Third time doing this session, a little bit more nervous pre-run as I now know what lies ahead. Joined by Scott O'Connor this morning, on the back of his solid Parkrun performance on Saturday morning. Great to have him back in Australia! Jogged up to North Head, venturing down the first left after the stone arch down to the bottom of the hill at Collins Flat. After a bit of procrastination, we got going (reluctantly). Made sure I went solid, but not flat out from the start - as previously the first 3 or 4 reps have felt easy - only to really regret thinking that by the seventh or eighth rep. The good news is that my runs were the most consistent they had been, averaging each rep in just under 2:55. All up, a solid session-best time of 29:01, a good 37 seconds faster than two-and-a-half weeks ago. Averaged 3:33's for the 8.2km. Scott put in a solid session as well. It's just a tough one regardless of pace, the hill seems to get longer and steeper each rep! Avoided the hills for the cool-down, opting to run the trail down to Collins Flat Beach and through the back of the harbour, back along the beachfront to Shelly, to Queenscliff and back home to North Steyne. Just over 17km all up. Warm morning, but not as humid or sticky as I thought it would have been. The surf is calling, but not looking as inviting as yesterday!
Out before lunch for my double. 4:33's at 121 beats per minute. Really felt sluggish the whole way after this morning's hills.
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