I took a few days off to recover from Vasaloppet. I am surprised how well I have been coping with the race. It feels almost wrong to say that the only evidence I have that I actually did the race are a couple of blisters in my right hand!
On Saturday morning Ben and I had planned to go running. Being a newborn dad and having little time on his hands meant an early start on Saturday morning was our only choice. I went up at 5.30am and ten to six i was out of the door on my bike on my way to Ben.
We had set out to do a two hour run, Ben (being week and from up North) didnt carry anything extra, but I had my full running pack on. It starts to be comfortable to run with now, and through the run it felt good to reach back for the bottle behind my back or down front for energy gels. I guess the downside is the fact that I do wear a pouch (or fanny-pack for the americans out there *smile*), but I dont think there will be anyone in Namibia that will take notice.
After the run I rode back on my bike, had a quick bite and Martin and I run 4km to Anna's tennis club where we did an hour of tennis the three of us. It was a nice to relax a bit in the sauna afterwards before we headed back home.
Today I cancelled my run with Paul since I could feel my run from yesterday in the tendons of my right foot. A bit worrying that my right foot still occasionally gives me some pain. I might try to go to a foot specialist to see if I move my foot the wrong way whilst running, if not, I will just have to push through the pain in Namibia.
I saw a great program on Discovery channel tonight on the human body, covering how the body can get incredible strength in special situations. Part of the program was a guy who swam the English Channel who had purposely gained 7kg in body fat prior to the race. I guess I should be doing the same for Namibia, but I might be too vain for that! *laughing*
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Wow - vad imponerad jag blir. Harligt med folk som gor nagot vettigt! Well done!!! // Asa
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