Parkrun #17 - Maidenhead
I've had a two year Parkrun gap, and though some is down to injury (I've done little running for a year) it is also because Saturday mornings are difficult for me now.
But my friend Heather is in town, and we talked about it and agreed to meet up for this one.
It was a nice morning, not too warm, and the usual 300+ people turned up.
Heather wanted to run her own pace, and I wasn't sure of mine, so we agreed to meet at the end.
I thought I'd start steady, and see how I got on, so avoided a fast getaway.
My natural pace seemed to be around the 5 min/km mark. My heart rate went up fairly fast to the low 160s and I decided to slow a little to let it settle down. This worked, and then in the final two kilometers I gradually pushed it up again, but only increasing the pace a little - I am not fit enough to do more.
I finished in almost exactly 25 minutes, which is well down on previous runs. But my knee did not hurt so I'm happy enough. More fun than running on my own. It was nice to see Heather enjoying it too as she has only just discovered Parkrun and this was her 3rd in 3 weeks.
Place 54th out of 335 runners. Time 24.56.
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