Long Saturday Run

Well, definitely getting and feeling better in my runs I think. Four of the girls headed up Mt Cootha, but keeping in mind the 'year of the sensible runner' I opted for the usual trip along the bike path towards the city... I was feeling great and comfortably managed to keep up with Liz & Liz for the first 15mins. Just after the 15min point we passed the second water tap and I stopped for a quick drink, the others were heading off for varying 17km upwards runs so I plugged in my mp3 players and started the solo thing. The plan was to head up towards the base of the Story Bridge and then turn back, when I got to the base I decided rather than heading straight back I would do a bit of a weave around the City before re-entering the Botanicals. When I got to the gardens I felt a bit tight around my knee so treated myself to a water stop and a one minute walking/stretching break, this seemed to do the trick and I begun my run back along the bike way to the Regatta. I had just got to Coro Drive when Liz and a couple others ran past me on their way back, this was okay, rather than trying to keep up with them I plodded along, it was a bit of a struggle though as their was quite a strong headwind and I opted for another one minute walking break to help ease some of the struggle. By the time I got back to the Regatta I had run just over 14km, felt pretty happy with that.