I meet up with the Thursday lunchtime running group I have fallen in with. Martin is there as well. Today it is a time trial of either a 2.5km or 5km. These are run every six weeks I have already decided to do the 5km having wimped out last time. Oh, and it is hot.
I am determined to run a negative split rather than going for all out time. I start off alright, but then the sun starts beating down and reflecting off the concrete. The first "lap" is in 11 minutes. Last month I had run the 2.5km in 10minutes dead and stopped. As I push on the sweat starts to sting my eyes.
The last couple of km I am seriously overheating and feel myself slowing, but I keep going. I see the finish and even put together a sprint.
In the end I cross the line, not in a negative split but in a satisfactory 22:23. I slump in the shade and try to cool down. I struggle to jog back to the office and end up walking large portions.
In the lift at work it tells you the outside temperature. I am shocked to see 28C.
In reality with the Corporate Challenge and the great City Race coming up, it was just what I needed. The Achilles is a little bit tender at the moment.
5km 22:23
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