Training Log Archive: AC

Rome. Good run, although it took a few km to get going as I was so full of pasta and gelato from the last few days. But settled down into a hard run. Went from the hotel out to Villa Borghese and the surrounding park (there is an O-map but couldn't print it out from Route Gadget. Ran hard up charged the hills and steps. Felt good. L knee sore afterwards.

Restless night's sleep and woke up early, so decided to go for a ride. Nice morning for it, bit cloudy but warm enough. Just did a lap of the Bois. Felt fine.

Double training today! Decided to take advantage of the sudden arrival of summer - up to 26 deg today - and headed out to the forest at Vill d'Avray for a bit of terrain training. Traffic a nightmare so a 15 min trip took 40 mins. But a good run in the end. But traffic still bad coming back home and so took nearly 2 hours round trip to do a 46 min run! Won't do this very often - may be better off doing it early in the morning and try and miss the morning traffic.

At long last, some sunshine! Lovely warm day and slightly humid. Good solid run with Jon and Mike down to the Seine and back through the Bois. Good pace

Pissing rain but a good run nonetheless. Tried a hill near the Grand Cascade in the Bois that I had been thinking might be a useful hill for interval work. Just under 200m long with a steady but not steep incline. Did 8 of these (@ 47-48 secs) with a jog back down (@1.25-1.30). Felt pretty easy, which suggests the hill wasn't that hard or that I am fitter than I thought. I suspect the former explanation is more accurate :-). Very enjoyable run in the wet.