Stung by a tick

Running update - Following my consolidated routine also last week I have run every other day at 06:30 a.m.

Tuesday: 10 km;

Thursday: 11,7 km;

Saturday: 9,5 km.

Upcoming races - No races in July for 2 reasons:

1 - Rome (only 1 hour driving from my hometown) is full of running events but it’s difficult to find a parking near the start and there are many restrictions for the car traffic;

2 - In summer I don’t enter races when the start is later than 08:00 a.m.

That said, the next possible events will be in august with the start in evening. My favorite is on aug. 16: Sovana - Sorano: 9,6 km between 2 ancient hamlets in Tuscany.

Stung by a tick - Yesterday while I was in the garden to take pictures of sunflowers I was stung on my back by a tick (see pictures below); however I didn’t kill the bug. At the moment I don’t have any problem but I know that possible symptoms could appear after 4 days.

… and today a relaxing lunch on the hills eating local food!

Have you ever had problems with the bugs?

Running - Grandsons

Running update - After 10 days of stop due to the inflammation of the prostate, at last I can come back to follow my usual routine: running every other day. I only have 2 goals: more than 10 km every workout and not less than one race per month. 

Here summer is already come, the heat is terrible and the humidity is high so I run at 06:30 a.m. Now I have a doubt: next race is Sunday but the start is at 10:30 a.m. so I am not sure to participate even if the distance is short (only 5,3 km) however the place, Canale Monterano, is a little beautiful hamlet.

Weekly Run Down:

Monday: 8,7 km;

Wednesday: 9,7 km;

Friday: 10 km;

Sunday 10,7 km.

A jump in the past: running memories in June.

2003 - Civitavecchia

2012 - Rome

2017 - Civitavecchia

Grandchildren - I have 4 grandsons and I taught them to love animals. Here is Alessandro, the youngest (2 y.o.) while looking at the ants:

and this is Gabriele (7 y.o.) who got the green belt 2 days ago:

It's hot, I cannot wait for another rainy day!!!!

Are you waiting for a rainy day or do you prefer sunny days?

Coming back to life

Running again - After 10 days of stop and treatment with antibiotics, at last this morning I came back to run even if slowly and for only 8,7 km (5,4 ml). 

Part of the route:

However the treatments are not finished because I have to take cortisone for another week.

Unfortunately this problem won't allow me to participate in an interesting 10km race on next sunday but I hope to be ready the following sunday for a distance of km. 5.3 through a demanding route. I think positive considering the short distance.

In these 10 days of rest I took my oldest grandson (14 y.o.) to a meeting of goalkeepers:

I went to Marta where I met a nice little family, Tuscania and Tolfa (all these places are close to my hometown):

When I got home I received the visit of this welcome guest:

Have you received visits like these lately?

May, June and lunch in the town

May was a good month regarding running because I participated in 3 races and did good workouts. The main feature is that such races were not very attended also due to the difficulty of the routes and the competition of the contemporary events taking place in Rome. In fact, in Corchiano (may 14) we were 107 (may 14), in Civitavecchia 39 (may 21) and in Montalto 88 (may 28).

On the positive side it must be said that these races are generally held in very characteristic towns, founded by the Etruscans and then further developed in the Middle Ages where, after the race, you can spend a few hours in total relax, eating genuine food and buying local products.

In the meantime, I have received the photos of the Civitavecchia race:

June started very badly. After a first slow workout to recover from the effort of the Montalto race (28.05) I had to stop due to a strong inflammation of the prostate and I'm currently being treated with antibiotics. I have an appointment with the specialist next week. This is a problem that sometimes, even if seldom, reappears. Unfortunately I am old and this is one of the drawbacks of my age.

San Lorenzo Nuovo: taking advantage of the fact that it's still not very hot, I spent morning and afternoon in S.Lorenzo Nuovo with 2 of my 4 grandchildren. S. Lorenzo Nuovo is a hilly village in Tuscia (Lazio Region - Viterbo Province) near Bolsena Lake with a breathtaking viewpoint. The most striking thing is the tranquility, the lack of typical city noises, the people chatting sitting outside the small family-run bars, ecc.: it seems that time has stopped. For lunch we went to a small restaurant where my grandchildren ate home-made fettuccine and I ate gnocchi, considering that the town is also famous for the potatoes that are produced there. And after fettuccine and gnocchi? French fries of course!!!

 Do you like Italian food? Have you ever eaten gnocchi and fettuccine?