Cape Town Marathon - Weekly Buildup
Week 2 Training began in right earnest this week. I kept it simple with three very easy 10 km runs during the week — mostly just time on the feet. Closed the week with a 15-miler on Sunday close to home. Did a couple of loops of Sobha City → Bhartiya City → Hajj Bhavan and back. Work was particularly hectic and stressful through the week, I’m glad to have gotten the runs in and closed it out. Distance: 34 miles Workout Duration: 5:47:50 Weight: 69.6 kg Week 1 A complete washout week — no running or strength training. This was the week my mom was in the hospital, so most of my time and energy went into juggling hospital visits along with office work. There was a lot of running around in a different sense. Training understandably took a back seat this week. Hoping to get back into some rhythm in the coming week. Week 0 The 12 weeks leading up to this training block have been below par in terms of both volume and intensity. I ran Malnad Ultra at the end of November (race report here ...