(01-05-2013, 12:32 PM)glaconman Wrote: Have you thought about removing your running goals from centre-stage and running them in parallel with other activities. Although I know that, like all choices we make, our choice of sport tends to be an emotional/instinctive preference for something. If I can run, I will run. Other stuff will come second.
But If I was to land in Horgen for a few years I would be thinking about 3 things: running, road biking and canoeing/kayaking.
The latter two are non-impact sports. And now is the time of year to start enjoying them. You get a completely different perspective from the middle of a lake and flat water canoeing is not very technical if you use a nice long, stable boat. I used to have a boat I would take up to Ulswater for the day. Plus it's great for core strength. Give it a go. You live next to a lake.
The running could be ramped up very slowly over the Summer. This doesn't necessarily address The German Question. But I'm thinking longer term.
Yo, GM. As always, a different perspective -- thanks.
Yes and no. Road biking, as in a racing bike and bombing down steep hills, is not for me. I'm too cowardly, and just not built for it. (But CH roads are full of such impressive athletes - you can see why they do well internationally.) But I do have a decent-enough Trek hybrid bike that will give me a perfectly good workout. Yes, it makes sense.
Canoeing? Now that's interesting. I read a book about canoeing or kayaking when I was a young kid in London, and have hankered after it ever since. A few years ago , I spent a couple of afternoons canoeing (or kayaking? Not sure) on the Rhone in southern France, and it was fantastic. Helped by the extraordinary landscape and its tranquility, admittedly.
This is a big sport/leisure activity here. And yes, I often see people kayaking on the lake. I will research this.
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More generally re 3 runs a week / cross-training etc. --- I do like going to the gym (not that I've done it much recently). The one I'm a member of is a nice place to hang out for an hour or two. I wouldn't want to stop that as it's more likely to keep my fitness head right. And I'm paying for it....
The other thing I should do more of is walking. Hiking season is just getting underway again and there are a few groups about.
Gah! Time! Off to work.
Thanks all. Plan is brewing. More later.
