Morning Run: parkrun 139. Pacy

@steevc just finished a 5.05km run, that lasted for 32 minutes.
This run helped steevc burn 384.0 calories.

Description from Strava:
Today was the day where I actually get to be a pace runner at Henlow Bridge Lakes parkrun. I did a rehearsal last week, but this time I got to don the special vest with 32 on the back. We had a full set of pacers from 20 to 40 minutes (2 minute intervals).

I used the app on my Garmin watch again, but it is tricky to stay in the right zone. I had a few people sticking with me, but some went on ahead. At one point people in front and behind me fell over, but they seemed to be okay and I had to keep going. It was quite warm out there so I was happy to be taking it fairly easy.

I finished a couple of seconds ahead according to my watch, but the official time was quicker than that. I was amazed that we had 271 finishers, which is a record for this event. When we went for coffee I was helping to sort the finish tokens, so I could see the numbers. I have volunteered 54 times now.

I was hoping to get some pictures of the pacers, but they are not online yet. The guy who did 20 minutes did well. They had to put out a call to a local club to get more people for it. Then they had to ask another event for the 20 vest as they only had down to 22. I would hope we can do this a few times each year as it can help people improve their times. On other days you can just try to keep up with someone you know is a little quicker.

It has really warmed up today and could hit 32C in the next few days.I shall be using the pool to cool off.

Run free and stay cool.

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

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