by Axel Rittershaus | 29 Mar 2014 | Training Session
In 3 weeks time it’s race day for the 2014 Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon. Today was the day for my 50 km training run. I took exactly the same route as in 2011, to give me the chance to compare my fitness level as of today with the one of 2011, the ear of my...
by Axel Rittershaus | 27 Mar 2014 | Training Session
A few hours after my not so successful speed session this morning, my wife and I laced our shoes to do a trail run together. Our trail runs are quality time together and therefore we do not race them. We had a lovely run round Lions Head with a mix of sun and clouds....
by Axel Rittershaus | 27 Mar 2014 | Training Session
After 3 weeks without going to the gym, I had the opportunity to visit my club today. I also wanted to run only a short session right after the gym, since my wife and I had plans to do a trail run in the evening as well. The plan was to warm up for 1 km and run for 5...
by Axel Rittershaus | 23 Mar 2014 | Training Session
I really felt yesterday’s 40 km in my body. Instead of running in the morning, I waited until afternoon to give my body additional time to recover. My goal was to run the 20 km at Two Oceans Pace – which is 5:15 min/km on average. The first 3-4 km were...
by Axel Rittershaus | 23 Mar 2014 | Training Session
I had a déjà-vu experience today, reminding me of the wet 2012 Two Oceans: It started raining the moment I started today’s 40 km training run. But who cares… running is an outdoor activity, and such a training run prepares you for tough race conditions. For...
by Axel Rittershaus | 21 Mar 2014 | Training Session
Running in the early morning, with clear skies and the sun about to rise is always worth waking up early. Today two of the attendees of my leadership training joined me again for this quick and short morning run. My cold is about to disappear, long runs for the...
