Transalps… it’s not long now… Written on August 29, 2010, by andys.
Yesterday was the last long training run before the Transalps. This week is going to mainly consist of filling the body & mind with energy and zest ready to attack 8 x 40km (now does that sound like a rep session to you?!), kicking off next Saturday morning. With only six days to go, all [...]
the last 3 weeks of racing Written on August 12, 2010, by annaf.
With a snow fall on the Karwendal Mountains – on the boarder of Austria and Germany the race I had planned to do was changed to a lesser climb and distance so I went with the trusty race – Schlickeralm. I knew Antonella Confortala would be there and I felt I could do with some one like her giving me [...]
It’s not quite Colorado Springs but it’ll have to do… Written on August 12, 2010, by matt.
The last 4 month’s training has been based around the Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon in Colorado Springs and to find out the week before I was due to fly out that I couldn’t go due to work commitments was hugely disappointing. After finishing 3rd in last year’s WLDMRC in the Kaiser Marathon I thought [...]