Woke up feeling tired and was in two minds about going out running this morning. The bed was calling me back, it was so delicious I could almost feel how nice it would be to snuggle back and forget all about the run today. But on the other hand I had my drinks and running gear all set out the night before and I might feel guilty in the light of day. If I had not already put my contact lenses in I am sure the siren call of the bed would have been a hands down winner. As my hips and glutes were feeling fine, in the end the guilt won and I made coffee and got dressed to run the Striders Pymble Pushover long slow distance run. It was noticeably warmer and more humid this morning compared to yesterday. My plan was to start out and maintain pace with the group for as long as possible. Great plan except the front of the group this morning decided to run a slightly quicker pace and if we were only going 20km would have been great. But over this tough hilly course I was burnt by 19 km and had to drop back. Ran the next 8km with Alan and lost him in the bush section towards the end to finish in a time of 3:08, drenched in sweat and pleased to stop. I ran in new Brooks Adrenalines and my legs and hips felt great, surprised by the difference in hips stability.
Overwhelming smell of Murraya (orange jasmine) in bloom through the many streets we criss-crossed from Pymble through St. Ives, North Turramurra, Wahroonga, Warrawee, South Turramurra and back to Pymble. Not sure that the lovely fragrance quite compensated for the bastard hills we traversed.
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