I’ve been a terrible blogger lately, I do apologize, but my job has been requiring more time lately and blogging got squeezed out. I’ll try to catch up to your activities ASAP.
On Saturday morning I went for a 21K/13M medium distance run at around marathon pace. It was a good run other than being a little stiffer than normal. I think I skimped a bit on the stretching the last time I ran.
Yesterday (Sunday) I decided to head to the pool for some long neglected laps. It was almost a month since the last time I went, so at the end of my 1000 meters I was feeling it in my shoulders. On the positive side the swimming loosened up my legs quite nicely.
So this coming Saturday (Jan. 27) is my first 50K race for the year, well hopefully. The weather forecast is quite disturbing - the 16C/61F temperatures that we enjoyed last week will be replaced with sub-freezing temperatures and a good chance of snow. If we do indeed get the snow that is predicted then I may end up staying home, as our region of Germany is not prepared to keep the roads clean – it almost always ends up in chaos! But this is winter and I have a plan B programmed in, namely a 50K in March.
In any case I will be keeping a careful watch on the weather forecast this week and continue my tapering in anticipation of a race on Saturday. If it doesn’t work out then it is back to training as usual, my first marathon is coming up on March 11th.
Here's hoping the prediction is wrong! We're kind of like that here too - not so prepared for the snow and ice. They were sure getting the hang of it after a week or so though!
You are very consistent. Way to gut it out in the cold (and snow).