Noch laufen in Deutschland

Another run in the Motherland this morning accompanied by the low flying jets, blasting spent kerosene into the atmosphere and my lungs.

I had to get up earlier this morning, 6:30 am, due to a busier schedule today and so it was dark when I left the hotel this morning. Anybody who saw me dressed in my running kit wandering down the hotel corridors at his early hour must have thought that I'm a complete nutter - but then again, I probably am. Luckily, I only saw the guys on reception as I slipped out of the hotel and into the night.

I did the same route as yesterday but since today I knew where I was going, I was more relaxed and ran at a faster pace. It felt comfortable all of the way around and I was running at my marathon pace of 4:13 per km. I believe that I'll be able to keep this up for the 42 km so that's half of the job done.

I burnt off the Sauerkraut, 5 wurst und schweinfleisch from the previous evening that had been washed down with a large beer (so much for the metrosexual - eh Tom ?) by finishing the loop in 33:36. Lot better run than yesterday.

Laufen in Deutschland

On business here in Frankfurt for a couple of days which is also preventing me from running with the club and the interval sessions which I really look forward too. As a form of consolation, I left the hotel here this morning and ran my planned route around the town.

I was worried that it would be dark at 6:45, like in Le Mesnil at this time so I had planned a route through the town rather than heading into the countryside. However, it is so much farther East than Le Mesnil that it was actually already daytime when I woke up and slipped on my running kit.

I set off steadily and the only company at that time of day was the airplanes coming into land at Frankfurt airport every 30 seconds a couple of hundred metres above my head - charming.

I managed an 8 km loop in 34:40 or an average of 4:20 per km. The slightly slower pace was due to the fact that despite planning the route on Gmap pedometer, I was always unsure of exactly which direction I should be heading in and whether I was on the correct street. They all Strasse something or other and I was pretty confused. Luckily I didn't get lost and have to use my schoolboy German or that could have been pretty embarassing.