Two runs to complete a record week! :]

Hardcore week this week; in total 4 runs of which I completed the last (and also best!) run today. This afternoon I headed out to the Amsterdamse Bos (AB) to experience a change of scenery. Up to now all my runs have taken place in the Vondelpark. Its been snowing again last night so everything is white again, and the AB was packed with sledding kids (big hill right in the middle of the AB). The holy schedule said I needed to do a 70 minute run but ended up doing 85. Legs felt great for a change! Slower than I liked because the raods were slushy and icy. But a wonderful winter wonderland.

Oh yeah, and for this run I used the GPS course function on the Garmin 405CX, which in one word is awesome. I've never really been in the AB before so I looked up a course on www.runnermaps.nl and loaded it onto the Garmin. The watch showed me exactly where I needed to go, only getting confused two or three times. On top of that a crosscountry competition in the AB meant that I could not run the exact route, but the Garmin took me to the nearest point where it picked up the route again. So whenever I want to run somewhere I've not een before I can use the course function easily and reliably. Cool stuff!

Check out my 12 KM 95 minute run here

And yesterday I did a 45 minute run in the park. That one did not go too well, legs felt like pap.... Overall still  a nicely paced run however so I feel good about it.

So yet again, faster, longer and further running than any previous week, progress, yes love PROGRESS!!

Totals this week: 4 hrs running time, 37 KM. Not bad.