I looked out of the office window yesterday afternoon and it looked dull and still, perfect! I changed into my running gear and left both my shades and my cap in my bag, and set out on the 7.59 mile route I first checked out about four weeks ago passing through Calthorpe, Cannon Hill and Highbury Parks. Of course five minutes later the sun was bright in my eyes and the wind strong in my face, and it was like that for the next three miles or so.
I was surprised in Cannon hill Park to be bothered by Alan Shearer! A fairly large but friendly dog bounded over to me and skipped around clearly wanting to play, and I could hear his owner calling what I thought was She-ra (Princess of Power?) but then she added the first name and I had to laugh at the idea of a dog named after the footie pundit and England and Newcastle United legend.
Despite the conditions, which were somewhat similar to Sundays, less the rain, and a route nearly as hilly, I managed a pretty good pace, getting home in 58:42, ten seconds faster than last time. I set off slightly slower but finished more strongly.
I still haven't made my mind up about tomorrow. It would be good to race at Cannon Hill parkrun (in my new shoes!) but I'm leaning slightly towards volunteering so that I can run there and back, getting my weekly mileage up.
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