Nippy Night Run

Thursday 01/06/06:

Thursdays are usually a PM run these days, as I take my daughter to her gymnastics club at 6pm and run from there. Just have to make sure I am back by the time they finish at 7pm, but it sure beats sitting round in the freezing cold high school gym, waiting. Also gives me the variety of running in a different area, but I stick to the main roads now it is so dark. In the summer its great as I can head down to the beach and run there. Rather nippy this morning and tonight, around 6 degrees. Out and back route on Pakuranga Highway, up to Howick and back:

Brisk walk warm up: 5 mins
Steady pace run: 30 mins (6km)
Brisk walk cool down: 5 mins

Usually try to come back a bit quicker than I go out and it wasn't difficult tonight as the out was slightly up hill all the way. Coming back felt like an absolute breeze and the whole thing passed way too quickly...