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Ell ([personal profile] ell) wrote in [community profile] runners2011-12-05 07:34 pm
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Hi Runners,

It's been a while since we had a Weekly Monthly Update...

Hope all is going well with you. I've managed to not post 2 race reports in the last month and I'm gearing up for the Silvesterlauf (New Year's Eve Run) here and then no races until March. How is the training going? How was/is your season? Any good tips for surviving the cold and dark winter here in the northern hemisphere?

(In case anyone's still interested, I managed to finish the Frankfurt Marathon in 4:16 after hitting the wall hard around km 34. Until then, I was exactly on track for my goal of 4:10. This was still an improvement of 12 minutes over my first marathon, but I was feeling so good in the first 27 km, that the utter misery of those last 8 really took me by surprise.)
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[personal profile] dancing_serpent 2011-12-06 06:00 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations! I'm sorry you're disappointed, but in my book it's pretty impressive. The Frankfurt Marathon is something I don't even dare to dream of in my current state of fitness. (But at least it's a race that's held close to where I live, so it's something I might run one day. *g*)

I've resumed regular training six weeks ago and so far have managed to run once every week. Usually on Sundays, which have been either cold and dry or mild and wet. I'm pleased with my progress and hope motivation will keep up.