Morning Run - Last of the year?

I just finished a 11.298km running that lasted about 1hh:5mm:41ss !

I broke my Xmas running streak as my legs were feeling it. I managed five days with about 35km, which is not bad. Yesterday I went for a walk instead, but my chosen route proved to be too muddy and I had to turn back. Today I did what is probably my last run of they year with the target of taking me over 1400km for the year. I had set a target of 1300km, so I comfortably exceeded that.

The first thing I saw in the garden was a dead rat! Family saw a fox last night on the deck, so maybe that got it.

It was freezing again with a hard frost. That does make it quite pretty with the paths twinkling, but it can be slippery. I did my usual long loop and even risked some mud, but it was mostly frozen.

There were quite a few other runners out with lots of ladies and one guy running with a dog. Maybe they were also trying to hit targets.

I was not particularly quick, but I just wanted the distance today and sprinting would have been taking chances on the frosty paths.

It has been quite a good running year despite the lack of events. I think I am a bit stronger now. I have done seven half marathons when I had only done three in total before this year. It will be interesting to see how I do on a competitive 5km run now. I would hope to see some improvement. Next year I am not going to be too ambitious. I will be happy if I run at least as far. I will keep pushing myself with intervals to try and go quicker for longer. I feel I have some quicker times in me yet.

Run free and stay well in 2021.

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