stats of the week: run 6 km, cycled 140 km, gym 1.5 h
stats of the previous week: run 60 km, cycled 31 km, gym 1.5 h
The London streak continues! But that’s about the only positive thing. The quietly hoped-for miracle didn’t happen - things unfolded just as they had to. Alternating between running 3 km and walking 300 m worked until kilometer 28, and then nothing worked anymore. Or rather, only walking was possible. And that continued consistently all the way to the finish. The nutrition strategy didn’t work out either. My mouth was, as always, dried out, and eating became nearly impossible. Three sips of beer from spectators on the sidelines helped me get through. That made for a total time of 5 hours and 20 minutes. The streak is alive - this was number 26. But for next year, the question mark has grown even bigger.
Photo: Interair runners before they made their way to the start
There was one positive outcome after all. Following this quasi-training run, there was no sign of sore muscles, and nothing stood in the way of the first cycling event of the year the following Sunday. Only the weather was against us - but it couldn’t stop us. The Piccolo Fondo Provence Occitane greeted us right at the start with 30 minutes of heavy rain, but we still made it to the finish line happily - as the last of only 55 participants on the short 53 km route.
Ready for the rain at Cornillon, Provence Occitane:
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