Round the Bays
March 20, 2007 – 9:04 amOn Sunday I participated in the Auckland Round the Bays fun-run, something I have done for the last 5 or 6 years. This is usually one of those things that I agree to do, secretly dread up until the day, then enjoy the experience when it actually arrives, and so it was this year.
The race is always wisely held on the day that daylight savings ends, so the 9:30 start doesn’t feel quite so early. Usually I am jammed in the crowd at the beginning of the race, but this year I got there early and crossed the start only a couple of minutes after the starting cannon. The weather was also perfect, not too sunny and with a slight tail-wind to help push me along.
My time this year for the 8.4km run was 45:08 (according to the website), which is close to my personal best, so it seems I am not slowing down too much as I get older. I don’t think my lack of training hindered me down too much during the race, but I will be paying for it for the next couple of days – the walk to work yesterday was a lot slower and stiffer than normal.
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