Poetry in motion

Sub-10

Yesterday I finished my new training plan for the coming season. The aim is to go as fast as I can and check if a sub-10 finish would be realistic in the near future.
At the Barcelona Challenge this year the goal is to finish somewhere in between 10.15 and 10.45.
Knowing that the run is my weak spot I have to focus on that without overdoing it.
It's going to be a hard nut to crack, but it's worth trying.

Grtz

Gravad Lax

Today I tried recipe from a Belgian TV chef called Jeroen Meus. Jezus the dry marinated salmon was unbelievable, it was one of the best things I've ever tried to make at home.
To check out the recipe go to his website
http://www.een.be/programmas/dagelijkse-kost/recepten
Good luck.

After calling my good friend Kurt, I decided to enter the Barcelona Challenge. The competition I had to mis last year due to personal issues.
This is the first competition in the quest for my new goal, going SUB10. A lot off my friends tell me I'm crazy but after finishing the marathon des sables, nothing is impossible.
Keep you informed about the progress.

Salomon on top

I took a big decision, after the shoes,the backpack had to be ordered.
I decided to buy the Salomon's XA 20M backpack with the Salomon's custom frontpack. It's a 20L backpack with a  4L chestpack. Now I have to train with it and evaluate if this is the gear that will work for me.

N°64

N° 64 will be my official startnumber for the 2012 Marathon des Sables. Training has already started, slowly,  but from this week on we will take it to the next level.
From now one I will run on a daily basis with no real resting days. This doesn't mean that I won't rest but every day I will run a minimum.
Yesterday i bought a new pair of running shoes, Salomon speedcross 2 and if I like them I will use the 3 to run the MdS.

I still find it hard to decide which backpack Iwill use, next week I will make a decision on this subject.
From next week on I will post my trainingschedule for the 2012MdS.

Training in the South of France

Like you all know, my home base for the moment is the South West of France. It is good living over here, nice people, great sceneries, excellent food, etc... Upon till now the weather was fine as well but this summer, were I wanted to train in the heat and the sand, it seems that the rain will keep falling down with temperatures well below average. What a shame.
So now I have to do my daily training in the rain and in cool conditions. Maybe that god keeps the good weather and the hot temps for the winter, so I will ready to go to the MdS..