A Cold & Foggy Monthly Handicap
Today:
Purpose: race
Where: Western side of Mt Stromlo
Distance:
Warm up: 2.75 km in 17' 52" at 6' 30"
Race: 7.5 kms in 39' 17" at 5' 14"
Group: 32
Finished: 78th out of about 90
Monthly handicap No: 185
Weather: cold & foggy, temp range 0-3 degrees, humidity 99%, wind calm
Week: 110.75 km, May: 441.5 km, Year: 2191.05 km
A similar day to yesterday with thick fog hanging around all morning thus denying the sun any chance to heat us up.
The fog didn't lift all morning and our monthly running handicap was conducted with little visibility & no heat.
A cold morning meant layers, but as some pictures will show, not all are worried by the cold. Either brave or silly, some still ran in singlets or short sleeves, but with long leggings.
Course in much better condition than last year & a nice place to run.
Given yesterday's long run & the fall, I decided I wasn't going to run hard and virtually ambled along at the tail of the field.
Probably only went past a few, nearly all the backmarkers went by me.
A good morning to be out, fresh I know, and not my kind of weather. But some nice people to chat to, so it was well worth the freezing conditions.
Not a big week km wise, but solid & with no running problems.
Just a few days to get the monthly total over 500 kms, then June has to be a massive PB. All achievable if the weather is kind.
Purpose: race
Where: Western side of Mt Stromlo
Distance:
Warm up: 2.75 km in 17' 52" at 6' 30"
Race: 7.5 kms in 39' 17" at 5' 14"
Group: 32
Finished: 78th out of about 90
Monthly handicap No: 185
Weather: cold & foggy, temp range 0-3 degrees, humidity 99%, wind calm
Week: 110.75 km, May: 441.5 km, Year: 2191.05 km
A similar day to yesterday with thick fog hanging around all morning thus denying the sun any chance to heat us up.
The fog didn't lift all morning and our monthly running handicap was conducted with little visibility & no heat.
A cold morning meant layers, but as some pictures will show, not all are worried by the cold. Either brave or silly, some still ran in singlets or short sleeves, but with long leggings.
Course in much better condition than last year & a nice place to run.
Given yesterday's long run & the fall, I decided I wasn't going to run hard and virtually ambled along at the tail of the field.
Probably only went past a few, nearly all the backmarkers went by me.
A good morning to be out, fresh I know, and not my kind of weather. But some nice people to chat to, so it was well worth the freezing conditions.
Not a big week km wise, but solid & with no running problems.
Just a few days to get the monthly total over 500 kms, then June has to be a massive PB. All achievable if the weather is kind.
posted by Two Fruits at
3:32 PM
2 Comments:
Good on you Steve you totally deserve so much you are amazing Kelley
By
Kelley Flood, At
May 26, 2013 at 7:58 PM
5:14s is saying something. Bloody tough course that one. No wonder I thrashed Jim White at Fadden Pines on Sunday arvo.
By
Ewen, At
May 27, 2013 at 2:11 PM
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home