Run 2:29:00 [3] 32.0 km (4:39 / km)
I had my first experience for a while on Thursday of starting a run at a time with a 5 in front of it, but today was even earlier, thanks to wanting to get a long run before the OA meeting. Somewhat to my surprise, Rob Walter was keen to keep me company (obviously being a new parent has turned him into an early-morning person) and joined me for the middle half.
Started from my parents' place in Aranda across Black Mountain to the city, then up Ainslie, then back across the northern suburbs and Bruce Ridge before a final loop around Aranda Hill and Cook. Not a bad run on the whole, and handled the climb up Ainslie better than I thought I would - I haven't done a climb like that for a while (and have been struggling at times on much easier hills). Started to fade away around 1.45, but kept plugging away and never looked like hitting the wall the way I did in the last 10 minutes on Thursday. Very humid after last night's heavy rain.
Updates may be a bit sporadic for the next week while I'm in Hanoi. If you haven't heard anything from me by next Sunday I may have had an unfortunate encounter with an errant motorcycle.