Well I'm back, not quite in the USSR but in Russia. It's colder (only a couple of degrees) and damper than back home and seems to get light a lot later on (and darker earlier).
Went for a run on Friday, a nice easy slow 5k. By 1k I was warm enough to take off my jumper. Midway through it started to drizzle so kept under the trees so wasn't too damp. Finished the 5k by the stadium so husband said we ought to run a circuit. I sped right up to the dizzying heights of 6'02" minutes per km, my 5k pace is over 8 minutes. Very invigorating!
Haven't run today, I've got a bit of a runny nose and am taking it easy. I've had a couple of walks though and apparently my VO2 is in the blue and that nice Mr Garmin has knocked 17 years off my age