Mon - 25/09/23

 Monday 25 September 2023

Weather

The storms are disappearing. Still a bit cool but it is going to be warm and sunny for the rest of the week.

I did my morning swim. My continuous swim was 8 minutes.

In the afternoon I walked to the stadium at Montesilvano. It was a 4 kilometer walk from my hotel. The road out of Montesilvano centro was filled will traffic fumes so not great. On the way back I sussed out the number 3 bus.

The highlight of the athletics was Angela Copson’s warm-up. Her stretching routine was astonishing and a lesson for me most certainly. Angela broke the European 5000 metres record. Anne Dockery was a close second. Ros Tabor was running in the F65s and Jill Harrison won the F60.

I got the 3/ bus back to Montesilvano and had a couple of beers in the bar del Corso (next to the station). I went to the Old Wild West for my evening meal (a steak) because my usual restaurant is closed on Mondays.

Addendum

Jill Harrison was a 33 minutes 10K runner. In the early 80s her lead coach was George Gandy.

 

 

I could have left Montesilvano on the 08:00 number 2/ bus. However, a big storm was forecast and I was feeling quite weary. I decided to have a day at the hotel instead. I went for a swim before the big storm arrived and I relaxed in the afternoon. I went across to Civico 01 in the evening for my meal. I am getting better at low carb and a two meal a day plan. However, I do have bread with my evening meal (it is free) and I do have some beer and crisps. Tomorrow my favourite Gelateria and Restaurant are both closed so I will need to think of something else.