Back to the hills. Challenging route but worth it for the amazing views. The mornings are wonderful because there’s often a light mist at the foot of the hills. Reminds me of Africa (which, thinking about it is probably not much more than 20 miles away as the crow
What a wonderful start to the day. Beautiful blue sky, fresh breeze and a couple of hills. The view from the bridge of Rio Guadiaro was lovely this morning. The water flat and still, a gentle mist at the foot of the mountains in the distance. Loved it. Great to
Oddly, this one felt stronger and faster than it actually was. I’m not sure if that’s a good sign or bad! It‘s a very suburban run along the palm tree-lined, wide avenue of Paseo del Parque, past stunning houses. It has a couple of climbs but is
First 2024 target hit today: VO2Max - 47 (Yay!). I aim to get this to 52 during the year. Pretty good running conditions today. Watch said 15 degrees, but it felt a little cooler than that. The moody sky had completely cleared to a wonderful blue by the time I
A “step back” week, this week. (At least that’s what I’m telling myself!) Actually, although I had been building the miles over the previous four weeks, it wasn’t a planned step back for recovery. It was really a result of two things: Time: or lack of it,