Singing in the Rain

2 hours 10 minute run at Centennial Park

Woke up at 5.30am, overcast but no rain. Got out the door at 7am, rain started as I arrived at Centennial Park and stopped 2 hours later as I got back home.

Easy run to Centennial Park and then after 30 mins ran with Sean's squad. Pretty sure the pace picked up in the group this week, either that or I've got very fat and slow in the last 7 days. Not many were making small talk in the driving rain. Even Xela would've had the head down. Not a lot of difference between the base pace and my surge pace, quite a challenging morning. Wearing my six foot track singlet I attracted a comment from a new triathlete in the group; the singlet gives me that fake mountain-runner image. I was a little too shagged out to chew the fat and shoot the breeze during the run. Dodged a lot of puddles in addition to the usual tree roots, but sprayed Mohammed with a big splash and pretended it was accidental.

Park rangers had locked the Park gates weather was that bad. I later spied ambulance-like vehicles with flashing lights in the park: either SES rescuers or men in white coats trying to take deranged runners into protective custody. I gave them the slip this week being off the medication.

Clocked up 2 hours while at Centennial Park and legs have not been so tired all year. Shuffled home.