With 10 weeks to go until the next marathon - which will be a trail marathon on the beach and in the Dunes. I decided to spice up my recovery run a little today.
After yesterday I felt strong enough to not just sit and wait until I am fully recovered but also to go out and have some fun.
The route I picked was mostly mountainbike trails and some simple hills to go up and down. I was very happy that I took my trailshoes with me as it was muddy and slippery but so much fun!
As I realized I do have to be a little careful not to skip recovery in total I decided to take a few seconds of rest on top of the viewpoint everytime I reached the top.
The mountainbike routes were completely empty, which was awesome as that left all the good stuff for me!
With my goal to run the September Jungfrau marathon I have to make much more elevation gains in my weekly training. As this will also help me reach my sub 3 goal and benefit my coast marathon I plan to do two hill sessions every week from now on. Hopefully this will help me build enough muscle to have just as much fun and succesful year in 2026 as I had in 2025.
On todays run, I was glad to see no real spikes in heartrate other than at the steepest climbs and even there they were back to normal within half a minute after hitting flatter ground again!
Happy running!
