Three straight social days meant that I was not really
looking forward to the Sunday long run this morning but with missing the past
two weeks I knew I had to get back with Canberra only 3 weeks away and with
Kanser still gunning for me.
Big crowd out and great to have The Shire’s #1 Lady Laura
back running with us, although her smile soon disappeared when she saw Enda
running down the hill to join us. The pace for the first 6k loop was perhaps
the slowest it’s been for a long time but that suited me as English lad Richie
Large and I got stuck into our Irish compatriots over the 6 Nations Rugby.
The start of the 10k loop was pretty much the same until
about half way when Rich, Enda and Jerome and I upped the pace that was quiet noticeable
all the way back to the cafe. 16k down
and Kanser agreed to knock out another of our 5k loops that brought up 21 for
the morning that I was more than happy with considering the week I’ve had.
Just over 95 minutes all up averaging 4.37s
Splits were: 5.05, 4.47, 4.46, 4.47, 4.45, 4.47, 4.53, 4.44,
4.40, 4.45, 4.28, 4.27, 4.30, 4.19, 4.20, 4.29, 4.32, 4.27, 4.30, 4.29, 4.30
A good catch up with the gang after with coffee and didn’t miss
the opportunity to check the England v France score that resulted in England
winning the Grand Slam and in turn offer poor Jerome plenty of good banter.
The bets were starting to fire up with Canberra only a few
weeks away, Already got a friendly $20 with Jeet where I’ve got 3.5 minutes
handicap start (I’ll need 5 at least to stand a chance). Kanser is getting more
confident each run and agreed to cover the 2 minutes on me for the same amount.
Whilst C.T was trying to shaft me offering only + 7 minutes. Told him I’ll take 10 that saw him
go very quiet.
Will try to get out for a run tomorrow and may head into
town for the lunchtime easy session.
Cheers
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