Run No. 103. Fort Carre d'Antibes

After to two months without a run, I finally found some time to go out running this Sunday afternoon. It was a very nice winter afternoon and the sun can still make me feel warm.

I set out with a lower pace than usual until I reached the beach. Then I ran a little faster for about a kilometer. Stopped at the playground watching a football game. Then continue slowly back to home.

So I ran 6 kilometers and I didn't feel any tiredness, it was very relaxing.

Run No. 102 Sophia Antipolis

Third run of October. I almost forgot to write about it.
It's a cool day and I ran the usual 5.7 kilometers with a usual pace.

Run No. 100 and 101. Sophia Antipolis

It starts to look more like autumn this week, cooler, with some wind, a little bit rain, that all make it the best time to run. So I started to run during noon time.

02 Oct 2012, I ran 6.7 kilometers at Sophia Antipolis, where I work.
04 Oct 2012 again with the same route but no record because I forgot my watch.

Here is the result for 02 Oct.

Run No. 99. Vieux Antibes

Days are getting better and better for running. I went out today and I just found out it's comfortable to run. However I didn't run a lot, only 6.37 kilometers. That's because I didn't run last week so ... But I plan to run at least once during the week days from this week to get me fully recovered.

Also it's the 99th run today, next time it will be 100th.

Here is the result:

Run No. 98. Cap d'Antibes

A nice Sunday!
Set off 15:30 when the sun is still high. Objective is to accomplish the Cap, or at least half of it :D

Started very slow, then at full speed when passing Antibes center. It goes up when entering the Cap so I slowed down. But as it's a long slop, I almost couldn't continue. Then I chose a nearest way back and stopped at 10 kilo.

Almost exhausted when I came back, drunk a lot of water and eat a lot too.

Here is the result.

Run No. 95,96,97. Antibes

I went out running three times recently but I haven't written anything about it. It's really too busy to have time to type some words here. Now finally, all come back to normal then I can write.

The first run after two months inactivity since June, it was on 12 Aug, I made a recovery run which was initially panned for 5 kilometers but I ended up losing myself on my way, so I ran actually 6 kilometers and walked quite a while back home.

The next run was at 26 Aug, it was still very hot at that time, exhausted after completed 5 kilometers.

Then today, it's the third recovery run. I feel already much better so I want to see if I can complete a 10 kilo. I started out aiming the Cap d'Antibes. As now I live further to the Cap than before, when I entered the Cap, it's already 5 kilometers. As a result, I turned back right there and that will be perfect to make a 10 kilo. I know I cannot finish the whole Cap, maybe after another recovery run.

Here are the results:

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Run No. 94. Antibes

08 June 2012

It's been one month since my last run! Has been really busy recently especially with my second son born at the end of May...

But today, I managed to went out for a run. As it's been quite a while that I haven't run, I started with a slow pace, but soon it turned out that it's still hard to keep this pace. I have to recover.

There was no record for this run, the watch has run out of battery because I haven't used it for a whole month. The distance is about 4 kilometers.

Run No. 93. Antibes

It has been quite busy recently so this is a recovery run after 3 weeks. Days are much warmer now, and even with the thick cloud today, it feels still comfortable.

As it's a recovery run, I run really slow. Moreover, I even stopped before an atelier  enjoying a piece of beautiful poppy flower painting. The owner who is also the artist who painted all those paintings told me that one sells for 450 euros!

Ok, here is the result for today.  5.5 kilometers.

Run No. 92. Cap d'Antibes

It's the 15th April 2012 today. I went out for a Sunday's run as every Sunday. I started at a slow pace because I'm quite tired recently. The day is nice, it rained quite a lot yesterday so today it's quite cool whilst it's still sunny.

As I set off with a slow pace, I run quite casually, looking at the trees and flows along my way. The fig trees have already fruits on them. Even they are still small and green, I can imagine what they will look line in several months.

On my way, there was a seagull flying towards me, really low, I stared at him during 3 seconds while still running, we crossed each other, nothing happened. Then I spent 10 minutes thinking about him, what he wanted to do ?

I also take a little tour to the Garoupe beach which is 100 meters away from the main road I usually take. I passed by it but never went there, but today I decided to take a look. There are a few hotels and restaurants. From one of those restaurants, there comes a really good smell of BBQ with sea fruits. There is also a very small road along the rocks just beside the sea. It could be nice, I will take my family here.

Then finally I arrived at the Antibes center and it seems that I hadn't spent all my energy. But I thought I can just stop like this so I wouldn't be tired tomorrow.  So the result is 12 kilometers in 1h14min.

Run No. 91. Fort-Carre d'Antibes

I haven't ran for the last two weeks because I'm too busy with other things. Finally, I found some time to go for a running on this Easter Monday holiday, April 9.

The day was quite nice with some clouds in the sky but at the moment I went out, it's almost sunny.

The destination is the Fort-Carre of Antibes which is a nice place for a 5 kilometer recovery run. Also it turned out to be interesting as there were many people there in the playground just beside the Fort-Carre and actually they were having some football matches.

