On the map below you can see the first few minutes before the Garmin batteries were dead....13kms total. We started off at Levi's house and went down Av. da Liberdade towards praça do comércio - fantastic view of the Christmas lights, people shopping and staring at us as wwe went by thinking we must be crazy. Some of them propbably even held their bags a little closer because Levi was running with a black cap on his head and looked like a fast running pick pocket [I wish I had a camera with me].
We then took the road towards Cais do Sodré where we turned in towards the waterfront. It is quite amazing at night with all the city lights, and they have made a real good job with the bike track that runs along the waterfront all the way...until Alcântara which is where we turned back because we hit the 7km mark and had the long way up on our minds....
Even though it was quite a chilly evening the run felt great until we began heading back towards praça do comércio, the wind was blowing head on and so we picked up the pace a little...
We then began the climb....meanwhile the shops had closed in Rua Augusta and there were less people walking the streets. We managed to set a steady pace, occasionally reducing speed so that we didn't have to come to a stop at any lights [our legs might decide not to carry on if we did]and before we knew it the first climb was over and we were recovering our breath on the downhill before the final challenge to Levi's door.
The run was great and I think we are both glad that we made it out the door. I actually woke Levi up from his afternoon slumber [I had just woken up from a very repairing nap myself] and had to call him twice before he decided to head out....
Levi's 2 Alcântara and Back
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