stops helped a bit, got water and sports drink.

The pace stayed good for 30km, after that it was just survival. But I fuckin did it! 🔥

The weather was PERFECT by the way. Absolutely magical, 15 degrees Celsius and no rain, last 10km drizzle. As soon as I crossed the finish line, the skies opened up.

Oh, and it was nice to have the other side of the lake open for the race, it's been closed for a year.

The numbers are in Strava: strava.com/activities/12407831

A couple of new rolls have arrived from my humble developing tank. I said recently that I doubt cameras and running mix, but then this roll surfaces... It's such a great record of spectacular long run this month. Running gives you the chance to linger and find an interesting shot, and access to remote and quiet places.

This is the only shot from that run featuring anything like a window.