September 2014

[Charliecat5]

Have you thought about going along to a parkrun to test your pace over a shorter distance? Just hammer out the 5K as fast as you can, no strategy needed.

I have, and friends try to persuade me, as we have a good parkrun not that far away (I could run there). But it just doesn't appeal... I know I should try it, but for me running (and biking) is all about getting out into the hills, finding isolation and crucially, getting away from people*. Thus running in a crowd doesn't float my boat.

*I consider Sweder an exception to this rule, particularly as he's more animal than human.