Ok So after yesterdays post of me feeling lazy and not impressed by running I decided to do something about it, so after a handy 8km paddling K1 yesterday morning @ Salmon Leap Canoe Club after a bit of lunch I was bored and decided to go and put some miles through my legs.
1-5km I headed out the house towards the canal a route I had come on the bike previously thought it would be a nice place to run only I misjudged just how far it was to the canal so knowing I was already 5km in I had at least the same to go home again
5-10km Running along the canal was nice with blue skies sun and no traffic I headed back in towards Lucan village but decided to take a detour along Tandys lane a road I've seen but never ventured. on reaching the end of the road I realised it didn't come anywhere near where I had expected. So after a minor detour and I was up to 10km and in familiar surroundings, the legs felt good so decided to push on
10-15km As the rain starting I was heading roadside towards Celbridge firstly enjoying the cool refreshing weather before it continued heavier than before into a full on downpour, I was already wet so pushed on to the cross roads before crossing the road and heading back along the road not a clever idea with the traffic but a good experience.
15-20km As I got back to the airport I knew I needed more distance before heading home set now to run the full half marathon on a Sunday afternoon I headed towards the airport in a jaunt upto the small motorway footbridge before returning back towards the main road, as I headed down the hill the watched ticked over to the magic 20km something id never of imagined seeing earlier that day
20-23km Heading back down the hill and the long way around Lucan village passing the famous Lucan Weir saw the watch tick on with the battery dieing just short of 23 km my run was complete a huge distance I will have to do again next Sunday in a real race.
The Pace wasn't fast but I completed it! knowing I can go the distance gives me a huge mental advantage going to Nice next weekend and now with a time to beat im looking forward to the race.
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