21 mins exactly on Saturday's parkrun. And it felt like serious effort. I only managed that time because I got into a group of four runners and used them to motivate me to keep going. One of them thanked me afterwards for pacing her! Obvious mutual benefits in running in a group rather than solo or on a treadmill. But I'm going to have to start taking this a little more seriously if I really want to get sub-20 mins... I might even have to use the T-word...*
To that end, I went out for a lunchtime run today - along the South Bank, over Westminster Bridge, round St James's Park, back along the north side of the river and across the Millennium Bridge. Roughly 8.5km. Time was about 45 minutes but is immaterial really - I was just taking it at a steady, comfortable pace, plus I had to keep stopping and/or swerving because of the crowds of tourists (especially by the Millennium Wheel), crossing roads, avoiding stepping on pigeons/squirrels/perlicans in St James's Park. But I really enjoyed it. Will have to make it a regular thing - but maybe refine the route to avoid the crowds.
I'm thinking I might even do a (kind of) triathlon one day this week - swim in the morning, run at lunchtime and ride after work.
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*training - spit!