week 5

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Sunday. I´d planned to go for the long run in the morning but it was rainy, so I decided to put it off for the afternoon. We all went by car to the Mediterranean villa that is being built between the airport and Retamar but it was quite windy so I decided to go to the river Andarax between Viator and Pechina where I had gone on 3rd January on bicycle. Carmen and Víctor left by car and I went along the dry river towards its mouth along ground paths. It was cloudy but not rainy. There was a little water in the river and I saw another runner running but up the river. I also saw a few men riding on horse and a mountain bike cyclist. It took me around 70 minutes to get to the river mouth. Rom there I went towards the sea front where I saw a few runners and many people walking. It took me 16´15´´ to do the sea promenade getting to my usual start point in one hour forty-one seconds. From there I decided to go towards the lighthouse. There were a lot of Arabs waiting for their ferry to Nador in Morocco and a warship from the German Navy. The last kilometre was hard because the wind was blowing strongly. On my way back, I met Felipe, a teacher of English who also likes running, and I turned back for three minutes to talk a little. Then, I got back alone again to the Almadrabillas park where I continued for two more minutes. It took me two hours, forty-eight minutes and around 23 kilometres, which is the longest distance and time I´ve done in the year and a half that I´m running seriously again. I did five or six one minute walking breaks and didn´t take any drink or cereal bars in the training but I didn´t feel thirsty or hungry. I finished tired but less than I had expected.