I just finished a 10.808km running that lasted about 1hh:0mm:17ss !
Last week Sir Mo Farah beat a world record by running 21.33km in an hour. At the same meeting Sifan Hassan broke the women’s world one-hour record by running 18.93km. Today I ran about half as far as Mo in the same time. He did have some advantages over me. He was on a flat track rather than a hilly course with roads to cross and he had the latest Nike shoes that seem to give an advantage. He is also just much quicker than me.
I was not setting out to break any records today. I only had less than two weeks off with my back issues, but it feels like longer. I do not seem to have lost too much speed or fitness.
It was a nice, bright morning and not too warm. Just how I like it really. Once my legs were warmed up I settled into a comfortable pace on my usual weekend loop. I saw a few others runners out there to wave to.
When I got to Stotfold I decided to extend the route a little when it occurred to me so try and make it at least an hour. I also took the longer way home through Arlesey. When I got back breakfast was cereal with lots of fruit, including home-grown raspberries.
It seems Strava has lots of challenges I can do based on the distances I run. I will enter them, but I rarely use the prizes as they tend to depend on buying expensive gear to get a discount. I do not buy much running stuff. I just get shoes as I need them.
Hope your weekends are going well. Run free and stay well.
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