Morning Walk

Afternoon Walk

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I am usually at work on a Tuesday and sometimes run at lunch, but today it was looking like it would be pretty warm then (25C) and so I was contemplating a really early run before going to the office. As it worked out I am working from home, so could run at a more reasonable time when it was just 16C.

I did the loop that is possible since the new road to the bypass was built last year. At some point a few hundred houses will be built around it, but for now it is fields with a lot of wild flowers. Unfortunately the sculpture out there that celebrates various aspects of Arlesey was vandalised.

I decided to do some sprint intervals, but did not stick to a schedule for those. I was happy enough to peak around 5min/km as that is about as fast as I can run. I would just like to sustain that pace for longer, so I need to keep doing this.

I passed through Etonbury Wood to come out by the school. Then it was a matter of heading back along the bypass to Arlesey. I took the long way around by the allotments. The ground is all dry now. Actually there is a drain near our house that has had water pouring out of it for weeks, but as of today that had stopped.

I did a few more sprints along the way and took it very easy between them to recover. I think that I often do not let myself recover enough and I know some people walk then, so I tried that at times.

I extended the run a little at the end to get nearer to 6km, but this was more about effort than distance.

We were out last night cutting our big hedge. That is a substantial job every year and it involves a few trips to the dump. We just got a long hedge trimmer, but it started making some alarming noises. We will be getting that replaced so we can finish the job. It was hot work even though we waiting until got a little cooler. We had Olympics to watch anyway. Good to see Team GB get some more medals, but we can enjoy the great performances by others too.

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