Voila, here is the result, 6.17 kilometers in almost 39 minutes.

Run No. 90. Port d'Antibes

Just recovered from the sickness last week, today, I cannot run as long as usual. So only a jogging of 4kilometers around the Antibes port, enjoyed a little rich man's life.

Here is the result, must run more the coming week to catch up with this month's goal, 60 kilometers in March but now only 30 accomplished.

Run No. 89. Sophia Antipolis

Today it's jogging rather than running. Went out with a colleague who just started his first run after a long time without exercises.

As a start, I suggest we go with a really slow pace, it seems he did it quite well and finally we made a u turn at about 1.8 kilometers. It's about just the right distance and pace for him to start. For me it's quite relaxing. I felt great.

So 3.6 kilometers in 27.4 minutes.

Run No. 88. Sophia Antipolis

Temperature becomes higher and higher recently and when I went out running this noon, it feels like in the summer already.

I ran a usual round of 5.7 kilometers in 34 minutes. Just a little bit faster than the last time. However, I continue to sweat even after a cool shower.

Run No. 87. Sophia Antipolis

Wednesday's run is back, but just one day later for this week :D

So today I was alone and I took the usual route. The weather is fairly nice, only a bit windy. I hadn't brought the heart rate monitor, but anyway, I ran at a moderate pace of about 6 min/kilo which won't break my heart.

The result: 5.78 kilometers  in 35 minutes.

Run No. 86. Cap d'Antibes

I have been busy  during the last two weeks so I haven't went out running these days. This makes me feel more and more uncomfortable. So finally today, I have some time to run.

I felt a bit tired at the beginning, heart rate went directly up to about 150 bpm at start. Then after climbing a 50m slop, I saw it's about 180 on the watch. I slowed down so to let my heart beat not beyond 180. I felt better after arriving the Cap, which is about 5 kilometers. Then I started to have some pain on my left keen but I still managed to end at 11 kilometers.

Result:
11 kilometers in 71 minutes.

 

Run No. 85. Cap d'Antibes

The cold days are gone finally. This sunny Saturday, we have about 15C this afternoon. I went out running with my new gift: a Garmin Forerunner 210 ! So it's the first test workout of this watch.

Put the heart rate monitor on, the watch detected it right away. Went outside, locating the satellite takes about 30 seconds, correct. Then all what I need to do is just to push the start/stop button to start/pause the run. So nothing more to say during the run, the usual route, the usual pace.

When I pushed the start/stop button for the last time to finish this run, the distance displayed on the screen is 11.4 kilometers. Then push the lap/reset for 3 seconds to save the run. Done.

After the run, simply upload the data to Garmin Connect website, I have the route displayed in Google map (I can also choose to display on Bing map, but I still prefer Google),  three charts: Timing, Elevation and Heart Rate.

The link is here

Run No. 84. Sophia Antipolis

The last two weeks have been the worst days I've ever had since long. Bad weather, snowy, cold. Problems at work, busy, tired. Finally it's the weekend and surprisingly, there is the sun coming out. So let's go out running!

As usual, 11 kilometers in 70 minutes without records. Although I still felt quite cold at the beginning, I totally got used to the temperature after 20 minutes. I felt much better after the ran, precisely, after a warm bath at home.

Run No. 83. Sophia Antipolis

Once again, it was Wednesday. I went out with four colleagues, three of them run quite fast, we took more or less the same route as the last Wednesday. But this time I felt much better.

We finally ran 52 minutes, so around 8.5 kilometers.

Run No. 82. Cap d'Antibes

Went another run last Saturday, so it was the 21st January. The weather was just great. I ran 12 kilometers in 68 minutes, no records.

I felt just great after, the regular run from the beginning of the year started to show its effect.

Run No. 81. Sophia Antipolis

Again, the Wednesday's run is back. Today, I ran with other four colleagues and three of them, it's my first time to run with.

We took their usual trail which is almost new to me. The trail is quite nice, totally in the mountain, no noise, no car waste gas. It's a bit longer than my usual trail, although I don't have record for this ran (guess what, iPhone died just before the run ) , I know we ran during 55 minutes, with a normal pace so it's about 9 kilometers.

Just feel great!

Run No. 80. Sophia Antipolis

Wednesday's run was cancelled because something urgent, so I ran this Thursday 12 Jan. The day was not as good as Wednesday but it's still very comfortable.

I took the usual circle which is about 5.5 kilometer, in 36 minutes, without record. iPhone died out just at the beginning. Feel great after the run.

Run No. 79. The first run of 2012

It was a very very nice day last Saturday here although it was raining or snowing almost everywhere else in France. The nice day should not be wasted so I went out running and that was my first run of 2012.

I completed about 9.5 kilometers in one hour, no data recorded by iPhone, I event did not bother myself to launch the application. I know it will not last to the end of the run.

Also I think I need to continue the Wednesday's run, run only once a week is not enough. So let go this Wednesday!