Day Twenty-One, Motivation Training!

Time for the Wednesday Tempo Run again!

Temp: 1c
Conditions: Cold clear afternoon, new snow on the ground, slippery running surface!
Location: Along the Dreisam
Time: 3.00pm onwards
Planned Run: 13km Tempo Run, in at least 1hr 11 min 30 sec. 1:11:30.
Actual Run: 1:10:45

Hello supporters! This time it's Kelsi writing the blog. :) James is on vacation back in Cambridge, and with Elbo working hard on her University presentations, I had to practice my self-motivation skills. I actually had planned on running at 1pm sharp, but the time kept slipping by until I realized it was 3pm, and thought, "Uh oh, it's gonna be dark in a couple of hours!" So I set off in the inches (hehe, in America we use inches, quite ridiculous!) of new snow. Tempo running went better than I expected actually. The new snow made things a little exciting in some downhill parts of the run, and maybe a little harder on some uphill slopes, but it was nice to have a bright and white change of scenery. It's usually much easier to keep up a good pace when you're with someone and having an interesting conversation too, but I had luck with the "random" selection my iPod chose this time, and was really motivated and pushed it till the end.

Well, that's all from my first blog I guess :) I'm hoping on Saturday to run the longest distance yet with Elbo, if she's recovered from all that hard work. Then next week I'm gone as well to Berlin, where I'm meeting up with the other exchange students in my program for the first time since our two months together in Bonn five months ago. Looking forward to a fun time! Hopefully I'll be able to find some running trails in the middle of that gigantic city, or just some place where I can jog a little bit... donno how well the intervals, tempo runs, or long distance will pan out, guess I'll just have to see!

Alright, until next time! Thanks for the comments and fun stories :-)