Training Log Archive: AC

Back in Paris and headed out for a tired and slow run in the rain. Heaps of runners out on a Sunday morning, which is typical for this time of year as everyone gears up for the Paris half-Marathon and marathon in the next few months. Hamstrings very tight. Need to stretch more....

Took advice from a local runner to head to the Rocky Creek valley where there was supposed to be a nice trail in secluded forest. But it must have been elsewhere in the valley as I wound up on a bike path next to a major busy road. It was fine though and took in a few new sights (Kennedy Center, Jefferson Memorial). Went longer than I meant to, mostly because I couldn't find an easy way back from the Jefferson Memorial to the Mall - confronted by a mass of flyovers and roads with no obvious way through. So took a longe route back to the hotel and was pretty tired by the time I arrived. Not quite what I had in mind and not ideal preparation for a full day of meetings! But it meant I slept really well on the overnight flight back to Paris later that day. This is a brutal flight as it it is only 6 1/2 hours so very little time to get settled and have a sleep. But managed to grab 4 hours nonetheless, aided by being very tired from the run!

In Washington DC for work. Time zone difference works really well here for running. Was wide awake at 3.30am and did some work before heading out for a nice pre-dawn run around some of the DC monuments. Very cold (-7 degrees) but clear and still. Lovely running conditions. A surprising number of runners out and about at that hour of the day, about half of whom were female.

Snuck in a morning run before heading to the airport for a flight. Very dark, wet, cold and windy. Not pleasant conditions at all, but plodded along okay. Felt virtuous afterwards.

Very wet, cold and windy today, and had a very enjoyable run despite of the conditions. Good character-building outing!