Friday Run

Some of the guys I don't normally run with were keen to get out today so I went for it.

There were four of us including the zippy Hollyhoke who does the Hound and Hare loop in well under the magic thirty. That's fast btw.

He was not looking 100% and the wet and rain and remaining snow all had an impact, but he warmed up a couple of miles in and was soon injecting a bit of pace now and then to dust off his cobwebs. He toyed with the pack for a while letting us catch up and then pulling away again.

After half way he put in an injection of pace and shot off dragging us to a massive negative split. Just behind me I had the most vocal huffing and puffing behind me! That helped me push on and not slow up on the return leg.

Stopped at the foot of the millenium bridge, before jogging back as a recover. All in 49 mins for 6.7 miles, so even including the recovery jog that was 7:20 minute miles and for what it is worth I felt fine. Once the heart rate was up at pace the effort felt ok and given yesterday's intervals once agian I'm happy with that. Two of those plus one more mile at the same would get me a 96 half which I'd take right now.