January 2021: Total time running 17 hours, 52 minutes Total elevation gain 6,365 feet Total distance 113.5 miles ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• In December I was listening to an interview with Ultrarunner Jim Walmsley on some podcast (unfortunately, I don't recall which one) and he was asked about rest days. He responded (I am always paraphrasing) that "he plans to run every day of the year. You have to listen to your body though, and there will be days that no matter how much coffee he drinks he is gonna have to take a rest day."  I have adopted that mentality since listening to that interview because it makes a lot of sense to me.  There were a lot of those off days in January, but my original plan was to keep rocking my 200+ miles for the month like I had been doing for most of 2020. On the positive side, since I am putting together a training plan for myself for the Cayuga Trails 50K in May, I look at it as a good opportunity to rest and cross-train (strength training, breathing, stretching, etc.). I must keep in mind that I, unlike Jim Walmsley, am not a professional runner (although I would love to be), and other life stuff like job (gotta do the capitalist stuff like pay bills and buy groceries) and family have to come first.  A lot of this time off in January was from a cold and being tired (coffee can't do it all the time lol), from the other non-running stuff. It's all good because I am thankful for every morning that I wake up and can do life.  I spent a lot of time on the trails in Van Cortlandt and on the South County Trailway. I also revisited the Westchester County portion of the Bronx River Greenway, a paved trail that is very relaxing to run. The Bronx River is beautiful up there and a real delight to follow on long runs.  Cayuga 50 training will start soon in February, regardless of my traveling to Ithaca for the actual race or me staying back and doing another solo, self-supported 50K time trial as I did last July. Let's see how many rogue strains of COVID are spreading around. 😷 #bronxrunners #runuptown #runwestchester #runthebronx #runnyc #strava #garmin #forerunner645 #altrarunning #xeroshoes #wintertraining https://www.instagram.com/p/CKwqb-QnDOq/?igshid=1mhdhp81wns7q

A little water, a brush, some old newspapers and one or two nights in a warm room. Good as new. 😉 Do yourself a favour and don't throw your high tech running shoes into the washing machine. ▪▪▪ "2019km in 2019! (Run)" - our Garmin Connect group to join. Let's do this together! Link in bio. 🙂 #2019kmin2019 #2019km2019 #run2019 #runninglog #run4health #run4yourHealth #2019goals #running #runner #nopainnogain #beatyesterday #garminconnect #garminforerunner645 #forerunner645 #forerunner645music #run4fun #runhappy #runforfun #runforfun🏃 #runtoinspire #germanrunners #runningmotivation #gelkayano #zippelsläuferwelt #laufenisttoll #langerlauf (hier: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvLugVSgjVC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lw44qwk4c94m

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Somehow going for a run with an empty stomach always feels good. 😀👍🏻Although today's run was quite challenging - take a look at the last photo- I'll definitely have to do this more often. ▪▪▪ "2019km in 2019! (Run)" - our Garmin Connect group to join. Let's do this together! Link in bio. 🙂 #2019kmin2019 #2019km2019 #run2019 #runninglog #run4health #run4yourHealth #2019goals #running #runner #nopainnogain #beatyesterday #garminconnect #garminforerunner645 #forerunner645 #forerunner645music #run4fun #runhappy #runforfun #runforfun🏃 #runtoinspire #germanrunners #runningmotivation #gelkayano #zippelsläuferwelt #laufenisttoll #langerlauf #bordesholmersee #kiel (hier: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvHGeQ4g53o/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=kakpf8mhd2q5

So I'll have to catch up 100km... Luckily 2019 is far from being over. 😉 ▪▪▪ "2019km in 2019! (Run)" - our Garmin Connect group to join. Let's do this together! Link in bio. 🙂 #2019kmin2019 #2019km2019 #run2019 #runninglog #run4health #run4yourHealth #2019goals #running #runner #nopainnogain #beatyesterday #garminconnect #garminforerunner645 #forerunner645 #forerunner645music #run4fun #runhappy #runforfun #runforfun🏃 #runtoinspire #germanrunners #runningmotivation #gelkayano #zippelsläuferwelt #laufenisttoll #langerlauf (hier: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvC8w44gw6Z/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18214d2eg7thm

Yeah, that illness bothering me for the last two weeks was a setback, I'm 85km short of my schedule. But there are plenty of days left till December 31th, time to pace up. ▪▪▪ "2019km in 2019! (Run)" - our Garmin Connect group to join. Let's do this together! Link in bio. 🙂 #2019kmin2019 #2019km2019 #run2019 #runninglog #run4health #run4yourHealth #2019goals #running #runner #nopainnogain #beatyesterday #garminconnect #garminforerunner645 #forerunner645 #forerunner645music #run4fun #runhappy #runforfun #runforfun🏃 #runtoinspire #germanrunners #runningmotivation #zippelsläuferwelt #laufenisttoll #langerlauf (hier: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuzjfbTgAKJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16ck5xhmtsnp2

Damn it, damn it, damn it! My battery died after 7 km. Does running even have an effect without recording it?! 😂 ▪▪▪ "2019km in 2019! (Run)" - our Garmin Connect group to join. Let's do this together! Link in bio. 🙂 #2019kmin2019 #2019km2019 #run2019 #runninglog #run4health #run4yourHealth #2019goals #running #runner #nopainnogain #beatyesterday #garminconnect #garminforerunner645 #forerunner645 #forerunner645music #run4fun #runhappy #runforfun #runforfun🏃 #runtoinspire #germanrunners #runningmotivation #zippelsläuferwelt #laufenisttoll #langerlauf #RunBeforeWork #morningrun #batterydied (hier: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/Buwg1c8gtSJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hnrahtrl1qpx

