Wednesday 11 February 2009

Schizophrenic Day

I got drenched cycling home this evening. The heavens just opened (fortune vomits on my eiderdown once more) and I had no wet weather gear. What hurt most was the betrayal this represented - the weather forecast said it would remain clear and the morning was breathtakingly beautiful; cold, frosty and clear.



I ran to Gladstone park and took a different route home. I'm really yearning for some new territory. I'll hopefully be able to satisfy this as my runs lengthen in coming weeks.



View while running along Dollis Hill Avenue


I did a 6.7 min/mile (14 kph) over 5.5 miles, which was pleasantly swift, but somewhat irrelevant. Distance wise, I hunger for bigger game. Getting lower than 7.5 min/mile over 10 miles and more is going to be a lot more challenging that scoring below 7 within the 6 mile watershed. I'm thinking, with two days rest ahead, that I'll give the full 13.1 a go on Saturday. Hopefully I'll be able to settle on a suitably climactic itinerary.
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3 comments:

  1. Bryony12 February 2009 at 00:52

    Oh, Blackadder. Fantastic pictures again: best for the run on Sat.

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  2. Hayley12 February 2009 at 09:26

    1. You should suck at running so that you don't get tired of all your routes...er..

    2. The forecast lied and I biked home in the rain. I don't know who or what to trust anymore.

    3. I love that you and Bryony read my blog. It makes me happy :)

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  3. Sebastian Dick12 February 2009 at 10:00

    A gorgeous morning today - wish I could've been out there. I suppose I ought to have done a cycle ride or something. Anyway, looks like it will be filthy again by this evening - at about cycling home time.

    I only found your blog by chance a few days ago - had no idea it existed. You seem to have been at it consistently for a couple of years - good on ya!

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