Training Run 36

Tonight was a practice session for the upcoming LFR20 Anniversary Handicap 5km race, on Saturday 12th June.  We warmed up and then Ed asked us to run two loops of part of Regents Park which he had worked out would add up to 5km.  I was pleased with how this session went - some of the guys set off very fast, but I held back on the first lap, as I know that sometimes I have a tendency to set off too quickly and then run out of steam later.  On this occasion I was able to maintain a decent speed on both laps, and finish a lot faster than my previous 5km PB.  Ed did say afterwards that his loop may have been slightly short but I was still happy that I had been able to run the second lap only nine seconds slower than the first one, so my speed was fairly consistent throughout.  I am looking forward to the Handicap race as its a format I've never done before - people are set off earlier the slower they run the distance, with the idea that everyone will finish at (roughly) the same time.  It should be interesting!