Training Run 12 - 4.89 miles / 7.87 km, 42'09''

Today was the first time I'd done this run in a long time - a combination of a weekend with Arsenal playing away (thus fewer pedestrians to get in the way!) and bright sunshine meant that a run around Finsbury and Clissold Parks seemed like a perfect idea. In future I'll add Highbury Fields into the mix and possibly do multiple laps of one or all of the parks.

Distance: 4.89 miles / 7.87 km
Time: 42 minutes 9 seconds
Description: 1 lap of Finsbury Park and 1 lap of Clissold Park (plus getting to and from each and the distance between)
Conditions: Bright but slightly cloudly. Dry surface, mostly tarmac although some of Clissold Park has woodchip tracks which are nicer to run on. Finsbury Park is hillier than I remember!  Cool temperature. Feet hurt a bit - I attribute this to not having run much lately.

Training Run 11 - 4.72 miles / 7.57 km, 38'54''

This is my first run in quite a while - I've been away and also undergone some difficult personal circumstances.  I'm hoping to get back in the swing of things now!

Distance: 4.72 miles / 7.57 km
Time: 38 minutes 54 seconds
Description: 5 laps of Highbury Fields (plus there and back)
Conditions: Overcast. Dry surface. Difficult initally but got better as time went on.  Not too hot.  Legs felt very tired afterwards.

Highbury Fields Parkrun - 3.11 miles / 5 km, 24'45''

I have had a few training runs in between this and my last post but I neglected to post them, so September looks rather sparse from a practice point of view. I am intending to train regularly now going through the autumn and winter months, and am still planning to run the Surrey half-marathon in March.

My time on this occasion was exactly the same as the previous occasion that I ran it, to the second. One day I will make up those three seconds and achieve a new personal best! The weather was sunny, although it clouded over after I completed the race. The ground was slightly damp from rain the previous night. I was preoccupied by thoughts of my first lectures on Monday (how will I cope with the reading etc) but I really enjoyed the run, as I always do.