On Friday after work I ran a 19 km (12 mi) loop around the fields and woods in my area. I kept up a fair pace, around 5:35/km (9:00/mi), but this took more effort than normal. It was obvious for me that I wasn't yet recovered from my marathon the Sunday before. On Saturday evening I met my running club at 5:00 p.m. and ran a total of 12 km (7.5 mi). I stayed back with the mid-pack runners, who were running an easier pace, around 6:05/km (9:45/mi.).
On Sunday my legs were a bit tired, so I didn't do any running. My wife and I went to a trade fair where local merchants and professionals had set up stands to acquaint local residents of their services. We were able to talk to a local contractor about insulating our old house. Our house is a couple hundred years old, so requires special insulation techniques, thus will cost us dearly (sigh).
It is a strange feeling not having a big race on the calendar...I mean after training hard for almost 9 months and suddenly not having anything on the immediate horizon...I feel naked.
Tonight I want to meet some of my running club for a run, probably the normal 11 km (7 mi) loop. On Wednesday is the normal scheduled run from the running club and on Saturday a 10K race.
On Friday is a holiday in Germany, so I am looking for something special to do. My wife has already said she will probably need to work at least part of the day in order to finish a couple work projects before our vacation. I am hoping that I can interest my favorite running partner in a run on Friday morning. My first thought was to run a new trail that a friend told me about that runs up the back side of the mountain near the Heidelberg Castle, but I'm remaining flexible...
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