It may be still be Xmas but it didn’t stop a big team from
joining in for the usual Sunday long run as everyone seems to be wanting to get
on the SOTB express these days (Brucie Lambo and Razor Wareham the latest to
join the exclusive club).
6.30am start and with Enda back with us and fresh from
beating fellow dads to win at St Peters Park run yesterday (competition was
that hot - 2nd place was some 126 kilo geezer and 3rd
carried his two kids on his shoulders) it wasn’t long before the banter was
fired up. Poor Kroney took the lions share of it though with his recent
shenanigans at the BRAT & 70.3 races. A decent clip along at 4.39 pace to
begin for the 6k loop in 27.55 before returning to the cafe to pick up the
later starters for the outside 10k. The pace picked up from here and even
allowing for dropping back at the 8k mark to run with Birchy and Gleeso and the
Woollahra Hill the 10ks was completed in 46.30 (4.34s) A final flat 4k to end
with was done as I chatted to The Leech at 4.35 pace and with 20ks done on the
watch that was enough for me as Birchy, Leech, Jeet and Jerome armed with his
new sky blue GPS headed to the coffee house for more chat to end with.
20ks all up in 90.45 averaging 4.35s – decent enough hit
out, in fact for this time of the year I think it may be even a tad too fast, especially
for some of the slower people in the group and the aim of the Sunday long runs is
that we all get to run together and its pointless if people are going to break
away running at 4.10-4.15s so early into the run?
Big afternoon planned , with plenty of beers, food and TRASH
talk no doubt, I have to head over to the dreaded ‘Dark Side’ again but should
be a good day all the same with many regulars heading in the same direction.
The Leech has asked me to cycle in the morning – told him I’m 50/50 although in
truth I’m more 10/90 for a NO SHOW J
Big news of the night was the mighty Potters win over a
lacklustre Man Utd team, already gave Gleeso a serve this morning, let’s hope
there are a few more plastic Manchurians at the party this afternoon.
Sure to be a rest day tomorrow now, but will be back out on
Tuesday for the HuRTS alternative session that I will put on in the morning in
the park if anyone is keen to join us.
Cheers
Timmy, please change the title of your post. Long Run and 20km is called an Oxymoron.
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