Training Log Archive: Torino

Ran the "Frauenlauf" (women's race) with 16'000 others despite my hamstring pull (partial tear) and glad I could finish and jog all the way. But it wasn't pretty as I just couldn't push, the muscles didn't give it back to me. Quite frustrating. But now, it doesn't feel any worse than yesterday, just need a lot more patience with it. :'-/). Still happy to be part of it on my old "home turf" around the place we lived in Bern and that I have now that T-Shirt, too.
Only the first km going slightly downhill was fine, then the constant little uphills were too much for me at this point, and I just could jog, still "fighting", but more was not possible.
Looming rain the whole time but had only sprinkles and the temps were perfect.

I was looking for an easy bike ride before the running race I had planned and signed-up to do on Sunday. It was a beautiful day full of sunshine for a change!

Started out with Urs, but after about an hour, he wanted to get back after we ate our sandwiches along the Zihl. Continued to Le Landeron and turned, going back higher through the vineyards to above Cressier (2 very pretty medieval towns) and keeping on climbing. After another rainy morning and lots and lots of rain the last few days (with flooding in parts), it finally dried out a bit and the sun was very welcoming. On the way back through the woods, the forest roads were again very muddy, so my clean bike looked as bad as last Monday before I had washed it.
Long ride but a lot of it on paved roads and whenever I was in traffic, I really pushed the pace. Felt good.

Yoga class. At the beginning I could barely sit on the map but with the slow stretches, it loosened up considerably. Super!

Started out with a friend on a (finally) sunny day from her house in La Chaux-de-Fonds, and we were both looking forward to the biking (she is much stronger than I) and some chatting in beautiful areas. Then, after about 4 km, she went down a steep, short trail not seeing that it was more like a step onto the road and fell. I reassessed the situation and how she was (very pale, holding her hand), and looking at her forearm and wrist, I was sure something was broken, dislocated or all of that. I immediately called her partner/husband to come and pick her up. They left, she was in big pain and shaking.
So, I felt horrible, of course, what should I do now? I didn't bring a map (!) nor my I-phone but from her description, I knew a little what she had planned. Going back would not serve anybody and just waiting with them for news at a hospital or Dr. seemed pointless.
And I continued, first really shook up and slowly and once I reached the hilltop and crest I was going to follow, I felt better and better. I followed the forest road through meadows with cows and once alongside a little herd of horses (7-9) with 3 foals, one of them very shaky on its legs and eyeing me suspiciously. This was so much fun, I talked to them and eventually they let me pass.
I love that area of "Communal" which I have known from cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. Because the woods are still fully soaked with water and mud, I stayed on a paved road to Grand Sommartel (where Matti and Lena's baptism will take place in 2 weeks. From there I turned right and was searching for a trail to stay high going to "Entre Monts" but dropped too far twds Le Locle on a muddy, rocky and awful trails. Having Veronique's incident still very present in my mind, I took no chances and walked a lot as I didn't want to fall out in nowhere's land with no I-phone nor map. Eventually, made it back to their place and I was so glad that they were back home. Verdict: broken radius and surgery tomorrow with fixating it with a plate.
The route was just wonderful on a sunny day, and so much more could be done once the trails dry out a little. Today, was at a slower pace and did not push at all.