So the forecast was for a hot one today so an early morning run was on the cards .
The prediction was 14 degrees at 05:00 and 17 by 07:00 so my plan was to leave the house at 05:30 .
Up at 5 and it felt warm in the house despite an open window and a fan in the bedroom (an electrical fan , not some weirdo π€£)
Anyway, cup of tea made Misty the Cat must have heard me and came in for some breakfast , (pic of Misty the cat included)
Lightest running kit on , Dynamics done and out of the door at 05:35.
It was so pleasent on my warm up walk , lovely cooling breeze which felt nice in a running vest .
I decided to do the NRC recovery run , not that I needed to recover from anything but it was just about 35 minutes so great for a 5K run
My watch had locked on straight away , thanks I think to the tip from nowster to 'Synch' before going out ! π
I wanted to set off with a pace around 8min/Km and achieved 7:52 on the first split so that's fine .
The one grumble I have with the forerunner 45 is that the instantaneous pace is a bit laggy !
I've learnt to live with it but it's a little frustrating at times .
Getting settled now coming into the 2nd K and also up to temperature !
The sun is already getting above the tree tops and it's warming up !
I notice a couple of hot air balloons up !
It's perfect for them at this time before the ground heats up too much and the thermals become active !
No pictures of the balloons so i have included a picture of the one I used to own and fly .
This 2nd K split came out at 7:43
Getting warm now and the uphill towards the church into the sun , I can feel the temperature picking up but try and maintain a slight increase in pace , the last part of this split is a slight downhill and the pace comes out at a slightly quicker 7:32
The next part of the run is again up and down and tricky to keep a steady pace but this part is at least sheltered from the now rising sun and the pace comes out at 7:24
I'm getting quite warm now I come out of the shelter and on to the last Km
I am picking the pace up again and have plenty left in the tank as I started nice and slow ,
Round the loop of the last Km to finish with a final split of 6:31
I'm happy with this run as I managed to get it done before it was too hot , also happy with the splits .
Back home for some water and the kettle on for a mug of tea .
Breakfast and shower to come π
Happy running !
