I just finished a 14.02km running that lasted about 1hh:20mm:52ss !
I slept in a little longer than I might have wanted, so had some breakfast before my run. It was pretty cold out again, but sunny after the rain yesterday. The paths were frosty in the shade and felt a bit slippery.
I wanted to do a long run and hope to do a lot more this year to build my stamina. I went up to Fairfield, but stayed on the paths by the streets rather than going around the outside. Then I headed out on the long straight towards Letchworth. That goes up and down a bit. There is a house that looks like it has been empty for a while along there, but it is being done up now.
I crossed the road to pick up the Greenway around Standalone Farm. That was muddy in places and my Allbirds shoes do not have much tread. Coming out on Wilbury Road there are more hills to tackle and I did walk a bit. Along there I pass what is supposed to be the first concrete house in the country, but I was not stopping to take photos. Further along in Norton I passed a guy carrying his football boots as a mass of cyclists went past. Lots of people will be out for their exercise on a nice morning like this.
I decided Radwell Meadows would probably be muddy and so stayed by the road all the way to Stotfold. It was quiet along there as it was generally on this run, but I did see a few runners.
I must have run through Stotfold hundreds of times, but then there are limited routes around here. It is always nice to know you are nearly home.
The pace was not too bad today, but I was just going with what felt comfortable. My right foot was hurting a bit, so I need to monitor that. I want to do more half marathons over the year and look at extending the distances beyond that. For things like parkrun I want to go quicker, but for longer distances I am less worried about speed.
I had another stroopwafel with my coffee afterwards. I am not sure if I burn off enough calories to cancel it out, but I will not worry about that.
Run free and stay well.
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