Training Log Archive: lost jokes

Slept in early and got up early too, to start at 7.30. Achilles not any better, but at least not hurting badly. Everything felt fine except this, a bit frustrating. Weather was really nice so I enjoyed it anyway, and dragged myself along. A bit shorter today, so already at 12.15 I was back in Echternach.
Planned to be back that early, so I would have more than enough time to get back home before dark. Bad luck however, because I took around 4hrs to hitch hike to Bastogne from Echternach... From then on it all went pretty smooth, so I was back home at 22.00.
Great weekend, although a bit boring alone sometimes, but I chose to do that on purpose this time. A bit surprised to be moving slower than I thought, the route wasn't hard technically, but the undulating terrain and cracks caused the pace to slow down a lot.

Decided to use the Easter weekend well and hike the second loop of the Müllerthal trail, since I had never really been in Luxemburg. Didn't quite make the travel to Echternach in one day, so had to camp near Bitburg and start early the next day. Around 9.00 I started the hike from Echternacherbrück on the border.

Awesome route like I expected, really fun to crawl through some narrow cracks and use the headlamp when it got too dark to see. I did miss the nice views sometimes though, it was mostly hiking through valleys and admiring the rock formations.
Did a small extra loop of around 5,5km between Berdorf and Grundhof to enjoy the view during my lunch break. In the end I overestimated myself a bit and got really sore achilleses. I guess that's due to a lack of physical exercise the last months, the numerous climbs and descents and the backpack with all the equipment I was wearing. Couldn't stop yet, because it was only 16.00 and I didn't want to be bored all the time before I could finally pitch my tent and go sleep.
Had some dinner and finally stopped at 18.15. Pitched the tent at a great place on top of one of the rocks, giving me my own little rock-island for the night :D Out of sight, because it was impossible to see on top of the rocks from the trail beneath.

Traveling to Bitburg, Germany.

Doctor told me this morning it's a 6mm calcification, I saw the x-ray myself on which it's clearly visable. Saw the MRI too, but couldn't understand a thing...
He sent me through to the orthopedic surgeon, where I just arranged a visit on the 18th april. The doctor did not say it that explicit, but he kind of expected the outcome to be a surgery to remove it. We'll see!