Training Log Archive: Torino

Rest day to get ready for tomorrow's big climb.
Stay on the beach a bit in the afternoon and nap and swim. It is much calmer now and easier to swim.

After a lunch break with sandwiches on our terrace in the sunshine, we headed down late afternoon and I swam again in the coldish sweet^water pool. Again, no soul in the water after 6 pm and swimming into the sunset.

I have developed an infection around my right big toe, that is around the nailbed. It itches and is inflammed and red. Doesn't look good. I'm cooling off the foot/toe in cold water in the bath tub several times as I don't have the right cream with me and most shops or doctors are closed because it's Sunday.

I was SO tired after the hike but Urs urged me to go try the beach with the balck sand and the Atlantic. It was great, the water a little whipped up by the wind, but turning back in, the crawling went just fine with the wind behind me. It felt wonderful to be yet back again in salt water.

Climbing Roque el Condo like we did 2 years ago. Fun again and quite an interesting climb.

Coming back down, I don't know where Garmin got thos 471 m climb here.

Swimming after hours in an empty pool, this time the coldish sweetwater pool which is so large with an island in the middle. Watching the sunset and moving my tired legs and cooking them a little, too. Felt like heaven to swim alone in such beauty.

In Teneriffe and doing "our" early morning jog before breakfast. This year we seem to have wonderful weather and so warm! Did the loop as always, only the pavement hurt my back a bit as I haven't been used to it.
Again, beautiful scenery along the Atlantic with withwashed houses and tall cacti and lots of blooming bougainvillae and more. All under a deep blue sky. Life is good.

We went up near the Volcano Teide on about 1500 m and did a loop around another volcano that blew in 1909 and lots of jagged lava is everywhere. Luckily they did a nice trail through the light green coniferous woods until going through the lava only for about 500 m. A beautiful loop to get started and aclimated again
(the climb it indicates is not at all accurate, more like 180 m climb)

A quick jog running home in the dark. Goes quite well.