Europe Training

Sure, call me naive for thinking I would run while vacationing in Europe. You'd be right because I didn't even give it serious consideration. My constant need for sleep kept me all warm and inside. The freezing temperatures outside weren't helping my motivation either. Sure I was losing fitness but I didn't care.

I underestimated the amount of jetlag I'd incure flying six hours to Germany from the Atlanta, GA airport. Not only that, the six-hour time change was brutal. Probably the most prudent way to handle the travel without lasting effects would be to sleep as much as you can on the transatlantic flight. But that can certainly be difficult when the posterchild for Satan's spawn is sitting behind you doing everything possible to annoy you.

Once I landed in Germany the sun was up and the day had begun. There was only time for a quick nap before heading out to view the country. I spent the remainder of the vacation playing catch-up with my sleep. And then to boot, I was fighting off the beginnings of a cold. Running 16 miles was last on my list.

With two weeks basically lost I'll need to adjust my off-season plan considerably. I figure I'll take an easy week to get back into the swing and then pick up with Week 7 on January 14th.

Oh, and I missed the sign-ups for White Lake Half. Grr... We'll see how the wait list goes.