On Sunday I ran a 10K road race in Foligno. The weather was oppressive for this time of year: chilly, overcast, and drizzling. The Italians hated it--one threatened not to run if it rained--but since my battle is always with overheating I felt pretty cheerful about it.
The course was very flat. I think the largest rise was a few meters up to a bridge. That is nice for good times, but I prefer a hillier course because of the variation in pace and because I handle uphills better than many runners.
The corse ran from the local sports complex, into several parts of town including the downtown pedestrian area, and back to the complex, where it finished on the track.
Massimo submitted our race results to the local newspaper, and you can view them here. I was very pleased with my time because it was a significant improvement on prior times and ended up being 5 seconds per kilometer faster than my goal time.
This coming weekend is a 12K, also in Foligno. Except that the details on the race poster give the distance as 11.750 km.
Michael
Well done Michael, I am very impressed!
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Vivian