Vandaag weer een Run & Walk trainig gemaakt,dit om me voor te bereiden op mijn grote avontuur in September naar ik hoop.
Het weer was onbestendig,niet koud,regenachtig.Ik heb voor ongeveer 20 Km te gaan zo heb ik berekend.Water met Maltodextrose mee,1,5 L, een reep K3 en een Powerbar reep.Met alleen water kom ik er niet.Verder de trekkingpoles mee,de gamaschen die ik de vorige keer vergeten was en een regenbroek plus windshirt.Dit laatste kledigstuk kan ook een bui overleven.Achteraf heb ik me te warm aangekleed, en teweinig gedronken,1 Liter maximaal.De K3 reep heb ik niet gegeten,ik ken ze,in nood okay,anders liever niet,smaken erg naar vijgen.Maar ook die Powerbar reep kan me niet bekoren,veel te zoet.Oaks vind ik lekker en niet te zoet.
Het was een mooie tocht,het eerste stuk,van Goebelsmüle naar Kautenbach ken ik en is erg mooi,het tweede stuk kende ik niet en was zeer de moeite waard.Stijle stukken,Over heuvelkammen en langzame afdalingen,niet stenig.Halfweg kwam ik weer op bekend terein en zo was het een mooie tocht.
Snel was ik niet onderweg,23,5 km in 3,5 uur.Dat is niet snel maar met 900 hoogtemeters okay.Men zegt ook wel dat 1000 Hm 1 uur extra lopen zijn.Maar toch,ik moet nog veel trainen om mijn doel te bereiken dit jaar.
Donnerstag, 25. Februar 2010
Freitag, 19. Februar 2010
First Newsletter Tor des Gèants
Heute kam der erste Newsletter ,gleich nachdem man sich einschreiben konnte.Schon mehr als 75 leute haben sich eingeschrieben,innerhalb 1 stunde !!
Greetings everyone,
it's now almost time for the definitive entries to open.
Those of you who sent in advance entries received the long-awaited DVD a few days ago – we hope it was to your liking – as well as the CD with all the technical files.
It's not often runners receive a 40 minute DVD before a race, but our intention was to provide everyone with a little foretaste of what running the Tor des Géants will be like.
Making the DVD you've just received was no easy task, with hours and hours of recordings to be watched, arranged into order, selected and put together; kilometres of GPS trails to assess, level differences to verify, maps to draw up, photos to be selected, the road book.....but at the end of the day, all this is designed to accompany you metre by metre right along every stage of this incredible adventure.
After seeing the pictures of the test edition, held from 13 to 20 September 2009, some of you may have wondered why the month of September was chosen for the Tor des Géants race.
We'd like to share with you the reasoning that led us to make this choice. First and foremost, we took into consideration the conditions of the paths runners would have to cover. We started checking out the route at the end of June, and we found that the winter snowfields had still not melted and that this would have made it difficult, if not impossible, because the snow was blocking the passage.
Secondly, we considered the different weather conditions likely in the various periods throughout the summer. In September, the weather is undoubtedly more stable, without the risk of the violent thunderstorms typical of the month of July, or the very high temperatures that can be reached during August in the areas at the bottom of the Valley.
Therefore, September appeared the most suitable choice from several points of view, even though, as you will no doubt have noticed on the DVD, the first snowfalls can be encountered at altitude. Cold weather and snow are possible even in July and August, but you should bear in mind that autumn snowfalls are generally short-lived, and the snow melts quickly because the ground is still warm. Having to step across the hard-packed snowfields from the winter is a different, riskier story.
Another consideration that led us to opt for September is the beauty of the landscape at the tail end of the summer, when the shades of autumn begin to colour the mountains. The days are certainly shorter, but dawn and dusk are uniquely beautiful in the brisk air typical of this period.
And finally, let's not forget that in September it is easier to find a place in the hotels and mountain huts, and that accommodation there also tends to be cheaper after the height of the summer season when there is a packed programme of events going on.
The Tor des Géants is an event that will involve the whole of the Valle d'Aosta region, and the availability of volunteers and associations is crucial to the success of the race and the safety of all those taking part.
