Broken - Happy New Year

Broken - After 2 weeks of absence I am back to “blogland”. Why this silence? On the morning of Dec. 19th I went out with a friend for a morning run and, after 9 km at normal pace, I decided to run other 3 km at race pace. Unfortunately, at the 11th km, I tripped over an uneven sidewalk and I fell breaking a rip, cracking my eyebrow and injuring my knee. I was taken by the ambulance to the emergency room where they kept me under observation for one day. At the moment the prognosis is 20 days, but my doctor has already said that they are not enough for healing.

At this point all programs related to running have been cancelled. It's a shame because I was increasing my mileage and the speed considerably.

The wound 10 days after the fall

The uneven sidewalk

Now, during this period of rest and recovery, as schools are closed for the Christmas holidays, I enjoy the company of my grandson. Cannot wait for spending my time with the other 3 grandsons. Here are 2 photos taken in Tarquinia:

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Merry Christmas

Running update - Last week, after the Canino race, I started the training for the “3 Municipalities Race” on the distance of 22.4 km (13.9 m) which will take place on January 28th. It is called the 3 Municipalities because the route includes 3 towns: Nepi, Civitacastellana and Castel S.Elia. The route is challenging for the reason that each town is located on a hill. The swag includes a very appreciated artistic local ceramic plate (see photo from the 2006 race):

Swag and award

As usual I continue to run every other day. These are my last workouts:

Dec. 05: km. 9.7 (6 m);

Dec. 07: km. 17.4 (10.8 m);

Dec. 09: km. 10 (6.2 m);

Dec. 11: km. 10.9 (6.8 m);

Dec. 13: km. 12.3 (7.6 m);

Dec. 15: km. 18 (11.2 m);

Dec. 17: km. 11,3 (7m).

And now some photos of my city:

Sunset on the waterfront

Ship Union (Perù)

My grandson on the ship

Christmas lights

 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Canino - Olive Oil Run - Km. 10

Last Sunday I ran the Olive Oil Run in Canino (in the so-called Tuscia Region, Viterbo province) on a very demanding route, characterized by continuous uphill and downhill stretches, through the narrow streets of the ancient town and in the middle of the olive groves.

As in all the races that take place in such area, there is a large participation of very competitive runners and, therefore, also considering my age, I finished in the last pack.

Stats:

10 km. in 58:24 (chip time);

527 of 623 over all;

20 of 27 in my a.g.

The swag was a bottle of the very famous local olive oil and a wooden art medal. I also obtained an additional medal given to all the runners who completed the Tuscia marathon: 3 different races, for a total of 42.2 km, held in Montefiascone, Viterbo and Canino.