Training Log Archive: Torino

Run in Bern through Dählhölzli woods up along Aare to Muribad and along the river back. It was amazing to see this fairly big river (like the Arkansas in Canon City, appr. 15 m across) to have risen by over a foot (ca 40 cm) overnight! I had run last night, and today over lunch. Incredible again the amount it must have rained and snowed in the mountains.

Note: slept 11 hours!! :-)

C • Ahhh, but has it frozen ove... 2

Do a quick run in Bern late afternoon, the same route as last Sunday. The first time since getting back, I feel stronger again. Maybe, the rest was good, after all?

Should I have put down 6 hours of being Santa's helper yesterday as training?? ;-) It was quite hard work, hauling his heavy bag and handing out tangerines and nuts and chocolates and standing, smiling for countless cameras from Japanese, Thailandese, Indians, etc. Also visited the hospital and had kids in the hotel kitchen baking goodies.

Well, I'm too tired today and definitely NOT motivated to head out into this grey, coldish and wet weather for a run. :-(

Teaching Yoga feels good again as i haven't stretched or done anything of that sorts while on vacation. And my muscles and connective tissues just respond so well to the slow intense stretch of yoga.

Today, I will also "play" the companion of Santa Claus in the hotel and the hospital all afternoon and evening. December 6th is Santa Claus' Day in Switzerland, Germany, Holland and other countries. He visits kids all over with his companion and his donkey and brings nuts, tangerines and chocolate. I am substituting for somebody who cannot be this companion. I am curious, somewhat ambivalent about it, but we'll see.

Sunshine at last!! Go for a lunch run and feel like a turtle :-(. Run Gnome-Sheeptrail and saw no gnome but 3 Chamois (Gämse) with a little one and saw the sheep :-).

C • She's Back!!! 1

Nice evening, nordic walking to Heimwehflueh and up Abendberg and back, of course, leading my group.

Teach the 2 classes with core strength and have sore stomach muscles from it ;-).