Considering the above, and in particular the question of the weather conditions during the period, we feel it's important to repeat the indications regarding the clothing participants will need to tackle a week's running up and down the mountains of the Valle d'Aosta in the month of September, during a race that involves climbs and level differences that are more challenging than average and that takes you up beyond 3000 m a.s.l.
You've all read the rules, and you're all experienced trailers, so you know there are some pieces of clothing you should always have in your rucksack.
Obviously, no list of materials is ever completely exhaustive. We each have our own preferences as far as our gear is concerned, but we feel obliged to recommend that you bring a few very important items:
• Jacket: must be waterproof and windproof, and must have a hood.
• Fleece: this is compulsory
• Trousers: trousers must cover your legs until at least below the knee. Bring a pair of overtrousers which, like your jacket, must be windproof and waterproof.
• Hat: must be warm, and must cover your ears.
• Gloves: not just lightweight silk gloves, but also a pair of the type used for cross-country skiing.
• Buff: highly recommended.
For all changes you want to bring with you, when you're given your race number you'll also receive a large, numbered sports bag. You must use this for all changes, and we'll make sure it's available to you at the bases as you move on through the route.
Personal GPS
On the CD you received, you'll find all the gpx trails of the route. If you have your own GPS and intend to take it with you during the race with the trails loaded on it, you will find spare batteries at the bases. Remember, however, to take your own spare with you in case your battery runs out between one base and the next. As an alternative to batteries, which are so harmful to the environment, consider using mini solar panels you can attach to the top of your rucksack.
The route will be marked throughout with little yellow flags with a reflective strip and the initials TDG. The Alte Vie /Haute Route paths are generally all well marked with the classic yellow triangle 1 and 2. In the towns and villages, in addition to these signs, you will find signs and horizontal arrows drawn with yellow temporary paint
How to proceed with your entry
Entries open on 19 February at 9.00 a.m.. All those who have sent in advance entries will have time until 19 March inclusive to conform their participation by adding a 250€ fee to the deposit already paid.
When you completed the advance entry procedure, you were given a code ( 2010TDGP9.........................). You will need this code to access the full entry procedure. If you have lost it, please contact us by email at: info@tordesgeants.it
How to complete your entry
• on the home page of the website www.tordesgeants.it you will find a link that reads “confirm entry”. This will take you to a reserved area
• Key in the entry code you received by email
• this will take you to your personal file
• at the bottom of the page, click on “proceed with entry”
• you can now edit your personal file. Check the info. already inserted it and make any necessary changes
• at the bottom of the page, click on “accept declaration”. You can now complete the entry procedure by paying the required fee.
• at the end of the entry confirmation procedure, you will receive another confirmation email with a new code to access your personal area.
To complete your entry, remember to send (by fax, email or post) a medical certificate attesting to your fitness for competitive running and the liability release you can download from the “Entries” page.
This newsletter is the first in a series you will receive from time to time. You will receive official notification, through these newsletters, of any new developments, including any changes to the rules that might be necessary before the actual race. We therefore advise you to read the newsletters carefully.
Good luck with your training!
Greetings everyone,
it's now almost time for the definitive entries to open.
Those of you who sent in advance entries received the long-awaited DVD a few days ago – we hope it was to your liking – as well as the CD with all the technical files.
It's not often runners receive a 40 minute DVD before a race, but our intention was to provide everyone with a little foretaste of what running the Tor des Géants will be like.
Making the DVD you've just received was no easy task, with hours and hours of recordings to be watched, arranged into order, selected and put together; kilometres of GPS trails to assess, level differences to verify, maps to draw up, photos to be selected, the road book.....but at the end of the day, all this is designed to accompany you metre by metre right along every stage of this incredible adventure.
After seeing the pictures of the test edition, held from 13 to 20 September 2009, some of you may have wondered why the month of September was chosen for the Tor des Géants race.
We'd like to share with you the reasoning that led us to make this choice. First and foremost, we took into consideration the conditions of the paths runners would have to cover. We started checking out the route at the end of June, and we found that the winter snowfields had still not melted and that this would have made it difficult, if not impossible, because the snow was blocking the passage.
