Week 2

[Antonio247]

Week 2. 12th-18th April 2004. My weight remains the same 81 kg. Madrid marathon is round the corner. Just two weeks to experience a marathon again. Fortunately, these last days are quite soft to get there eager to run.

Monday. Although it is a rest day, I decided to do some cross-training since I don´t have lessons until Tuesday. I went on my mountain bike at 10 am. The day was sunny although a bit windy. I went to Cabo de Gata along the sea front, road, bicycle lane, Costacabana sea front. There, I took the path towards Retamar crossing a new resort that is being built for Almería Mediterranean Games in 2005. Due to the last days´ rain, there were many puddles and mud on the paths. At Retamar, a beach resort, I took the ground path that leads to Cabo de Gata. Two or three kilometres away from Retamar, near the hermitage of Virgen del Mar, patron saint of Almería, I met a young man from Seattle, Washington in the United States, and two young women from Denmark walking next to a donkey. He told me that they started in Granada and were heading for Mojácar in the province of Almería. They usually make 20-25 km a day. It´s a nice way of travelling along a country. Then, I wished them good luck and a nice time and continued for Cabo de Gata where I arrived after one hour and 45 minutes doing around 25 kilometres. There were few people there since Easter holidays were over for most people. Then, I drank water and ate two bananas and several bars of cereals at the village square. Later, I bought some water, almond biscuits and a bar of chocolate to have on my way back. Then, I went back along the same way meeting the young people with the donkey. As they were taking the longest route, I showed them the shortest and easiest way. I continued along and later I stopped to eat biscuits and chocolate and drink some water. It became windier now and the wind was against me. I got home in 2 hours thirty minutes. In all, I did around 50 km. It took me nearly 5 hours including the breaks. I enjoyed the trip although the last kilometres were hard due to the wind.