20K and 50 days left

stats of the week: run 35 km, cycled 174 km, gym 1 h
stats of the previous week: run 35 km, cycled 113 km

50 days to London. I thought about setting up a training schedule and suddenly recognized that there is not much time left to build up long runs. At least I was able to finish a hilly 20K race in 1:54 hours, just 3 minutes behind my time 4 years ago. That makes a good start and gives some hope.

Plans are set up for the second leg of my German border bike tour starting next Wednesday. Accommodation is already booked for 10 days so I will have to finish all the daily stages. Longest one has 140 km.

2 months time for longer runs

stats of the week: run 18 km, cycled 37 km, hiked 7 km
stats of the previous week: run 32 km, hiked 19 km

Our final week in France was too hot to be out for longish cycle tours. Early runs and high level walks were the only options. Finally we decided to escape to Germany one week earlier than planned.

Just 2 months to go to London Marathon. Time to be ready for longer runs. I am up to 15 K now and have entered a 20 K race for next weekend. This is thought to make up for the cancelled Ventoux race but of course I am still disappointed to have missed this extraordinary event. The result list shows that a 80-year-old lady and two M80 men were able to finish the climb so I hope I can catch up on it next year or sometime.

My running schedule will be interrupted for 10 days of cycling. The second part of my German border tour is scheduled to start on August 17th and will lead me from Kiel to Chemnitz.