Still going

[tony_a]

Not posted in a while but I’m still going.

June was supposed to mark my first ever event, a local 10k. Instead I ended up in Arizona with work plodding around in 35 degree heat.

July brought some holiday running in Italy. Hot and hilly, but great to start the day running alongside a lake with the sun coming up.

And August finds me in India. The running kit is the first thing in the suitcase and this morning after a couple of treadmill runs in the hotel gym I headed outside for a trot round. It’s felt hard this week but I just discovered that where I am is 1km above sea level - not exactly really high altitude but I wonder if it makes a difference.

[Buddy34 Graduate10]

Arizona, Italy and India . Are you running all over the world. Well done you😊

[tony_a Graduate10 in reply to Buddy34]

Feels like it at the moment 😀. It’s a great way to explore places so I’m trying to always take my kit if I go away.

[SkiMonday Graduate10]

Being 1000m up definitely makes a difference! Heat affects performance too but it seems you're used to that. For what it's worth, I went swimming in Andorra some years ago and found that my lap times were significantly impacted. That was at 1700m but there's still going to be a notable effect at 1000.

[tony_a Graduate10 in reply to SkiMonday]

That’s good to know. The thing that really confused me was why the treadmill in the gym felt harder when usually it’s supposed to feel easier. Oh well, maybe I can say I’m training at altitude 😀