http://www.marathonscene.com Running better marathons. The website from Erik Hass Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:21:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the permanent return to Germany last Friday I ended another part of my life. I can say that it was the best part of my life so far. Way too many things to write them down here in such a blog. So let's keep it simple and say that ... http://www.marathonscene.com/erik/blog/finishing-another-chapter/ After a tough car journey from my home town Zwickau to Jyväskylä, Finland greeted me with best winter conditions of -15°C. Some facts and st6ories of my journey: -started in Zwickau Sunday at 17.00 -couldn't sleep on the way to Stockholm because the car got cold after 20minutes -saw some fatal icy roads ... http://www.marathonscene.com/erik/blog/where-the-air-is-fresher/ Last weeks have been pretty busy, even though the training load and volume was not that high. I'm working on some new projects and the progress was not as fast as expected. However, now I made some steps and it's only a matter of time. The biggest project was to ... http://www.marathonscene.com/erik/blog/travelling-february-2010/ German 3000m steeple champion Antje Möldner will not be able to compete in 2010. That also means she will not participate in the European Championships in Barcelona. Möldner has a lymphoid cells disorder which requires long-term treatment. Her return to training will most probably be in November 2010. The German ... http://www.marathonscene.com/germany/news/antje-moldner-to-miss-complete-season-2010/ Another week with mixed feelings passed. Until mid-week everything was fine, but when more snow hit my home region on Wednesday the joy was completely gone. Because of the slippery, uneven conditions I got some blisters on my toes and my ankles got inflamed. Additionally our stove was broken from ... http://www.marathonscene.com/erik/blog/round-up-week-6-2010/ First part of the week was once again difficult to run. However, towards the end of the week about 60-70% of my runs were ice-free, so I could add some medium stuff every now and then. The body is getting used to 25K/day and except for some smaller issues I ... http://www.marathonscene.com/erik/blog/round-up-week-5-2010/ It took Thomas Dold 10 minutes and 16 seconds to earn his record-tying fifth consecutive win in the Empire State Building Run-Up to the top of New York's tallest building. Grimacing as he lunged across the finish line on the 86th floor observation deck, the 25-year-old from Stuttgart (Germany) beat fellow ... http://www.marathonscene.com/germany/news/thomas-dold-remains-king-of-the-stairs-with-5th-victory-in-empire-state-building-run-201/ Todays indoor athletics meeting will be broadcasted live on Eurosport from 19.10-21.00 (CET-central european time). A live online coverage can be found here. Six olympic champions will compete in Düsseldorf; Dayron Robles, Allen Johnson, Tomasz Majewski, Chandra Sturrup, Yuriy Borzakovsky and Dwight Phillips will face strong fields. http://www.marathonscene.com/germany/news/international-psd-bank-meeting-dusseldorf-2010-live-stream/ Mileage is back up where it should be (just over 170km) but sometimes the winter conditions really suck! No use to do faster stuff on the slippery roads and forest trails. Last weeks training: Mo: AM: 60min easy, PM: 45min easy Tu: AM: 70min easy, PM: 40min easy We: AM: 95min easy, PM: 45min ... http://www.marathonscene.com/erik/blog/round-up-week-4-2010/ Last weeks training: Mo: AM: 45min easy, PM: 40min easy Tu: AM: 45min easy, PM: 60min easy We: AM: 65min easy, PM: 40min easy Th: AM: 65min easy, PM: 40min easy Fr: AM: 65min easy , PM: 50min easy + 70min indoor soccer Sa: AM: 65min easy, PM: 40min medium-easy Su: AM: 25min easy, PM: 65min easy http://www.marathonscene.com/erik/blog/round-up-week-3-2010/