Secondly, we considered the different weather conditions likely in the various periods throughout the summer. In September, the weather is undoubtedly more stable, without the risk of the violent thunderstorms typical of the month of July, or the very high temperatures that can be reached during August in the areas at the bottom of the Valley.
Therefore, September appeared the most suitable choice from several points of view, even though, as you will no doubt have noticed on the DVD, the first snowfalls can be encountered at altitude. Cold weather and snow are possible even in July and August, but you should bear in mind that autumn snowfalls are generally short-lived, and the snow melts quickly because the ground is still warm. Having to step across the hard-packed snowfields from the winter is a different, riskier story.
Another consideration that led us to opt for September is the beauty of the landscape at the tail end of the summer, when the shades of autumn begin to colour the mountains. The days are certainly shorter, but dawn and dusk are uniquely beautiful in the brisk air typical of this period.
And finally, let's not forget that in September it is easier to find a place in the hotels and mountain huts, and that accommodation there also tends to be cheaper after the height of the summer season when there is a packed programme of events going on.
The Tor des Géants is an event that will involve the whole of the Valle d'Aosta region, and the availability of volunteers and associations is crucial to the success of the race and the safety of all those taking part.
Considering the above, and in particular the question of the weather conditions during the period, we feel it's important to repeat the indications regarding the clothing participants will need to tackle a week's running up and down the mountains of the Valle d'Aosta in the month of September, during a race that involves climbs and level differences that are more challenging than average and that takes you up beyond 3000 m a.s.l.
You've all read the rules, and you're all experienced trailers, so you know there are some pieces of clothing you should always have in your rucksack.
Obviously, no list of materials is ever completely exhaustive. We each have our own preferences as far as our gear is concerned, but we feel obliged to recommend that you bring a few very important items:
• Jacket: must be waterproof and windproof, and must have a hood.
• Fleece: this is compulsory
• Trousers: trousers must cover your legs until at least below the knee. Bring a pair of overtrousers which, like your jacket, must be windproof and waterproof.
• Hat: must be warm, and must cover your ears.
• Gloves: not just lightweight silk gloves, but also a pair of the type used for cross-country skiing.
• Buff: highly recommended.
For all changes you want to bring with you, when you're given your race number you'll also receive a large, numbered sports bag. You must use this for all changes, and we'll make sure it's available to you at the bases as you move on through the route.
Personal GPS
On the CD you received, you'll find all the gpx trails of the route. If you have your own GPS and intend to take it with you during the race with the trails loaded on it, you will find spare batteries at the bases. Remember, however, to take your own spare with you in case your battery runs out between one base and the next. As an alternative to batteries, which are so harmful to the environment, consider using mini solar panels you can attach to the top of your rucksack.
The route will be marked throughout with little yellow flags with a reflective strip and the initials TDG. The Alte Vie /Haute Route paths are generally all well marked with the classic yellow triangle 1 and 2. In the towns and villages, in addition to these signs, you will find signs and horizontal arrows drawn with yellow temporary paint
How to proceed with your entry
Entries open on 19 February at 9.00 a.m.. All those who have sent in advance entries will have time until 19 March inclusive to conform their participation by adding a 250€ fee to the deposit already paid.
When you completed the advance entry procedure, you were given a code ( 2010TDGP9.........................). You will need this code to access the full entry procedure. If you have lost it, please contact us by email at: info@tordesgeants.it
How to complete your entry
• on the home page of the website www.tordesgeants.it you will find a link that reads “confirm entry”. This will take you to a reserved area
• Key in the entry code you received by email
• this will take you to your personal file
• at the bottom of the page, click on “proceed with entry”
• you can now edit your personal file. Check the info. already inserted it and make any necessary changes
• at the bottom of the page, click on “accept declaration”. You can now complete the entry procedure by paying the required fee.
• at the end of the entry confirmation procedure, you will receive another confirmation email with a new code to access your personal area.
To complete your entry, remember to send (by fax, email or post) a medical certificate attesting to your fitness for competitive running and the liability release you can download from the “Entries” page.
