Yes, a bit of a misnomer really, as yesterday was the first day of Autumn and the temperature has continued to drop. It was pleasantly cool this evening for the run at Weston Park. I met up with Ewen before the race and we had a short warm up followed by some 60m drills:
2 x run throughs2 x schoolyard skipping
1 x run through
2 x high skips
1 x run through
2 x flat foot marching
1 x run through
2 x high knees
1 x run through
2 x butt kicks
1 x run through to finish off
Then a short run to the start before we lined up for the 5km run.
It was an undulating uneven course but there was a bit of downhill in the second half and there was quite a lot of shade which was great.
Distance of run: 5km
Time taken: 26:13
Average pace: 5:24
Place: 82
This was better than last week but still a bit slow. Each week the course is different so it's a bit hard to compare times.
After the race Susan, Geoff, Richard, Ewen and I ran a 2.5km slow warm down with plenty of chatting - lots of fun.
Total distance for night: 11.23km (oops - we should have rounded it up!)
It was a fun afternoon, and you're right about the weather - perfect for running. A bit cool for standing around after chatting!
ReplyDeleteThe course wasn't that easy, so 26:13 is a good run - esp after yesterday's killer sprints!
That should have been 'Monday's killer sprints'.
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ReplyDeletecongrats for improving your running time.
Nice training again to you and your running group.
Strewth you're a champion! I'd do schoolyard skipping too but the caretaker keeps chasing me away from the school.
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