Thursday - 15km (+ 8 x 10 sec hill sprints)

Out for the usual Thursday North Head loop this morning. Only 19 degrees when I woke up, but 100% humidity! Although it did feel somewhat refreshing, but really only in the parts of the run where there was some shade. That sun had some bite to it this morning. Hardly any breeze either, so arguably the best conditions we’ve had over the past fortnight, but still along way from perfect. Anyway, I felt good today, which was surprising given it is a Thursday. Saw Justin early on, and then Erika towards the end. Got back to North Steyne in 55:06 (3:40’s), the fastest weekday run I’ve managed over the past two weeks. Quite happy with that! I then walked down to Queenscliff headland where I did some well overdue speedwork. Eight by 10 second hill sprints with a full two minute recovery in between each rep. The first felt completely up coordinated, but by the second it was feeling pretty normal again - albeit slower than usual (which is to be expected). Just happy to do something slightly faster again that wasn’t too taxing at all. I’ll aim to do some form of hill sprints and flat strides twice a week moving forward as a gentle introduction back to some sort of speed. Time for a swim now.