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Winter is here!

Last night I had to go out for my run at 6PM. It was pitch black and cold! Problem was I've only run that route once before (the other way round and in daylight!!) so I didn't know the lumps and bumps of the road or how much lighting there was. Strangly though this made me run slower as I was very cautious rather than faster like a scared rabbit! Still another 4.8m under the belt.

I'm currently having to do the school run and collect my son as we have no child care (long story) so exercise is at a minimum anyway, and this is why I ended up with a night time run. The worst bit was that I was alone and there was no-one at home to call in a panic. My son was a boy's bragade and they had my mobile so could call if there was a problem or if I didn't turn up but still it isn't the same. But at the end of the day to get round FLM I need the miles so I must take advantage of any running I can.

What is good is that I am able to make my faster sections last longer now so maybe there is hope for me after all!

This weekend I am running a cross country event called the "Suicide Sixish" which is a 10Km race (6.1m) through a woodland area with a couple of streams to cross and a river to wade through. This finished off with a 97 step climb before you run the last 100 meters downhill to the finish! Sounds cold wet and painful - I'm sure it will be fun!

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James said…
If you are having problems seeing the lumps and bumps have you considered getting a headlamp to wear on your forehead. I dont know how popular they are back in the Uk but I have seen quite a few people using them over here in Sweden. Good luck with the race this weekend.
10:46 AM, November 16, 2004
Evil Pixie said…
Hi!
Sorry about the delay in responding! I was wearing a head torch but I was also wearing a baseball hat (fouresent yellow) which was probably shading the ground too! Will try something else tomorrow night!

SVT I do use a HRM the whole time but don't BT, the folks thought I was being daft as I was and am using speed farlec style to break out of my pathetically slow plodding speeds. Problem was they weren't listening to my reasons for doing this! I plod at 12.30-13 MM but if I pay attention I will do 11MM still not fast but to get the marathon time I want I need to pick up that speed! Sub 5hrs is 11.23mm for 26.2m!
7:29 PM, November 21, 2004
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