Running update: finally now the weather is perfect for training and therefore running is easier and more fun. At the end of October I will start racing on very demanding routes and therefore I have included much longer uphill sections in my training.
Yesterday, at dawn, I made my workout in Capodimonte on the shores of Lake Bolsena and then my wife and I went for lunch in the ancient hamlet of Ischia di Castro.
This was my running week:
Sunday: 15.2 km;
Tuesday: 10 km;
Thursday: 10.5 km;
Saturday: 9.7 km.
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| Capodimonte at dawn |
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| Ischia di Castro |
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| Ischia di Castro |
Critters:
The turtledove: while I was at home I heard loud cries in the garden. I went down and found a turtledove injured after a seagull's attack. I tried to treat and feed her but, unfortunately, she didn't survive, she had a too deep wound under her left wing.
Ugo the spider: this is Ugo the spider that one day I found near the wardrobe. He wasn't afraid of us and stayed calm in his corner spinning his web. He became an attraction for my grandchildren to whom we taught respect for animals. After a year and a half he flew to the spider heaven.
How many pets do you have? Do you love animals?
September 2023 – In September I started a more appropriate training to return to racing after the summer break. Nothing special: I just increased a bit the mileage and the speed in every single workout but I didn’t follow a specific program.
Here the summer months are too hot to stress my body with races. In such period I also avoid the night races because the days are too intense and in the evening I no longer have anymore the strength to compete.
These are the numbers:
Total monthly mileage: km. 154.9 (96,3 m);
Workouts: 13;
Races: 1.
September 1985 (memories): 38 years ago I entered my first race. They were “heroic times”, in my city we could consider ourselves the pioneers; at that time running was not as popular as it is now. It was September 5th and I covered the distance of 7.8 km. (4,85 m) in 39:00. At the start we were only 29 runners. As you can see in the photo I was a bit overweight.
Ronciglione – On Saturday my wife and I spent one day in Ronciglione, considered one of the most beautiful hamlets in Italy. We had lunch in a restaurant where we ate local food. Later we went to relax ourselves on the shore of Lake Vico.
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| Potato gnocchi with radicchio and gorgonzola cheese |
