stats of the week: run 27 km, cycled 175 km
A week with some sunshine on the island of Majorca made a pleasant break in December. Cycling the hills didn't feel easy but at least I completed the 4,000 km barrier for 2023. More and more I miss power in my legs. Now I clock 5 minutes more for the 4.5 km ascent to Galilea compared to my personal best of 19:30 years ago.
photos: The coastal road from Andratx to Banyalbufar is a tough route but makes up for it with great views.
stats of the week: run 15 km, cycled 95 km
stats of the previous week: run 37 km, indoor cycled 33 km, gym 1.5 h
The christmas run in my home town Witten was a lonesome fight with 8 somewhat boring laps in the city. However, the result was not too bad at an average speed of 5:18 min/k on this not really fast route. Only 55 participants took on the 9.6 k race and I was the only one in my age group. As always it was good to meet fellow runners and have fun.
I hope to complete 1,400 km till end of the year what will be best since 4 years. Cycling will sum up to only 4,000 km what is less than last 3 years.
stats of the week: run 24 km, cycled 32 km, gym 6 h
The Nikolauslauf showed unexpected improvement. With the help of fellow H. whom I had an entertaining fight with, I finished the 9.6 K race after 49:40 which is roughly 1 minute faster than 2 weeks before. I lost the final sprint against H. to end at 4th place in my age group but still felt very happy with my performance. However, 4 days later I still seem to be exhausted and have doubts to be fit for next Sunday's local 10 K race.
