Running With Jack

Last night when I got home from work it was a mild 28C/82F with clear blue skies and a gentle breeze. I couldn’t wait to meet my running club at the trailhead and head out for a run! We had a fairly large group, the beautiful weather is motivating. I settled in with my normal group and we cruised around the 11 km/6.8 mi. loop at roughly a 5:45/km (9:15/mi) pace. My legs were a bit stiff from my speed work on Monday, but nothing out of the ordinary.

After the run we hung around and devoured large quantities of cake and other refreshments that members brought to share – not exactly carbo-loading but you didn’t hear anyone complaining :-)

On Sunday is my next marathon, the Hornisgrinde Marathon in Hundseck in the Black Forest. I am planning on running this just for fun, i.e. without any particular goal in mind, I’ll see how I feel when I get out there.