Time: 7.35am Weather: 15°C Overcast, recent rain, humid.
Isn't this supposed to get easier from now?
Up, pills, loo, dress, loo, glass of water, out.
It had been hammering down about an hour beforehand. The pavements were damp and the slugs were out again.
My usual "there and back" route. The uphill sections were the usual slog which tired me for the downhill sections. The extra 90 seconds before the turn got me to the petrol station where my progress was blocked by an HGV wanting to turn out onto the road. I was about to run behind it when it decided to reverse. Grr! I had to jog on the spot for 10s.
The loo gremlin decided to visit about 10 mins in, but I successfully ignored the urge until I got back home. 🚽👺
Nothing else unusual about this one. I was happy to stop running at the end as I was getting tired. The humidity meant I was soaking with sweat when I got back.
A work colleague, a runner of several years, saw this morning's run on Strava and complained, "Crikey you're getting fast. [You're] only 1s/km slower than the 5.4k I ran on Saturday."
Eek!
Stats:
Distance: 4.33km running, 5.3km overall.
Pace (running): 6'26"/km. Splits (by km): 6'29", 6'36", 6'45", 6'03", 6'29"/km
Top speed: 10.6km/h, 5'39"/km, just before the turnaround.
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Music:
This morning I was listening to Marty in the Morning on RTÉ Lyric FM.
07:33 Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual
07:38 Puccini - Recondita Armonia
07:42 Fess Parker - Ballad Of Davy Crockett
07:47 Bill Whelan - Riverdance: (Viii) Marta's Dance / The Russian Dervish
07:53 Dublin Screen Orchestra - The Isle Of Inisfree From The Quiet Man
07:58 John Prine - Quiet Man
08:01 Puccini - Manon Lescaut Intermezzo To Act 3
08:11 Dexy's Midnight Runners - Geno
W8R1
W8R1 ... the Island Route, By the Canal ...
At Last... I got through my 5K Barrier
