Don’t you hate it when Christmas Day coincides with a rest day??? Fortunately, not today!
My training called for a 6k tempo run – actually, it called for a 3k tempo run, but I mis-read the plan and did that last week! So this morning I ran 8k, with the tempo at an average of about 6:15min/km – which was ab0ut right. The first 3k of this section made hard work, running into a northerly stronger than I expected, but that made the return much easier!
I found it hard to find enough breath to wish all the other runners/walkers a happy Christmas – had to make do with a smile and a grunt! Highlight of the run was the sight of a ‘pelaton’ of cyclists I encountered near Hataitai Beach! There must have been 30 of them! I gave them a clap and a wave (given I couldn’t shout out!) and got some friendly waves back!
Tried a new recipe for breakfast afterwards – pumpkin porridge! Delicious, but a bit too fiddly for everyday!