Final rehearsal…

After a couple of snooze on the alarm… did GO out of bed for morning run (and the workout still started 5:35am…). Had a look at the temperature: Nice! +3ºC (compared to last year when my morning run was done at -6ºC…). Still chickening out and got on my long tights (regretted it after 3km warmup…) but the long sleeves and wind jacket were correct clothing 🙂 Easy warmup, nice in the legs, a bit frozen (as  when leaving a warm bed into a cold outdoor within short time…). Light stretch and change of music. Short time interval to test the shape. First one was great exactly the way I wanted. A bit annoyed though to have it already good because it often means the other won’t be as good. Second interval got a fast start and by half way felt the legs slowing down (not that I wish it, THEY did that). The rest was good to catch back the breathing. Always interesting (I think) to see that it takes only a short short time to get back to regular breathing despite the end of the interval being like you seem close to spit flames. Anyway the third intervals did not go well, had it all controlled at first and too much control is NOT good. Had to fight to get the highest range for the interval, but feeling was not there. Decided to take 30sec longer for rest and give it all in the last one. Well, start was fast and nice but by half way the legs started to slow down and the head did not mind much… THANKS to a scooter-guy passing by and cheering for me (Yapp, there are this type of cheering even at 6am !), strength came back and finish was really strong (and yes, it does work as well to think “you run to your max and beyond for the last 15sec and this is what will make you go under xx:xx (xx:xx being your time objective)… It does work, try it. Visualize that you have the clock ticking and you see it just turned 16sec from your goal and all what it takes for you to reach your goal is to give all what you’ve got…for 15sec…). Final interval within the range? Check! Easy run back discovering on my mp3 a trance-mix from 2011 and it was nice to end with it. Got my DS Sky Speed on and they felt nice, but surprisingly felt a bit tired… Just they can hold until Sunday and it would have been a great life for them!

Directly stretching after the run, taking protein drink mix with green stuff and a banana and off of to the rehab… Tricky to do that after interval workout, but it always feels so good to have it DONE!. Then the day went on, work, work and more work. No sunshine today, but drizzle all afternoon. Good choice to have run this morning, huh? After last meeting, did go to have a final thai massage. Not as tough as last week, but she did work a lot on the shoulders (when I would have like to have more on the hips and thighs-sides). But after it, gosh, it was necessary to get this work on the shoulders. Ended a little more work and now will start selecting my running gear for Sunday.

Now to the point: should or should not do a carb loading? Not thinking at all before a marathon, this is on the “TO DO” list. But for half-marathon? nnnnnjajanejnasdajsnd. Undecided. SO to make everyone happy (head and body, I mean), let’s keep it as it is before a regular long run. Nothing to be changed. Just a bit more carb on Saturday early evening and that will do the trick, right?

Time to close the laptop now and be a bit asocial as usual (read: “as usual before a race…”). Still enough night to get rested enough before Sunday 🙂

Paris… 4 days to go (REALLY?!?!?!?)