To test my winter-fitness I participated in the Silvesterlauf in Zurich. It is a 10k run right through the center of the city. We were very lucky with the weather as it was sunny and about 8 degrees. I wasn’t very confident going into the run, as I fought a cold for the last two weeks, but I decided to start anyway.

The first of four laps felt very good and I started to believe that I could beat the 40min mark, but in the second lap i had to fight a bad stitch and stomach cramps so I had to slow down. In the end I managed to finish in 40:53 – slower than I wanted, but considering my preparation I am still happy with the result.

The next competition will be the training race in Eglisau on January 09 (www.dragonboat.ch).