I went to my third Parkrun today, and bumped into Yvette right at the start. I don't have an issue with doing things alone, but it did feel nice to meet up with a friendly face. My time in Brisbane so far has been pretty isolated thanks to a demanding work + uni schedule, so now that uni is over it feels good to get the chance to be more social :)
We didn't exactly run together along the route, Yvette is coming back from injury whereas I am coming 'back' from zero fitness, plus I'm new to trails. I felt strong today though, and pushed harder at the start. Yvette wasn't far behind me, and her encouragement helped me score my fastest kilometre (5:45) since returning to running - including road running. She also caught me up during the second half and yelled encouraging things pretty much the whole way back. I have no idea how she could keep shouting at that point - I could barely breathe!
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| Yvette at the front, me at the back |
At the final hill up to the finish line, Yvette stormed past me and a whole bunch of other people in a really strong push. It was impressive! I felt inspired, and when the hill levelled out at the top I put in a sprint and managed to catch the group who had pulled away from me up the hill, passing a few of them over the line. It felt good!
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| I forgot to stop Strava at the end, but the Parkrun time was 36:54 |
I felt strong on this run, I think I'm finally feeling effects from a few weeks of running, gradually getting stronger. And I shaved nearly a minute off last week's PB, so that made me feel good! So good in fact that I think I will commit to this trail running malarky, and buy trail shoes!
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