For me the 30 km in Schoorl was a perfect race to achieve a big training effect.
Race report: the first 10 km was mainly on the streets and went perfect with 30'59'' on the clocks.
I ran together with my two teammates Guy Fays, Florent Caelen and Willem Van Schuerbeeck. All three were shooting at a victory in the half marathon.
Once we hit the dunes our pace decreased significantly. Willem accelerated and won the half marathon without any problem. Guy and me ran side by side from 15 km to 20 km. I started to feel cold in the freezing conditions and was closely followed (80m) by the Irish 10 000 meter champion Gary Thornton. (picture below).
Race report: the first 10 km was mainly on the streets and went perfect with 30'59'' on the clocks.
I ran together with my two teammates Guy Fays, Florent Caelen and Willem Van Schuerbeeck. All three were shooting at a victory in the half marathon.
Once we hit the dunes our pace decreased significantly. Willem accelerated and won the half marathon without any problem. Guy and me ran side by side from 15 km to 20 km. I started to feel cold in the freezing conditions and was closely followed (80m) by the Irish 10 000 meter champion Gary Thornton. (picture below).
The last 10 km was again through the dunes and the distance between me and Gary was melting like snow in the sun. But at the end I reached the finish line with one second advantage in 1 h 36' 53'' over the 30 km. My body was frozen but this race was a great workout in the marathon build up. Gary is aiming for an Olympic selection in his spring marathon. He needs to run below 2 hour 15 minutes to qualify, I hope he hits the standard. Another belgian marathon runner and friend named Tim Stessens came in as third on the 30 km. In total I ran 40 km on sunday.
To conclude I would like to thank the volunteers and the organization of this great competition.
More info: www.groetuitschoorl.nl Afterwards Eva and me enjoyed the superb 10 km race with a great winner Abdi Nageeye (NL). But there were also a lot of other athletes that showed some great fitness. Later this week my racing program will be posted on the website. Greetings Lander
To conclude I would like to thank the volunteers and the organization of this great competition.
More info: www.groetuitschoorl.nl Afterwards Eva and me enjoyed the superb 10 km race with a great winner Abdi Nageeye (NL). But there were also a lot of other athletes that showed some great fitness. Later this week my racing program will be posted on the website. Greetings Lander
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