32 km (500) 5,5h

Today I set a new speed record. 32 km with a running time of 5 hours. Means, I ran faster than 6 km/h. Today it gives simply well ahead, without forcing me particularly fast to run. At some point, in the last two hours, I got the ambition to be in Astorga at the hostel at 1 pm. And I made it. In the meantime it becomes increasingly hilly. But even the inclines could not slow me down

Of course, arriving early also means having more time to rest

Today there was a wonderful light, which threw itself through constantly changing cloud formations. First I sat with coffee con leche on a central square and later on the city wall, with a view of the mountains. I could already imagine what heights I would have to overcome tomorrow. But it will probably be nothing compared to the mountains Thomas and I crossed last year in the Alps.

I try to incorporate some running meditation every day. This involves being aware of each step without letting my stream of thoughts overwhelm me. Meditation is generally difficult for me because I hardly manage not to immediately follow up on every little thought that my brain produces. Often they are very banal and unnecessary things. But to let exactly that “chasing” be, seems almost impossible to me

I guess I kind of trained myself to do this “distracting/entertaining myself” thing. In everyday life, I hardly manage to spend a minute unfilled, with occupation for my brain. My brain even seems to seek distraction when I present something to occupy it, such as reading

The meditation is supposed to train exactly the opposite, just not to take every thought that flies in “seriously” and to follow it

Is it similar for you?