parkrun #178 & C2S #13...

the boys got a second walk after work on Thursday...it was very windy and no footy training on even though the lights were on... Friday was cold and windy but I still did my usual walking starting with the boys...

Saturday's parkrun was a steady one...not as cold as I thought it was going to be...there was snow on the hills and it was a bit breezy...

start temp/humidity: 2.6/85% (apparent temp -2.2)
start time: 8:05am
total distance: 4.98
total time: 25:24 (official 24:23)
avg pace: 5:06
total calories: 355
avg HR: 168? Fitbit 151
TE: 3.8
Recovery HR: 110/58
BPK: 770
avg cadence: 185

1k splits: 4:58, 5:08, 5:07, 5:08, 5:04

40th out of 146, 0 unknown in front of me...65.27%...9th female out of 73...1st W45-49 out of 10...

I headed off to Sydney just after 10am...one stop at Sutton Forest (stretched my legs and got some cherries)...

I called into Kinsgrove Sports to get some new wheels for cricket then headed on to my Airbnb accommodation at Mascot...

after getting settled I headed out to find a cache I had DNFed in February 2007! This time I walked straight up to it :-)

back to the accommodation to watch some footy before catching the train into Central to have dinner with mum and dad at their hotel...

this morning we met up at our usual pre-C2S meet - Starbucks on Elizabeth Street...

this was C2S #13 and my first one since 2017...my endurance is fine but my speed is non-existent...happy to finish under 80mins, my third slowest time overall...the temperature was good but the wind (my nemesis) not so good!

the stats:
start temp/humidity: 10.0/50% (apparent temp 4.4)
finish temp/humidity: 11.8/46% (apparent temp 4.1)
start time: 7:56am
total distance: 13.95
total time: 79:08
avg pace: 5:40
total calories: 1066
avg HR: 160
TE: 5.0
recovery HR: 117/52
BPK: 907
avg cadence: 177

splits: 5:38, 5:24, 5:29, 5:49, 5:19, 5:35, 7:20, 5:57, 5:31, 6:00, 5:48, 5:20, 5:08, 4:50

caught up with mum and dad at the finish...we had breakfast before catching the bus back to Bondi Junction then the train back to Central...

I walked them to where they could head back to their hotel without getting lost then I jumped on a train back to Mascot, changed then drove back...home just before 4pm....phew...