Thursday, 29 September 2011

6m Airport Hill Backwards, elite company

Today I had thought about another easy run to easy back into the groove as I am still pretty far from 100%. Even better new runner Robert was up for providing me with the friction. He even arranged for another slower guy, Laurent to come too.
Just as we were leaving the changing rooms Pierro rushed past, saying he'd be out in minutes and wait for him at the garage door. He need us to make sure he did a slow one.
Garmin 610 took seconds to find satellites and then out popped Pierro looking like the elite dude he is. Slow looked unlikely now.
Pierro lead and by the first block Robert and laurent were well and truly dropped. We did the new airport loop in reverse, which means you get the hill done in mile one. Garmin had me deep in zone 4 and I could feel it and trying to make Pierro talk failed to have any impact on the speed. He bounced along chatting away dreaming of a top 30 finish at Morat Fribourg. He eased of somewhere and I recovered and enjoyed the down through Penthaz and the field loop. But by the clip back from the Botanic Gardens to the office I was feeling it. Then we spotted the boys ahead and they took the fenced off detour around the blocked of road, but we just took the blocked off road and over took them which was great as with only two showers in the changing rooms I had clearly earned my shower first!

Garmin

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