Sat 10 Jun 06, Brimbank Park, Club 'pack run'

20.2km today and 90km for the week so far, 9/10 days I ran this month

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A busy morning on a very foggy Melbourne day with a top temp of 9.5 degrees, I made my way out to Brimbank Park. The group were leaving at 1pm but I couldn't arrive until 1:10ish and to be honest it didn't make to much of a difference as I knew I would more than likely end up running by myself after 30 min anyway, due to differing abilities and because I intended to be running further than others. Anyway, I took off straight away, singlet, shorts & Garmin. After a 5 min I caught up to a bunch of the girls from my club who had stopped for a toilet break, past then rapidly, it was only then I realised I was moving a tad too quick, I was sitting on 4:20-25 which was way to fast for the first 7 min of a 90+ min run, so moved ahead by 500m ish and then slowed down to 4:40ish.

Around 15 min I caught up to Cam & Darren (who is racing the All Schools & Secondary Schools this week, so he turned at 20min), they were moving at fairly casual pace. Cam and I the stayed together chatting about stuff for the next 18-20 min running at 4:40 pace, then Cam turned so he could run back and then hit some of the bigger hills in the park. I continued onwards to the Canning Rd overpass, which was just over 10k, I stopped and walked for 1 min to relax the legs and then turned and ran back, trying to sit on a consistent pace. The Garmin stats for the run were 20.2km in 93:55, with the first couple of k's too quick and working the last couple, I was happy with the remaining consistent kms.

This is the first week in the 90s for quite awhile, I will probably drop the kms back into the low 80 area for next week. My Sunday run is not going to be the You Yangs now, last night I was reminded that the Midday Milers
have one of their annual events on Sunday morning, the concept is pick a time for two laps of the Tan and then run with no watch, closest wins, then breaky and some good conversation. So this is where I will be heading, with some warming up and maybe a short cool down, I should clock at least 10km for the day which will be a good recovery to a possibiliy too fast long one today.