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Renfo muscu adaptée 🤕

Puh das war hart!  DM Crosslauf P61

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Cross cross cross

Official time: 3h20'49"
- 2 energy balls
- A handful of Haribo
- 0.5 L electrolyte, 0.5 L iso
- Refilled water at 8k and 20k, 0.5L each at the spring⛲ I found.
- 3  🚻 breaks.

No need anymore to say why I run FKTs I think.
Gernsbacher Runde stands on the top of my FKT list since a long time. I already wanted to run this hiking track in the northern Black Forest since last Christmas, but I was not prepared and the weather was too bad. Today all conditions were perfect to run fast.
So it seems that the "Premium" seal means that the hiking track is optimal for families with kids or oldies. More than 90% of the track are on large forest paths. And there were not so many highlights I would say. But it is often like this for hiking tracks. For sure you often have nice views so it's for sure a beautiful panorama track - but with too few single trails for me. It explains also why I ran that fast. Don't get me wrong but this for sure a wonderful hiking track but it has not the character of me a trail running adventure.
If I could put a critic on that track I would say:
- 2 times I had to cross multiple-lane roads without any zebra or light... this for me is a no-go. 
- from my point of view are some markings not intelligently placed on the track.
I started quite fast. I always start fast 😄 and tried to hold that pace. I felt not so good on the 20-28k section and the last 10 k were horrible. I thought I could speed up on the downhill but I was so empty and had no energy anymore. It was only about survival to arrive safe without any twisted ankle. Nevertheless, somehow, I managed to get the 👑 on the last downhill.🤟
Last 2k on street were awful!🤦🏻‍♂️
At the end I am very happy with my performance even though there is still some room for improvement. Now I know how fit I am to prepare the (hopefully) upcoming races. I am grateful for Sophie and Emil who shared that beautiful trip with me.🥰

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Pierre-Emmanuel Alexandre

Season opener: FKT Gernsbacher Runde 🏞️🤟

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Test - 1-2-1-2- acceptable

Renfo muscu adaptée 🤕

Puh das war hart! DM Crosslauf P61

Warm up ⚔️

Cross cross cross

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