Running on Another Day Off

Once again a day off running becomes a day off work and thence a day 'on' running.
And once again I opted for a 10-miler, and even the same route.

Arriving home from York this (Monday) morning I had a couple of hours rest and made a few phone calls, then it was on with the running kit. The weather had cooled somewhat by this time, so I set off with two tops and a cap, and about a mile and a half in it started to rain. It never got heavy though, and I never actually noticed it stop. By the time I was half way though, the sun had come out and it was warming up - and my pace started to waiver a little. All in all though, my pace was reasonably steady, gradually slowing but with a couple of dips on the up-hill sections, as might be expected.

This was meant to be a steady run anyway, and my average pace was 7:50 minutes per mile, getting me round in 78 minutes and 17 seconds. That's my second fastest on this route, but I was wondering at one stage how I ever managed to get my PB down to 70:35 (Thirsk 10, November 2009)!

One of my targets for 2011 is to get my 10-mile PB down to under 70 minutes, but there aren't many 10-milers in my area, they tend to be early or late in the year, and I've already missed the early ones! I'm thinking I might try for the Burton 10 in May. It's described as 'Flat/undulating, with one minor hill', but let's face it - that could mean anything! Also, as it's two laps, there must surely be two hills...