I guess its normal that training loads reduce a bit over the festive period, but I'm fairly disappointed with the amount I got done. Now I've returned from my travels I'm hoping I'll be able to pick things up again so I'm ready push for another half-marathon PB at the end of January.
Saturday 19th December - Rest Day
Had a rest to prepare for the next day's half-marathon and to recover from the previous night's celebration of the end of the semester.
Sunday 20th December - Aspe Half-Marathon
A new half-marathon for me, enjoyed it and got a new PB.
21.1km 4:21min/km 1:31:45
Monday 21st December - Swim 500m
Just a short swim to get the legs moving again after the half. It was at a slow pace, mainly due to my ongoing fight to get my goggles to stop leaking water.
Tuesday 22nd December - Rest Day
Wednesday 23rd December - Run 10km
My last run before departing for Christmas travels. It was fairly slow paced, I was still a bit lethargic after the half, but it was good to get round 10km and not to feel any aches or pains.
10.1km 4:27min/km 44:56
Thursday 24th December - Rest Day
Spent the morning packing and the afternoon travelling to Germany.
Friday 25th December - 7.3km Run
After watching my nephew Reuben open his presents, while his brother looked on almost oblivious to it all, I headed out for a run in the cold in Bielefeld. It seems now I wasn't just me that didn't fancy the cold, my GPS didn't seem to it much either:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/21565331
For the first couple of km's I was following the main road, and not wildly running off it, but it seems that like me the GPS just took a little time to get used to the cold. Once I got going is was a good run, although it was a bit frustrating at times to constantly looking out for ice. Given the wild GPS points the distance measurement isn't too reliable, judging by the pace of my next couple of runs in the cold I guess it was about 4:30 pace.
7.3km 4:12min/km 30:32
Saturday 26th December - Rest Day
I say a rest day, playing with Reuben burned up a whole load of energy. Going out for a run wouldn't have been a good idea, I was still digesting the huge and delicious Christmas meal from the day before.
Sunday 27th December - 11.2km Run
I went out slowly for a longish run, it wasn't as long as it could have been, but I had to get back to play with all the toys!
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/21565316
11.2km 4:57min/km 55:17
Monday 28th December - 9.4km Run
I fell upon a nice lap that kept me away from the town centre, it was longer than I wanted to do at the time, but in hindsight it was good to do so much as I ended up not training for the next few days.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/21565306
9.4km 4:32min/km 42:28
Tuesday 29th December to Friday 1st January - Rest Days
I travelled east to Berlin and found it to be a good deal colder than Bielefeld but I still had the intention of going out to do a couple of runs while I was there. When I arrived it was cold and icy, but all the pavements were well gritted so it seemed fine to run, but on my first night the snow came and it never really stopped while I was there. I wouldn't normally rule out running in snow, but I was having plenty of trouble staying on my feet walking in the streets near my hotel so I thought I wouldn't take the risk of injuring myself by pushing things.
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