Yes of course. They do have paved streets and walkways there as well and actually training can be very efficient since often you need to get out of the Neckar valley and that means going uphill for more than 15 minutes without a break. It meant for me climbing up 140m in altitude, that drove up the heart rate to 85% of HRmax.
Something that’s quite scarce in the region is space. The streets are relatively narrow especially when cars are parked on both sides. Walkways are sometimes so narrow that two meeting people need to draw aside from each other. As runner it’s then easier to mingle with the cars in the streets. Read the rest of this entry »
