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Saturday Jan 14, 2017 #
8 AM
Running intervals (Abu Dhabi) 44:36 [4] 8.5 km (5:15 / km)
shoes: Kayano 23
Fresh off the overnight flight from Paris to Abu Dhabi, which took just under 6 hours so not much in the way of sleep. Hotel room wasn't ready (hardly surprising at 7.30am :-)) and so decided to head out for a run rather than just hang around the hotel lobby. Not many options out here on Yas Island so a very boring out and back route. Spiced it up with a set of intervals on the way back - the first for 2017, and the first for a few weeks. Did 1-2-3-2-1-2-1 min H with 1 min jog between each. Felt very heavy and slow but managed a decent pace nonetheless (around 4.10-4.15/km, with a couple of faster intervals thrown in at the end), a bit surprising given the lack of speed work recently.
Followed up with a session in the hotel gym (room still wasn't ready) lifting a few weights and stretching. Then had a nice session in the sauna. Room finally ready and so had a chance to relax a little before heading off to the meeting (which is the purpose of the weekend trip to Abu Dhabi).
Saw quite a few triathletes out on the bike. Looks like Abu Dhabi wouuld be a great place to train for the bike - lovely wide roads, not many cars - at least in the "winter" months (23 deg during the run - very pleasant, esp after cold Paris).
Followed up with a session in the hotel gym (room still wasn't ready) lifting a few weights and stretching. Then had a nice session in the sauna. Room finally ready and so had a chance to relax a little before heading off to the meeting (which is the purpose of the weekend trip to Abu Dhabi).
Saw quite a few triathletes out on the bike. Looks like Abu Dhabi wouuld be a great place to train for the bike - lovely wide roads, not many cars - at least in the "winter" months (23 deg during the run - very pleasant, esp after cold Paris).