The first run after a break is always the hardest. But it's a run nonetheless and therefore the best one could do. 🙂 Today's run was somehow disappointing because it was harder and slower than usual at the same time. But I was satisfied in the end because I simply did it. I ran instead of waiting for some sort of "good mood". The next one will be better. 😉 ▪▪▪ "2019km in 2019! (Run)" - our Garmin Connect group to join. Let's do this together! Link in bio. 🙂 #2019kmin2019 #2019km2019 #run2019 #runninglog #run4health #run4yourHealth #2019goals #running #runner #nopainnogain #beatyesterday #garminconnect #garminforerunner645 #forerunner645 #forerunner645music #run4fun #runhappy #runforfun #runforfun🏃 #runtoinspire #germanrunners #runningmotivation #zippelsläuferwelt #laufenisttoll #langerlauf (hier: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/Buo3UVVAdwq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=zmbmcmuo3fiq

The weather was a tad bit better than the day before... 😉 ▪▪▪ "2019km in 2019! (Run)" - our Garmin Connect group to join. Let's do this together! Link in bio. 🙂 #2019kmin2019 #2019km2019 #run2019 #runninglog #run4health #run4yourHealth #2019goals #running #runner #nopainnogain #beatyesterday #garminconnect #garminforerunner645 #forerunner645 #forerunner645music #run4fun #runhappy #runforfun #runforfun🏃 #runtoinspire #germanrunners #runningmotivation #zippelsläuferwelt #laufenisttoll #langerlauf (hier: Tauplitz, Steiermark, Austria) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuQrzvwgdxf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=5aqv2wveer6f

No running today. Instead snowboarding for the first time since 3 years. Very cloudy but loads of fun nevertheless! ▪▪▪ "2019km in 2019! (Run)" - our Garmin Connect group to join. Let's do this together! Link in bio. 🙂 #2019kmin2019 #2019km2019 #run2019 #runninglog #run4health #run4yourHealth #2019goals #running #runner #nopainnogain #beatyesterday #garminconnect #garminforerunner645 #forerunner645 #forerunner645music #run4fun #runhappy #runforfun #runforfun🏃 #runtoinspire #germanrunners #runningmotivation #zippelsläuferwelt #laufenisttoll #langerlauf #snowboarding #snowboard (hier: Tauplitz, Steiermark, Austria) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuL2LwPgV0T/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=z9im0ocvmowl

So this would be the end for today's run. 🙄😉 ▪▪▪ "2019km in 2019! (Run)" - our Garmin Connect group to join. Let's do this together! Link in bio. 🙂 #2019kmin2019 #2019km2019 #run2019 #runninglog #run4health #run4yourHealth #2019goals #running #runner #nopainnogain #beatyesterday #garminconnect #garminforerunner645 #forerunner645 #forerunner645music #run4fun #runhappy #runforfun #runforfun🏃 #runtoinspire #germanrunners #runningmotivation #zippelsläuferwelt #laufenisttoll #langerlauf (hier: Bad Mitterndorf) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuJ-foDgo91/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=461041a7lku4

Starting slow and short after a few days long break because of being ill. But I don't want to search for an excuse either so I had to start again. 😉 #2019kmin2019 #2019km2019 #run2019 #runninglog #run4health #run4yourHealth #2019goals #running #runner #nopainnogain #beatyesterday #garminconnect #garminforerunner645 #forerunner645 #forerunner645music #run4fun #runhappy #runforfun #runforfun🏃 #runtoinspire #germanrunners #runningmotivation #zippelsläuferwelt #laufenisttoll #langerlauf (hier: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt_6NBiAMDL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1o6c6q88i1m0n

That sums up the last three days, thanks a lot you dreadful illness! ▪▪▪ "2019km in 2019! (Run)" - our Garmin Connect group to join. Let's do this together! Link in bio. 🙂 #2019kmin2019 #2019km2019 #run2019 #runninglog #run4health #run4yourHealth #2019goals #running #runner #nopainnogain #beatyesterday #garminconnect #garminforerunner645 #forerunner645 #forerunner645music #run4fun #runhappy #runforfun #runforfun🏃 #runtoinspire #germanrunners #runningmotivation #zippelsläuferwelt #laufenisttoll #langerlauf #nosports (hier: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt6Nu4lgBtq/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ju587barjoc0

Great weather for an early morning workout. #RunBeforeWork definitely gets my brain start working in the best way possible. ▪▪▪ "2019km in 2019! (Run)" - our Garmin Connect group to join. Let's do this together! Link in bio. 🙂 #2019kmin2019 #2019km2019 #run2019 #runninglog #run4health #run4yourHealth #2019goals #running #runner #nopainnogain #beatyesterday #garminconnect #garminforerunner645 #forerunner645 #forerunner645music #run4fun #runhappy #runforfun #runforfun🏃 #runtoinspire #germanrunners #runningmotivation #zippelsläuferwelt #laufenisttoll #langerlauf (hier: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/BtxtLmBgfFi/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=gnv7q9ytggyn

Somehow these runs before breakfast are not the worst. 😉 But one should definitely stay hydrated before and during such a long distance. ▪▪▪ "2019km in 2019! (Run)" - our Garmin Connect group to join. Let's do this together! Link in bio. 🙂 #2019kmin2019 #2019km2019 #run2019 #runninglog #run4health #run4yourHealth #2019goals #running #runner #nopainnogain #beatyesterday #garminconnect #garminforerunner645 #forerunner645 #forerunner645music #run4fun #runhappy #runforfun #runforfun🏃 #runtoinspire #germanrunners #runningmotivation #zippelsläuferwelt #laufenisttoll #langerlauf #workoutbeforebreakfast #runbeforebreakfast #halfmarathonprep (hier: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/BttEgiigJhC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dcw5gybr9a2b