Bolsena Lake and another virtual 5K

The workouts are useful and nice because we stay healthy and fit and we enjoy the scenic routes. However I miss the competitions and the beautiful days spent in the towns where the running races are organized.

For this reason I made the decision to participate in a virtual 5k Parkrun every Saturday. 

After 2 virtual races run near my hometown, yesterday I have run 5k by the Bolsena lake in Capodimonte.

I think that in the near future I will have to skip some virtual 5K to recover (Stefano is getting older).

This was my 3rd one in a row (I mean on saturday) and every time I am slower.

I ran the 1st in 26:36, the 2nd in 26:53 and the 3rd (yesterday) in 26:59.

Are you participating in any virtual run? Which is your favorite distance in this kind of race?

Running update

Running update. As I wrote on my last post, in Italy all the races have been cancelled or postponed. Of course I am sorry for this situation about the races but the pain for the victims of the covid, for the sick and for those who have lost their job is more and more. 

Now the only way to compete are the virtual races. This kind of event is nice because is a valid opportunity to keep in touch with other runners and where I can improve my speed. Moreover, most of them are organized for social causes and in this period it's very important.

The speed of the past is .... in the past... but I would like to try to finish the 5k in 25:00 and the 10k in 51:00. I know it's difficult.

Now I am working on the 5k, running a virtual race every Saturday. I have found a route through a residential area close to my city. The location is perfect: no crowded and with a beautiful landscape (green country and sea).

After long time running around the garden now it's not easy, for me, to push again on an ondulate paths but .... I am on the road again.

In 2 weeks I have run 2 virtual 5k that I finished in 26:36 (last Saturday) and 26:53 (this morning). Slow again but I hope to improve.

A nice surprise. Reading the facebook pages of the local communities I have found the photo of my first race in September 1985 (I am in the second row wearing a black shirt). At that time running was not a popular sport: as you can see we were only 29 of us.

In my garden. defending the borders:

HAVE A GOOD SUNDAY - STAY SAFE!

Virtual Parkrun

Because of covid19 in Italy all the running races were canceled and until last week we could only train at home or in the garden. Now things have changed a little and we can also run on the streets so I decided to participate in a 5 km virtual race organized in the USA. This morning at 08.00 a.m. I went 8 km far from home to a place where I could fully respect the social distancing and I did the test. I was no longer used to it and I struggled, but I am happy.