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Saterday evening I was notified that I would not have to pace a friend for the november Spijkenisse marathon. 

With 8 weeks to go, I decided to set the ambitions high! Rather than just cruizing to the finish I decided to take a shot at my pr. While my 2026 goal is to run a sub 3 marathon - I realize that I would more time to prepare for that (as part of the strategy involves losing weight and building more muscles). My goal for november will be 3:15:00 - which would beat my pr by 5 minutes. 


This might seem like not such a big deal, but with my pr last april, I was running weeks averaging 75-90 km. Currently I was preparing for an easy november with roughly 50-60 km a week. Time to get to work! 

Todays run:
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Trainingsload and recovery need to be in line. This means you cannot always do fast runs and expect to be ready for the next run tomorrow. By running slower (on a lower heartbeat) you mostly train your heart and lungs and you will - over time - become a more efficient runner. My run today was such a lower pace run (zone 2) - so I can do a more intense workout tomorrow! 

The run itself was great fun, while it is late september, the sun was shining bright and the sky was clear. I decided to just run a few different paths in the area without any real traffic. 


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This evening I will do some bodyweight exercises - hoping that some extra strenght will make the difference in november.

Happy running