Log 03/26/2016
Today was Vollrather Höhe, in Grevenbroich with 300 meter altitude. Ouch! I’m really exhausted right now. I’m starting to understand what I signed up for. That’ll be fun.
Today was Vollrather Höhe, in Grevenbroich with 300 meter altitude. Ouch! I’m really exhausted right now. I’m starting to understand what I signed up for. That’ll be fun.
Added another 20km to my log. It’s time to add as much distance as possible. Also, I have to add incline. Just so hard to find around here. It feels good though …
Today was Venloop and it was best case ok. I’m not impressed with my performance by all means. Started to quick and consequently had to slow down at KM 16. Whatever, distance is what counts right now.
Buying running gear. My preferred exercise! New shoes, new backpack and running sticks. All done. I visited Wat läuft in Wattenscheid, the best shop ever, if you need great gear and professional service – Rolf is a runner himself and that makes all the difference. Did I mention that my excitement is growing? I’m sure…
Great news! The event host confirmed my extended stay. This is awesome. I will have 2 extra days for sight seeing in Bhutan.
Visited a friend in San Francisco and realized how hilly it is. This being hills. My respect for the Himalaya is growing by the day. The excitement, also.
Received final confirmation from event host today. Now it is for real, no turing back. My flights from Delhi International airport to Paro are secured, now I need to find myself a flight from Düsseldorf to Delhi and back and I’m all game. Also on the to do list are new running shoes, running sticks…
Stefan, the event host called me today. He’s trying to extend my stay for a few days. It would be great to do a little sight seeing in Bhutan after the race. We shall see.
Today my first orders arrived. Headlamp, knife, compass, survival blanket …. Now only shoes, backpack and running sticks and I’m all set. The tension is growing by the day and so is my respect for the trail.
My work schedule forces me to exercise insight – hotel style. So, I started to use the rolling-hills program on the treadmill. It’s not bad, I must admit. Once you pass level 6 it actually becomes pretty exhausting. I also did my Sunday run through the Baltimore harbour – 20+K in a 5:05/km pace. There…
Prepayment went out today. I’m officially part of the race now. It has become reality. I started to look into compass navigation but failed miserably – I’m talking about a real compass, not the one on your iPhone! I decide to postpone the topic for now. Looked for topological maps of Bhutan, nada. It all…
Today I put the first orders in. Knife, headlamp, first aid kit. Excitement is growing ….