2021 Summary

2021 was a good year considering that many Covid19 restrictions were still in place. Looking at the statistics from Strava I can see that I have spent more time outdoors than in 2020.

I finally managed to concentrate more on the quality and less on the quantity of my runs. Compared to the previous years I ran less but spent more time doing other activities such as cycling, power walking and hiking. My knees are very happy about this change! 

2021 statistics are summarised in the table below and in the following Strava report screenshots.

2020 Summary

 What a crazy year!

It started quite normal... with lots of plans, many flights booked in advance... All the plans crumbled under the pandemic pressure.

I eventually ran 500 more kilometres than the 2400 km target... what else to do during the lock-down periods?... Luckily I managed to get a window of less travel restrictions in September and managed to do a couple of epic mountain runs... see previous two posts.

Interestingly, 2020 is the year I ran fastest... the only year with average pace faster than 6 min/km... Looking an the total elevation gain it becomes clear why...

Let's hope that 2021 will soon get closer to normal... I do not have any plans... just dreams, waiting for the first opportunity to materialize them...

Overall statistics reported bu Strava for 2020 also include other activities that I recorded, such as walking, hiking and skiing. Adding an extra distance of 1800km and 5000m of elevation gain...