Last week's training was a little different compared to what I've been doing these last few months. As I felt tremendous amounts of energy in my legs build up I decided to take a break from running meaning that I only ran twice and do a really purposeful brick session.
I also wanted to test my nutrition and furthermore my gear that I'll wear during the Transalpine Race coming up in September. So I headed out on my road bike early Sunday morning to get to the bottom of the Pilatus mountain once again. As usual, the guys working at the cable car station were helpful to put my bike in a safe place while I went running up the mountain. Anyway, compared to last week, the strength in my legs was amazing. I took off 25 minutes the bike time, pretty much effortlessly, and about ten minutes off my total running time it took me to run to the hut where I turned around last week. All the sections I walked last week I consistently ran up. I found my rhythm straight away, felt I was finally in the zone where I need to be at this moment in time. I could have run for hours but had planned to cycle back home the same way.
Nutritionally, I'm trying Udo's Oil for six weeks and see how that'll improve recovery , help with the healing process of my foot and improve my sleeping pattern. I have one tablespoon with my muesli for breakfast and another spoonful of this delicious oil as a topping over steamed veggies and/or a salad in the evening. During the brick training session I had 4 bananas, one gel flask filled with chia seed gel, 750ml coconut water, plain water, 8 dates, one vegan nut/crunchy energy bar and as a caffeine kick after the run I had one soy latte.
I thought I knew what my body needs and felt confident that my energy would last but on the bike back home I bonked – very badly and never got out of it, even after trying to convince my mind that everything was fine. This is when it gets challenging and I remember this feeling from last year at a 50K race. You tend to get tunnel vision, get into a survival mode and focus on the moment. Another lesson learnt for me: take more foods with you than you think you need and start ingesting adequate amounts of calories early on.
Here is what I did last week:
Monday: Run 60 mins. undulating
Tuesday: Bike 1hr. 45 mins. hilly at good pace
Wednesday: full rest day
Thursday: Bike 1hr. 55 mins. hilly
Friday & Saturday: full rest day
Sunday: Bike 75K 2hrs. 35 mins. @30.5 km/h av., run 1hr. 50 mins. up Pilatus, Bike 2hrs. 45mins. back
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