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5.5° celsius. dry and sunny, then rainy and windy. 10:31 (34.574 km - 3:13:41)

the weather at 10:29


it all began with a nice sunny dry weather and a bit of hazy. my target for today is either to run 3 hrs or 34 km. drove to my favourite lake, the alster. before i began my run, i saw my running mates (dagmar, heiko and hartmuth) doing their morning runs. after doing a short stretching, i started my run and halfway through i decided to run to the stadtpark (my training ground). i did a really slow start cos i knew it would be really, really a long day for me. luckily for me, the route towards the stadtpark from alster was a familiar ground cos i had been constantly cycling from home to stadtpark (before my bike was stolen). i just did a big aussenrunde and training-warmup round at the stadtpark, eager to check the distance with my gf 305. the scenery at the stadtpark was really lovely with brown and golden leaves filling up the ground. most trees are still having their yellow/red or brown leaves hanging onto their branches. during my usual training (after 7 pm) in autumn/winter, i couldn't see these cos it was already dark. running in the morning around the stadtpark was boring cos very few people and joggers were there. i guessed these people only come to the stadtpark in the evening and in summer. it started to drizzle as i was about to complete my big aussenrunde.

by the time i finished my stadtpark rounds, i realised that i had already done 17.8 km. another 17+ km to go or 2.5 round of alsterrunde. the rain has picked up a bit and the intensity was getting higher. i was wet all over. i was very determined to run these 2 alster rounds to complete my goal. met another running mate, carsten, 3 times (what else when both of us running in opposite directions) around the alster and "high fived" during our brief meeting. he was quite fast or was it i was too slow after 23 km? hmmm...

the last round was really a torture as the rain poured heavily and it felt really, really icy. my legs were very tired but i just dragged it for the few kilometers. it was all in the head - either i do it and run or stop and walked in this bad weather. run baby, the "finishing line" is almost there.

after almost 3:15 hrs, i finally completed my lsd - the longest ever running alone in my entire life. it won't be the last though. hamburg marathon lässt grüßen.

the weather at 14:01


the stretching/warm-down after the run was necessary. i felt good after that and my legs felt bit relax. due to tunnel closure, a massive traffic jam hindered me from getting home earlier after this long day.

alsteration (week 46) : 57.670 km
alstering : 37.0 km
non-alstering : 20.670 km

total running (november) : 108.292 km
davon
alstering : 59.2 km
54.67% gehört zu alsteration