Well this morning's run was great. I managed to start running at around 7:15 am. That is a very good time to run; it's not that dark and very cool. I planned to run the 22 km course again.
The run was pretty slow-going for the first 30 mins. The legs were a bit sore and uncomfortable and it was only a matter of time before they can fire on all pistons and move into another gear. While I did my best to keep within or just over my 6 mins/km splits, it was in the latter stages of the run that I picked up some speed and managed to run well within my splits.
I stopped for a minute water break in the reserve opposite Marina View school, which will be one of my water stops. Being from a public fountain, the water isn't the best but at least it does the job, i.e. preventing dehydration.
At the end, and what seemed to be a bloody long time, I made it back home in under 2 hours 12 minutes (132 minutes), exactly 6 mins/km. This is fantastic as I know my marathon pace and I can sustain this effort over 22 km. In the next run or so, I'll increase the mileage to 25 km and see how long that takes.
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