June... my goodness how the time has flewn

[Charliecat5]

Good grief. 

I’m playing squash tomorrow night and then away for a couple of days, so although I ran yesterday, I needed to do a short fast one this evening to stay sweet with my new-fangled plan.

For short ones I favour Sweder’s circuit as I know it well, its spot on 3 miles, and I can monitor my performance; it also has a bit of everything:  narrow nettle filled paths, wide farm tracks, an uphill section, beautiful Down land views and some road work… which I detest, but it’s a good test of my mental vigour.

The result:  I was 40 seconds – FORTY SECONDS – off my best min/mi pace for this run.  I knew I had lost ground on the uphill bit, but I thought I was running pretty well along the top, but obviously the pace failed to materialise.

However, that’s the bad news… the good news is that I was out there and it was a glorious evening.

Two down so far this week – can I fit in another one on Friday (before we go to the pub)?   The pub after a run makes the beer taste sweeter… it’s a scientific fact.