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everyone is very well, my wife recovers faster from delivery than myself from the marathon...
baby is very well, taken care by his little sister (who is a bit over excited)...
The nightly feed pattern seems at 20/midnight/4am, so I will try to crawl out of bet at 5am to run starting from tomorrow. I need my daily running dose...
I take the opportunity to reply to a comment from (.) (who is actually a good runner himself) about running a marathon in the heat.
I also read that article from Sportsscientists.com and, honestly speaking, I was surprise that the authors made such a plagiarism without even mentioning their obvious source...
.... because it was already everything black on white in the book "Lore of Running" (also from SA author Tim Noakes):
- Noakes reports some of his studies about running in the heat and that only smaller runners can dissipate heat well enough to sustain performance. There is even a chart with the relationship weight/temperature/maximum speed ... my weight condemns me to slow down inexorably at any temperature higher than 20C... while lighter runner (55kg) can handle up to 30C.
The subject of running in the heat covers a full chapter of this monumental book.
I am not in book reviews, but every committed runner should read it. There are countless information
- about the Wanjiru's victory, also Noakes makes a statistical studies that the "standard average winner" of Olympic marathon is not an established marathon runner, but most likely a rising star at his 3rd/4th marathon...
I am not even persuaded that Wanjiru did really trained a lot in the Japan's heat: in 2007 he barely achieved the minimum days of stay in Japan to mantain residenceship. I suppese that he did spend all summer in Kenya training, and stay in Japan mainly in Spring and Autumn to join the local racing season. Said that... he is a huge talent... we can not forget that his 10000m time at 18 years old is Junior World Record, only 20 seconds away from Bekele's open record...
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Congrats on the baby !!
What is your race plan for 2009?
Well, Sling, very soon will be your turn....
Honestly speaking, the 2nd child is easier to handle emotionally and practically than the 1st one, so enjoy your last weeks of "non daddy" life.
The question on the racing plans is really tricky: I am a bit down with the morale because I had until now missed my key appointments for the season: I missed the marathon in Seoul and now the injury still sidelines me right now in the best period of the year (for running).
I missed all the best races (for weather and course), so my local ranking position has slipped a lot
(I have no 10k time... my HM time was on warm day, marathon is a crap..)
I would still like to make a good marathon this season, but I do not know if I could have the chance.
Also the newborn could disrupt my plans and he is the priority now.
I would say that:
- my "A" plan is to run Seoul in March (because I still have the plane ticket). Than becomes hot here, and races are over. I may enjoy myself in some track races, because my 5000m time is quite good for our local standards, so it is pretty exciting to run a fast 5k on track.
- plan "B" is to run the local marathons in Hong Kong (I already entered both of them).
The CCM is lower standard and I might fight for a win if I am in good shape. The SCM is the "big show" here and I would have big pressure to do well, so I will join it only if I feel ready.
- plan "C" (if I can not get rid of injuries or training poorly) is to abandon the marathons for a while and focus on short and easy races, where I can enjoy myself even if not 100% race ready.
In Summer I will focus on improving my basic speed and the speed/power on 5k/10k, so to enter the training for a winter '09 marathon from a better speed base.
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