Training Log Archive: Torino

In the US: spending the weekend in North Carolina despite hurricane Florence. But in Asheville, the threat was not that great as only some rain was expected. So, on Saturday I did a small run down from their house (estate) to the main road and back. But as I turned back I took the wrong road, as everything looks the same and is wooded for most parts, so it took me a long time to realise that I went wrong. I felt quite bad all the time, my legs hurt, muscles and bones (feeling the low pressure from the hurricane?), so I didn't know for a moment what to do as I felt incapable returning on my own as I had no reception on my phone. So I told myself, not to think and just jog down back the road and take the right one and get myself back to "our" place.

Hike with Urs along the coast on the south side of the West peninsula to a little and very famous restaurant with outstanding cakes. Refreshed, we happily hiked back, but saw no puffins (I guess it was not the season to see any as they spend the days in the water and only come to the cliffs at night to sleep.

Near Gründarfjord in a very nice cottage. Really wanted to go for a run or something. Went up from a the cottage to a high plateau then contemplated the peaks around and started climbing the scree and moss on one. It was very steep and needed my full attention not to lose my balance. But was up quickly (I thought) and on top with a view over fjord and out to sea towards Greenland ;-)).
Was worried how to get back down, the front side was out as remembered steep scree and some cliffs, so opted to climb the next higher one and slowly work my way along the scree slope to the creek bed that wound its way down to where I had started the climb. Sometimes, it was smooth jogging on moss the lots of rocks and pebbles made it more difficult and slow. But I made it back in the end.