Quite a big session this one. Not the fastest conditions out there this morning after a few days of consistent rain - a few rogue puddles here and there. No Hamish this morning, so no one to directly work with throughout the session. Tom and Keith are too quick, so I was hoping Alex would be up for it today. He was strong in the first effort, but died after that. So essentially I ran the second and third laps solo. I kept the front two in sight at all times, but was never running with them (other than for the jog recovery from the cafe to the road and return). All up, I was bloody consistent! 12:04, 12:04 and 12:07. Each lap felt progressively harder - with the heart rate maxing out at 176 by the last one. Times weren't phenomenal, but conditions weren't conducive to fast times - and effort wise it was strong. 12.98km in 3:38's all up (that is including the two jog recoveries of 2.2km). 22km all up including the warm-up and cool-down.
Braved the crowds along the beachfront and got out for an easy 40 minutes this afternoon. 8.83km in 4:32's. Always feels better running on the concrete after a morning session at Centennial Park on the soft and loose gravel.
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