6th January 2009
Today is a very special day for the Spanish children. In spite of Father Christmas´ influence here called papa Noel which makes children get presents on 25th December as well, today they get other presents. The previous day all the cities and towns in Spain have a parade with floats in which the magi or wise men or the three kings, known here as reyes magos and called Gaspar, Melchor and Baltasar with their pages - pajes in Spanish - throw sweets along the streets and avenues and are supposed to carry all the presents for the children who have behaved well and coal for those who haven´t been good.
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So, this morning at 8:45, when I went out, there were few people in the promenade. It was still cloudy and cold, only 9º Celsius. I started at the esplanade after doing some stretching and went along the promenade as far as the end of the sea front. It took me 17´20´´ to do 2.5 km. Then, I came back in 35´10´´ and completed 36´. Afterwards, I did some more stretching. I felt better than last Friday and no pain in my calf or knee.
New objective : Almería half marathon
