Week of July 20th

Having a family vacation in Europe. What fun. Workouts will decrease, especially on the swims and bike.

My workout schedule for next week is shown below.

Sunday - Run 12 miles

At this point in the trip, we are spending all day walking, so much, that we aren't resting of eating as often as we should be. We certainly aren't drinking enough water. Today, we stayed in Graz, Italy after spending the day in Vienna. Vienna was beautiful. The architecture of the old historical buildings was simply beautiful. I don't think we could have taken enough pictures.

Monday - Run 4.5 miles.

From Graz, we drove to Venice, Italy. WOW, I knew there were canals, but I didn't think that Venice would be so beautiful. The kids and Joanne loved it. We stayed in San Marco. To get to San Marco, we had to load our luggage on a fiery and take the boat to the island. It's truly amazing that everything, and I mean, everything, is done by or on a boat there. All the resurfacing of the buildings is done with boats and platforms, and the godola drivers navigate the godolas with precision.

Rest in Venice, also, no place to run.

Tuesday - Bike ride - approximately 40 miles.

Drove to Milan, Italy, to spend the night prior to heading to Zurich, Switzerland. Ran about 3 miles in Milan (what a dump). This was the city that I could not wait to leave. It was dirty and the the people (in cars) were like NASCAR drivers with horns. All I can say is, I've never seen such lack of discipline in driving. It seemed like there were no lanes, and people srove whereever they wanted. Like I said, I could not wait to leave.

The drive to Zurich was utterly amazing, the Alps we big and beautiful and all I could think of was how lucky the people were who lived in the small villages inthe hills of the Alps.

Wednesday - Bike 60 miles and swim 2,800 meters

Biked 60 miles. I felt tired and and my legs were tired. It much be fun all the walking and driving on vacation (time of rest). We must be walking 8-10 miles a day without food and water. My wife and daughter can go all day without eating and drinking. My son and I can't.

I also, swam 2,800 meters later in the day in Wiesbaden. I felt very good.

Thursday - Bike 40 miles.

Rest - Drive to Paris

Friday - Run 4-6 miles.

Ran ten miles in Paris. This was a great run. I had a chance to run under the Effiel Tower, by the Arc de Triumph and a few other monuments. Then we walked 10 miles throughout the day.

Saturday - Run 4-6 miles

Drive back to Wiesbaden