Running progress

Well, I have been running well over the past two weeks, despite the weather. We have been fairly lucky as we have not had too much snow, but the ice does make running tricky. At present I am working on my stamina and increasing my running distances. I am now back up to half marathon distance, first time since last September, although my times are not great. I have been telling myself that this is not a problem as these are the hard winter miles and I'll reap the rewards in the summer.
I have also been swimming a bit, I think I could manage the distance with breaststroke but if I was able to do it using crawl I would be so happy. I have learnt to tumble turn with the help of a colleague, Andrea, who is a fantastic outdoors swimmer. She is very patient with me as I really am not a strong swimmer and am not very confident in the water, although she is helping me to quickly feel much better.
The cycling has been non existent so far, the snow and ice is not good but the salt on the roads is a real problem for the bike as it can cause rust to form so fast, I have been advised to wait a bit for the weather to improve.
I have been travelling a bit for work, this last week to Munich, and it means I can get my running in but swimming and cycling are more tricky. If I can find a pool near Putzbrunn, where the office is, this will help.
Promotion of my triathlon is a bit slow, but I do have quite a bit of time. I intend to puch this side of things soon so watch this space.