A little run through the park

Dressed quickly after work today, in an effort to beat the weather but lost the battle as heavy rain came down as I was tying my shoes. So I decided to do something other until the weather broke. 90 minutes later I locked the door behind me and headed out. I have a familiar route through the park that takes me back into the city along the harbour, it is very pleasant and gently rolling uphill. The wind was calm and even though it was wet, the temperature was 13C. From the first few steps I felt really good, so I decided to go with it. My form and stride felt better than usual this early. The first hill was effortless and the turn and long run to the park was without a doubt special. As I ran though the park, I felt the earlier effort catchup with me, so I backed off a bit and enjoyed the leaves falling. Coming back towards home, I hammered best I could to finish with some style but there was nothing in the tank. It was more of a sad, clumsy finish but with no crowds watching I felt okay. To my surprize I had shaved almost 2 minutes off my time from the same distance just a week ago. 27:53 ~ 6km, 4:38 km pace. I was tickled. I run the same route tomorrow but look forward to a little less speed, a little more sightseeing. Namaste.