The Road To Athens - Finally, It Snowed!

And what a snow that is! Because it's still snowing now and the forecast say it will keep snowing for at least another 3 days.

To be honest, I felt so good about the whole snow thing, I enjoyed it so much, that I didn't even realize when 9km went. I did 6 complete laps of Cismigiu (1.4km each), plus a few detours to make it a total of 9km. Pace was a tad over 7min/km (very slow, it was slippery) and heart rate average at 156bpm. HR was higher than normal, by about 11bpm, but that's totally acceptable given the high humidity and the cold (temperature was minus 3 degrees Celsius).

I used different shoes, a pair that I normally run in at mountain marathons, a bit heavier but with much better adherence. Turned out the sole was a bit larger (and harder) than I was expecting, so I hit myself in the left foot with the right sole at least five times. At home I realized I even had a small bruise. Oh, well, it happens.

If the snow keeps falling down, we're gonna have a very interesting weekend. I plan to have at least one long run on Saturday or Sunday, and with that I'll call the "recovery stage" over. From Monday we'll switch to the normal training, which usually involves banking around 50km each week.

I still ponder the idea of having one long run, in the 50-70km range before January ends. I think it will be good for the buildup, but I still don't know how fit I am. My HR is still not under 145, which will be a good indicator of optimum aerobic level. If I get to have a consistent strike of at least 3 moderate runs (8 - 12km each) with HR at 145, then I'll go for it.

2017 summary:
Total runs: 3
Total distance: 23km

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