Sunday, January 16, 2011

Ostia's 14 km race

On a January morning in Ostia, near Rome, hundreds of fit runners did that 14 km race. Although I ran with a shoulder pain I enjoyed that race and after 1 hour and 8 minutes I crossed the finish line. We ran one fourth of the track on soft path and through a beautiful mediterranean wood. My loot was two bottles of red wine. Good organization! There was a big table with cakes, bananas, sandwiches, orange juice and tea.
Three hours before I ran the race I had had dry dates and that breakfast was okay! Some blogger friends suggested to eat them as pre-race breakfast and I've learnt that dry dates have a higher concentration of calcium, potassium and iron, compared with dry fruits such as raisins and cranberbies. A one quarter cup serving of dried dates is fat and cholesterol-free.
The night before the race I saw my daughters and their friends while they were skating on ice. I was so glad that they enjoyed skating in ice.
Nice training to everyone!.

8 comments:

theyogi said...

ciao giorgio, รจ stato un piacere! ;) alla prox....

ajh said...

Two bottles of wine is awesome! Congrats on a good race. Sounds like you had fun.

Black Knight said...

You are right about the loot, we were spoiled in Tuscany. However we spent a nice morning despite the troubles to find the start. See you soon.

Amy said...

Nice race! I really enjoy dates, too - they are delicious and healthy and they work well as fuel before a run.

Ewa said...

I love dates so much I have to make sure I don't eat too many.
If I ever decide to race I will do it in Italy. The loot is just amazing. How come we never get wine here?

Julie said...

Hi Giorgio,
I am sorry to hear about your shoulder pain. You still had a very good race:) Woo hoo for the bottles of wine and great food! I like it when races have a nice racing swag. Take care Giorgio!

Fran said...

Great race Giorgio!

Do you have ice because it's so cold or is it an ice skating rink?

Johann said...

Congratulations on another race completed! To bottles of wine is great. I hope your shoulder is fine now. Take care!