Finally, after a lot of beer, wine, gluehwine, and black bread, I ran with the Man.
And that Man is my Papi.
Boozing with Papi from Day 1 in Emden!
I am in Emden, Germany, for Christmas once more and it is so wonderful! Last year is was a winter wonderland with storms and snow that made it both difficult and beautiful. This year, there is no snow. I thought it would be great to run! But alas, no snow just means MAX rain. And the beautiful sidewalks are brick, very hard on the body. So, I resigned myself to weaseling my way into Papi’s gym. And it worked! I ran 11.43 km – that is 7.0866 miles – in 60 minutes. I feel much better!
Cramped on a small plane next to a large lady
Last year's winter wonderland Emden
Dreary Downtown after the 10th rain session of the day
Well, back to more boozing and New Year's cookie-making!
Hope to run again once or twice this holiday! Papi is a running machine and despite him not being terribly enthusiastic about running on mine / his ‘vacation,’ we had a great time at the gym and he is my inspiration!
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