My mate Paul is a runner (he's the thin one). He can do 10k in 40 minutes and parkrun in less than 20. 'Let's go for a run' he said in the pub last night. Stupidly perhaps, I agreed.
We did my usual week 9 route in the valley which should take me exactly 30 minutes after the warm-up walk. Took it nice and easy and chatted the whole way. In the end we did it faster than my week 9 runs, and Paul's watch produced reams of stats about pace, fastest km etc which I found fascinating.
That's the first time I've run with company and I really enjoyed it, so give it a try if you get the chance.
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I've worked with him for years and he's the most competitive person I've ever met, but he let me set the pace. I had a feeling I might be a bit faster than usual, but I was surprised to find it was a whole 2 minutes quicker than week 9. It was a great experience and it did my self confidence a power of good 😀
Must admit Mike I might not have said yes to go out with such an experienced runner (speedy), before but glad to hear the recommendation. Sounds like a brilliant run! Well done you!! 😁😁❤️
Thanks! I did think twice about it but of course I'd had a few beers and was therefore invincible! Didn’t feel quite so confident when I woke up this morning, but wow, I feel good now!
Nice photo, that must be like a dream come true to run with someone who can do a 10K or 5K in less than 40 or 20 minutes respectively, very patient man as well as he agrees to run at your slower pace and not leave you behind once the runs start.
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