Zuerich Marthon Done
In 04:44 h I ran the Zuerich marathon yesterday. This was 14 minutes slower than my first marathon in Berlin. However, right now I am feeling much better as after the Berlin marathon. Things I learned:
* Don't push too hard at the beginning; it will be hard later. I started with 12 kmh (in the group to finish 04:00 h), later I couldn't keep up the speed.
* Better preparation pays off: This time I had no 30 km run - only 24km. Next time I will plan at least for one 30 km run.
* Too much weight is a barrier to speed. I am still above 90 kgs, which is at least 5 kgs too much for the Ironman in July!
* The "booster" - stabilisation socks were great. http://www.bvsport.ch/
* The nutrition was perfect: Iso-star in between. The last two stations I took coca-cola.
* Invite friends, they will push you through. I was surprised to see two friends together with Irina - my wife - standing at the race course; so I simply couldn't quitt.
Here my polar data: 
Great job, Tim. What are those booster socks? How does the berlin course compare to this course? Maybe you are trying to compare apples to oranges, for example if Berlin was flat and cool and this race was hilly and hot. Happy workouts, carol
ReplyDeleteHi Carol, thanks for your comment. However, I think there is still a long way to go for my IM aspirations. I am convinced the booster-socks really helped me to recover very fast after the marathon. I could start even biking 2 days later. The booster-socks are like compression-socks. see here: http://www.bvsport.ch/default.aspx
ReplyDeleteCheers, Tim