Hello from Zurich, Switzerland!
We flew here today from London, and tomorrow we take the train to Zermatt, where we are meeting 5 friends from the U.S. to ski/snowboard for the week. But first, let me share a recap of training for the Barcelona marathon last week!
Monday: Rest from running! Beginner pilates at TEN after work.
Tuesday: Run commute, 4.3 miles + first office run of 2024, 3.1 miles for 7.4 miles total before work. Advanced Pilates at TEN after work.
Wednesday: WFH day, so I took advantage and did my workout at the Parliament track in Hampstead Heath: warm-up, 4×1 mile at 10k pace with 3 minute jog in between, then 4x400m finisher, 10 miles total. It was brisk (about 32F/0C) but the sun was shining, which helped! I had the whole track to myself too.
I went to Pilates at Heartcore in the evening.
Thursday: 5 mile brisk run (below freezing, which is rare here!) before work, Pilates at Heartcore in the evening.
Brisk sunrise on my run!
Friday: 7 mile run with Ruth, before dropping her at home and heading back out to find a mystery package that had been diverted. I was hoping it would be my new snowboard boots, but it was a pair of new running shoes! Still great to have, but I was really hoping for the snowboard boots!
Saturday: Long run day! This time I did 6 miles easy, then 8x(3 min at 10k effort, 2 min jog), then easy to 17 miles total. Whew!
Sunday: We flew from Heathrow to Zurich, landing around 2 pm. By 3 pm Zurich time, we were at our hotel and went out for a 7 mile exploratory run around the city center.
We are only in Zurich for the night before heading to Zermatt on the train tomorrow. Zermatt is totally car-free! Apparently it is very charming. I’m excited to visit!
We saw quite a bit of Zurich in a short amount of time- it was a nice way to quickly see the town!
After the run and a shower, we wandered around a bit more before grabbing dinner at Restaurant Rosso and then a tiki drink afterwards at Waiana Tiki. A really fun night in Zurich.
Summary: 55 miles of running; 4 Pilates reformer classes, daily core.
I plan to have a cutback week for marathon training this week, as it will be difficult to fit in runs before heading to the mountain (and snowboarding all day is tiring!) Keeping my fingers crossed for no injuries on the mountain…
That’s a wrap! I’m linking up with Running on the Fly and Confessions of a Mother Runner; check out their blogs to connect with other fitness bloggers for workout ideas and inspiration!
Sounds like it’s going to be a wonderful week! And you’ll be so busy with friends that maybe the cutback won’t feel quite so tough.
I loved Switzerland when I visited, and I’m so envious that you have such easy access to so many cool places! Have fun!
How lovely you visited Switzerland! This will be the most I’ve experienced it but we have plans to come back to hike some of TMB in July!
I love Zurich! I’ve been there several times but I’ve never been to Zermatt (or heard of it, either.) It sounds amazing and I can’t wait to hear all about it!
Nice job on the running and the Pilates classes! I’m sure all that Pilates is helping your running a lot.
I’m glad you loved Zurich! We had a nice time, we are on the train now to Zermatt!
I haven’t been to Zurich or Zermatt since college. The Matterhorn is beautiful. Have fun.
I have heard the Matterhorn is stunning!
I love the idea of a car free place. Enjoy!
I was only briefly in Zurich en route from Prague to Geneva, but I enjoyed it. Have a great time. Hope the snow boots eventually caught up
The snowboard boots arrived JUST in time, late on Saturday!
Another solid week of training in the books, well done! You have an exciting week on tap! Have fun 😉
Thanks Kim!
Seems like we missed each other by a day! We flew out of Zurich (my hometown) to Cape Town (my second home) on Saturday.
Zermatt is nice!
I’ll be in London for the marathon in April, will you be around then? Would be cool to meet up!
I will! My husband is running the London marathon. I’d love to meet up! Where are you staying? My email is therightfits@gmail.com. Let’s connect! We are also registered for the Capetown marathon in October so I’ll be coming your way!
Have fun!!
Thanks Erin!
A car free destination sounds amazing! I hope you have a great time snow boarding. Nice to have new running shoes, too, LOL!
It was cool to not have any car traffic!