Training Log Archive: Gswede

I had to split this into a double because for some reason I only slept about 2.5 hours the night before. Not fun. First I went up to Onil to run with Antonio. Great lunch with him and his LARGE family. Then back home, nap time. Then out for a run. I felt pretty good all things considered.

A decent out-and-back run from Alicante. I felt really good on the way out despite wearing a camelback filled with 2 liters of water. On the way back in I felt good on the downhill and then my legs just ran out of gas. I was at 27k and I felt like I needed to sit down and take a nap. I tried doing a 5k pick-up towards the end. It just wasn´t happening. Not sure but I think the sun was really getting to me. When I stopped at 27k I wanted to find some shade so badly but there was none. I thought I started early too.

Climb up Santa Barbara's again. The tourists at the top were giving me weird stares as I passed them. Perhaps they were in awe, more likely they were wondering how so much sweat can come from one person.

Workout on the trails near the military base. This workout was particularly challenging. I`m not completely sure why. It feels like I`ve lost foot speed. The dirt road was also somewhat rough. Difficult to really move my feet on it. Workout was 10x1k @10k pace with 1:30 recovery jog.

Climb up Santa Barbara's castle and then some add-ons around town. Nice to explore.

A slow easy run with Juanma and his brother in the hills next to Villena. The trail they brought me on was a difficult one! But we climbed up to a view that they call "Mirador del Tuareg", or "Tuareg's Lookout". Very nice.