Wednesday, July 22

6 x 400 meters yesterday afternoon on the track, plus 1600 meters warm-up, 1600 cool-down and of course the usual 400 meters of recovery between two 400 sprints. I did most sprints in about 1:30. In fact my times were very consistent: 1:33, 1:33, 1:28, 1:32, 1:33, 1:30. I felt great, young, and I wasn't too tired at the end. Today, I feel rested, recovered. I think I'm getting really good (compared to my old self). Unless something unexpected will happen, I bet I will knock down a sub-20-minute 5 kilometers before the end of next year.

If only I could lose that stupid belly fat! I now weigh 163 lbs (74 kg), which - on one hand - sounds really good, because I weighed the same in 2000. (And at one point about 2 years ago I was 85 kg.) I used to climb the peaks of the mountain Bakony in Hungary on my mountain bike weighing 75 kg. But I am more competitive now. I wish I had zero extra fat to carry. I think my ideal weight would be around 70 kg.

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