Halloween 5 Nite Run

Last Updated on Saturday, 31 October 2009 11:28 Written by The Virtual Runner Saturday, 31 October 2009 11:18

Tonight was my first 5km event and it took place in the dark!  Very very good atmosphere and a very good event.  I recommend it to everyone!

For the hour or so before the event there was music which was all halloween themed as well as refreshments.  Your entry fee gets you your race number, chip timing, free skeleton t-shirt, headlamp and a mug at the finish line.

It was really good fun and everyone had a great time.  There was a lot of chatter amongst the runners during the whole event and you don’t normally get that in the daylight races!

You can find more photos by clicking here.

I had my time at about 27 min and 13 secs according to my Garmin.

Well done to my wife for coming out and supporting me again.  She’s a fantastic woman!

And my little boy was there too… way past his bed time!

Last Sunday’s Long Run

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 October 2009 09:10 Written by The Virtual Runner Thursday, 29 October 2009 09:10

Taken me a while to post anything but here it is, last Sunday’s run!  This time I went to the gym and left my change of clothes etc there and I ran from Sindlesham all the way to Wokingham and back.  I thought it would be quite a long way to go but I found myself trying to make up the distance to make it as long as the run on the previous Sunday.

Again, my shins were bothering me for the first couple of miles but not as badly as before.  I’m the sort that just kind of runs through it with the occasional stop to stretch everything out.

I didn’t do as many miles as last week but 13km (8.07 miles) is pretty good!  My pace was a bit too fast at times and I need to keep an eye on that.