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Gobi March (2013) blog posts from Tobias Wikstrom

29 April 2013 09:16 am (GMT+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna

I finally made it out on a long run this weekend - a string of injury and lack of time / energy has kept training to an absolute minimum since Les Defis du Jubile in October of 2012.  The injuries have consisted of cracked / squashed ribs on three occasions, and a persistent sore heel. That is a bit of a concern - the pain does not go away in spite of doing absolutely no running for february and march, and a good part of april.   Today, a colleague of mine told me that after he had heel pain, he tore his achilles ligament and was convalescent for 3/4 year.  On the upside, the spiked winter shoes I got are great and should make sure that I never slip on ice again, and the half marathon on saturday was laborious but not impossible. Today, I was able to run 12 km at lunch and I was quite happy with the pace.  I will use labour day to attempt 30 km, then 30 km every weekend until a week before the race. I'll sprinkle in hill intervals in the weeks. That will conclude the training for Gobi 2013.  It occurs to me that I might not be fit enough to run the whole thing. Well what is wrong with walking?  Takes longer but you sweat less. No boring long hours in camp - just cook your (and the wife's) dinner and go to bed. It'll be fun!

Comments: Total (4) comments

Diana Holdsworth

Posted On: 22 May 2013 06:07 pm

Toby you're a star. You'll be fine. Just take care of yourself - and Belinda. xxx

Sandy Suckling

Posted On: 02 May 2013 10:40 pm

Well Tobias, you better get your act together or you will have Belinda nagging you all the way...ha ha ha.. All the best I will be following from my comfy chair and my computer this time... See you at Chamonix for UTMB ... Sandy

Agnes Cheng

Posted On: 01 May 2013 01:59 am

Will be happy to walk with you (coz I'm the walking type) but it's so boring to be walking all the time...I was sweeping last year and it's a fair comment ;)

Belinda Holdsworth Wikström

Posted On: 30 Apr 2013 08:21 am

Quit whining and get training!! You need to be able to beat me into camp every day so that you can cook my dinner and inflate my air mattress for me when I arrive ;) x