Increased mileage

stats of the week: run 43 km, hiked 16 km
stats of the previous week: run 19 km, cycled 38 km, hiked 10 km, gym 1.5 h
stats of the week before: run 18 km, cycled 116 km, hiked 5 km, gym 3 h
stats of the week before: run 12 km, cycled 220 km, hiked 8 km, gym 1.5 h

Back home in Germany I still feel not yet having reached my spring performance. May be my Covid infection from early May has still some impact. However, I was able to ride up to Mt Ventoux for the 15th time, and this time it was the tough ascent from Bedoin.

A family week at the Dutch coastline offered perfect flat routes to increase my mileage so I hope to find back to a proper pace.

Fight to finish

stats of the week: run 12 km, cycled 220 km, hiked 8 km, gym 1.5 h
stats of the previous week: run 47 km, cycled 38 km, hiked 13 km, gym 1.5 h

My double start at the Traversée des Dentelles race at Gigondas was successful on Saturday and - as expected - painful on Sunday. Saturday eve I was happy to guide C. to an age group victory on the very hilly 5K race. Our average pace was 8:40 min/km due to 200 meters of ascent to climb within the first 3 kilometers. However it was fun and it was a success. There were just 2 ladies older than 65 and the other finished 2.5 minutes later. 

Next morning my legs felt slightly tired just after the first few steps. I was not sure to finish the 21 km with 600 tough meters of ascent but I walked a lot like most others and I still had to fight. Happily I finished after 2:29 h placed 4 th in my age group. Imagine the fastest 70-year-old was half an hour in front of me!