Recovery run | 9 days out - NN Marathon Rotterdam 2025

Hi all, welcome back!

In 9 days I will run the NN Marathon Rotterdam 2025. On my hive blog I will keep you up to date about my journey towards breaking my marathon pr.

The day before the marathon, there will be kidsruns of 2 different distances. Here young kids (last year youngest participant was 2 y.o.) can participate alone (in competetion) or with a parent as a coach to run along (for fun). Like last year my kids are participating and this year I will run alongside my youngest daughter!

Today I did a short recovery run before my work days starts

As intended the run was easy as not to increase my exercise load too much.

Tomorrow I will take a full resting day so I can do one last longer/ mid distance run on Sunday.

Tonight I will work on my nutrition plan for the last week before - race day aswell as after the race to speed up recovery.

For the last taper week the nutrition should focus on carb loading and drinking more (water). But loading to fast will just let you carry extra weight.

For the race itself you will need a plan that helps you take the right food at the right time. I will be taking salt tabs, gels and gels with caffeine with me. When to take them will be a puzzle between my speed and the aid stations (as those provide drinks).

With regards to recovery I need to consider both how to get it (as I asked my family to support me somewhere else on the route other than the finish as there are over 500k people). Aswell what to take.

Fun days of puzzling aheah!

Happy running