This newsletter is the first in a series you will receive from time to time. You will receive official notification, through these newsletters, of any new developments, including any changes to the rules that might be necessary before the actual race. We therefore advise you to read the newsletters carefully.
Good luck with your training!
Einschreibung Tor des Gèants
Heute habe ich mich dann Offiziell angemeldet für den Tor des Gèants. War ganz einfach: nur den Rest vom Einschreibung gebühr überweisen und gut ist!
So einfach war es dann doch nicht. Habe mich also schwer damit getan ob ich mich anmelden soll oder nicht weil es doch sehr schwer ist und ich noch nicht weiter dann ein Marathon gelaufen bin. Überschätze ich mich nicht? Wie wird es mit meine Verletzungen gehen, die jetzt fast weg ist, aber vielleicht bei größere Belastungen wieder auftritt ? Kann ich 24000 Hm bewältigen in 150 Stunden? Und,wie trainiert man soetwas?Kann ich mit den selbst auf erlegten drück umgehen? Halte ich das psychisch auch durch? Und dann noch die praktische Fragen die noch nicht geklärt würden, wo schläft man, und was/wo bekommt man zu essen, Schlafsack selbst mittnehmen,…und und und.
Ich habe mich das sehr schöne Video verschiedene mahlen angesehen und habe beschlossen, wieder beschlossen, das ich da laufen möchte und die nächste 6 Monaten werde ich mich damit beschäftigen dieses Ziel zu erarbeiten mit Fleiß, Mut, Ruhe und Spaß. Ich kann nur gewinnen.
Ich sehr gespant wie ich mit dies alles umgehen werde, jetzt , in 1 Monat,3 ,4 Monaten ,aber auch in September!
Montag, 8. Februar 2010
Tor des Gèants
Heute bekam ich die DVD und CD für den "Trail Tor des Gèants",der in September stattfindet für das erste mal.Ich habe schon Wochen ungeduldig gewartet,weil es in Januar fertifg sein würde.Anfangs Februar war dan zu lesen das es mehr zeit brauchte.
Eine Gruppe leute,die COURMAYEUR TRAILERS haben dies organisiert.Die haben das sehr schön gemacht
Impressionant,sehr schön und liebevoll gemacht.Mann hat so ein eindrück was bevor steht und das ist nicht wenig.Mein ganses Jahr,habe ich hier für geplannt,Ferien..ja,alles.Die landschaft ist gewaltig,unberuhrt,Alpine Trail wegen,die hohe,..ein traum um das mit erleben zu dürfen.
Wie gesagt,ein video kam und ein CD mit darauf das Roadbook,gps filles,Photo's und die Landkarte von das Aostatal.
Ich hoffe das ich das hin bekomme,dann ist alles gut!Werde jetzt noch motivierter trainieren UND ruhe,weil das ist auch wichtig,sicher für meine Waden,weil die fühlen sich noch nicht 100% an.
Um alles etwas schöner zu machen ,hier ein par Photo's van die strecke gemacht durch die COURMAYEUR TRAILERS,weis nicht ob es erlaubt ist dies zu tun.Aber,..soviele leser habe ich nicht und sie können stolz sein.
Montag, 1. Februar 2010
On the Road again
Heute nach fast 3 Wochen wieder gelaufen. Ich hatte Angst, Angst dass es nicht gehen würde und es schmerzen würde. Nicht das ich angst für die schmerzen hätte, nein, es würde ein zeichen sein das ich noch immer verletzt sein würde. Das würde dann bedeuten das ich nicht laufen könnte.Ja, kompliciert!
30 Minuten war ich unterwegs und es hat sich angefühlt als ob meine Muskulatur nicht gut geölt war. Richtige Schmerzen hatte ich nicht.
Es war Wunderschön um in den Schnee zu laufen, die Luft war frisch und Sauber, alles Weis und Still. So laufe ich gerne, immer wieder.
30 Minuten war ich unterwegs und es hat sich angefühlt als ob meine Muskulatur nicht gut geölt war. Richtige Schmerzen hatte ich nicht.
Es war Wunderschön um in den Schnee zu laufen, die Luft war frisch und Sauber, alles Weis und Still. So laufe ich gerne, immer wieder.
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