I'm in Australia again! I thought it would be rude not to do parkrun, and I chose Lake Mac.
Christian came with me, and Clint, Jess and Alice met us there.
I wasn't feeling wonderful, but made myself get up and go.
I set off with a crowd of around 400, not terribly fast, and immediately hurt, both in the legs and the lungs. I'd settled down by Five Islands Rd, and happily plodded for a while.
Jess caught up to me before the turnaround, and Clint went whizzing past us at this point. I paid the price of going too fast by running out of steam. I slowed a lot and Jess went past me to find a spot to let Alice have a run.
I went past them and struggled into the headwind, on the edge of nausea.
Back in the park, I felt a bit more comfortable, and Jess caught up with me soon after. We ran to the finish together and managed a little sprint to the finish.
I'd felt like I was really slow, but it turned out I did ok. I'm glad I did it, but it was hard work.
Clint sailed home in just over 20 mins.
Christian came with me, and Clint, Jess and Alice met us there.
I wasn't feeling wonderful, but made myself get up and go.
I set off with a crowd of around 400, not terribly fast, and immediately hurt, both in the legs and the lungs. I'd settled down by Five Islands Rd, and happily plodded for a while.
Jess caught up to me before the turnaround, and Clint went whizzing past us at this point. I paid the price of going too fast by running out of steam. I slowed a lot and Jess went past me to find a spot to let Alice have a run.
I went past them and struggled into the headwind, on the edge of nausea.
Back in the park, I felt a bit more comfortable, and Jess caught up with me soon after. We ran to the finish together and managed a little sprint to the finish.
I'd felt like I was really slow, but it turned out I did ok. I'm glad I did it, but it was hard work.
Clint sailed home in just over 20 mins.
