In Barcelona there is always something happening and as a foreginer many of the events come as a surprise to me. As I returned from my run today I heard drums and saw a procession with the “gegantes”. Following them proved to be a good decision, since they led me to a square where three castellers clubs were starting their performance of building human castles. Jolly good entertainment.
Racers, runners, striders, joggers, walkers, waddlers and even a few on wheels joined forces this morning for the El Corte Inglés 10k on the streets of Barcelona and Montjuic.
This is by far the highest race number I ever recieved, over 70 000 were registered for the race which was hosted by a popular company and entries were free of charge. This appealed to me, since we pretty much live off dust at the moment and it’s no wonder that it also attracted many that are not runners of habit. It was pretty much like running in a colourful snake for the whole race, dodging walkers who, against all common sense, had started at the front, passing families walking hand-in-hand and children on scooters and in prams. Jolly good fun despite the obstacles.
One of the highlights was running a lap on the Camp Nou stadium, now the second stadium I’ve run in, not bad. As for the time, I wasn’t expecting a PB today and, all in all, I must say that I’m pleased with my 1h10min – considering both my overall fitness and the challenges of running in such a populated field, which never thinned out during the race.
För svenska, se nedan.
Life is full of decisions and choices. Lazy Cat has served me well and we’ve had some amazing time travelling together but as my time is limited and I can’t ride the bike up to Sweden this summer, I’d rather sell and get two smaller bikes which will be more suitable for our city life, than taking on the paperwork for another import. Therefore, the bike is up for sale and since it is hardly of any interest to anyone apart from Swedish folk the information below is in Swedish:
Svenskreggad Kawasaki 650 Versys årsmodell 2011 säljes i Barcelona. Perfekt för dej som är sugen på att köra lite i Pyrenéerna och Spanien men slippa en t.o.r. resa från Sverige. Jag har haft motorcykeln sedan ny och kört ungefär 6000mil varav det mesta som semesterkörning. Den är servad enligt manual med stämplar i boken. Den har alltid varit pålitlig och tjänat mej väl. En schyst allround hoj, funkar fint att köra med packning och har en bekväm passagerarplats, väskor ingår. Jag säljer eftersom min kille nu har eget kort och vi tänker köpa varsin liten hoj istället. Här på min blogg kan du läsa om ”all” min körning med hojen om du vill. PM om du är intresserad så kan vi diskutera mer.
