Morning Run: parkrun 108 at Henlow Bridge Lakes

steevc just finished a 5.05km run, that lasted for 28 minutes.
This run helped steevc burn 334.0 calories.

Description from Strava:
This is actually my first parkrun of the year. This event was cancelled twice due to bad conditions and then I was marshalling last week. It was colder than I expected this morning with a fair bit of frost on the grass and cars, so I wore an extra top and gloves.

There were a fair few people at the start including some of the regulars I know well. We had one guy dressed as a fairy who was raising money for charity.

The course was soft mud, but not too wet and some parts have had a layer of bark chippings. I think the soft ground can affect times a bit as it soaks up energy. I just went with a comfortable pace that I thought I could keep up. I did not worry about all the people who passed me. A couple of guys who did switched to walking later and I am not sure if they caught me up again. I just wanted to keep running.

At then end I managed a sprint of sorts. I could hear someone right behind me, but wanted to stay ahead of them. I was fairly consistent with my pace overall and did not go off too quick at the start.

I did not hang around for too long afterwards. I noticed some new art on the bridge today by the same artist who did a previous stencil. I like the Star Wars theme.

I hope to run again tomorrow to prepare for my 10k next month. It may be slightly warmer then.

Run free!

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About the Athlete: Older guy trying to keep fit, but still hope to go quicker.

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