This was my first Saturday training run with the London Frontrunners for over two years. I am not usually good at getting up early on Saturday mornings! I plan to do this regularly however, as I am training for the Reading Half-Marathon on Sunday 22nd March.
We ran around Hyde Park and I ran with two people I didn’t know: Andrew, who is new to London Frontrunners having only moved to London from Chicago a week previously, and Gareth, who has been running with the club for two years. It was a very pleasurable run; we chatted all the way round, although at one point there was a torrential rain/hail storm, with driving wind right in our faces. This was possibly the toughest weather conditions I’ve ever run in, though it did not last long. We then went for a well-deserved brunch afterwards. If only getting up early on a Saturday could always be this much fun!
Distance: 6 miles / 9.66km (roughly)
Time: 54 minutes 56 seconds
Conditions: Cool and overcast initially, with light rain turning into a heavy rain/hailstorm while we were running round The Serpentine. The wind was so strong it was blowing water into our faces! All surfaces had good grip though and it did not feel especially cold. My feet began to hurt a little bit towards the end, a sign of minor blisters, so I’ll need to keep an eye on this.
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