week 10

[Antonio247]

Saturday. After going to the street market at Avenida del Mediterráneo, where the half marathon starts, and getting oranges, mandarins and some vegetables, I decided to go by car to where the bicycle lane starts on the road to the university. I started at about 10 am. The day was cloudy and wet. In fact, it rained yesterday after many dry days. I met some runners on the lane. We greeted each other sometimes. The bicycle lane is about 2.4 long and the first two kilometres are marked on the tarmac so I learnt I had done them in 11´50´´ which is a bit fast for me. I continued to the university and got to Costacabana sea front. Costacabana is a neighbourhood near the airport with detached, semi-detached and terraced houses near the sea. I went along the 1.3 km sea front and continued along the path I had followed two weeks ago. I stopped to walk for one minute in minute 37 and continued to Perdigal tower just opposite the air traffic control tower. I went back but I preferred taking a path next to the road which was drier than the other one with some puddles. I went along some streets in that neighbourhood and took the sea front again after a little detour. Then, I went back to the start point but I stopped to walk for a minute every fifteen minutes. I did the last two kilometres which are marked on the surface in 12´45´´ nearly one minute slower than before. I got there in 84´30´´ and continued to cross the bridge on the dry river Andarax and turned back to complete 92 minutes and around 14 flat kilometres. I did some stretching at the sea front, which is next to the bicycle lane and drank some water. As I hadn´t had breakfast because I prefer going for a run with an empty stomach, I had three mandarins before having a shower. Nevertheless, when I take part in competitions, I have breakfast about three hours before the race.