It's only an extra 150 metres!

With the aid of my very handy NavMan R300, I again ran the same Park Loop (Dipping Brook Variation) as yesterday in order to record the actual distance of this particular circuit.

It is in fact 4.60km which is only an additional 150 metres longer than the standard Park Loop circuit, albeit, you do have to run that 150 metres uphill which does slow you down. Then the downhill part to Green Lane is a very winding path that does not allow you to pick up too much pace to compensate.

I managed to complete the course 46 seconds faster than yesterday's effort with a time of 21:12.


Start: 1:47 pm
Time: 21:12 Park Loop (Dipping Brook Variation)
Distance: 4.60 km (2.86 m)

Average speed: 13.019 kmh (8.090 mph)
Average pace: 4:37 per km (7:25 per mile)
Heart rate: HRavg 162, HRmax 170, and 322kcals

Park Loop (Dipping Brook variation)

This was an unexpected unscheduled run with John who kindly dropped me an email saying that he was in the area if I fancied a joint run.

We did the Park Loop with a slight variation whereby when we reached the Dipping Brook Avenue, instead of running across it, we turned right and ran up the hill until we reached Cann Lane, turning left until the right-hand turn path that eventually drops down to Green Lane, rejoining the standard Park Loop circuit once again.

This route is a bit further than the standard 4.45km, however, until I NavMan it tomorrow, I cannot be certain of its distance...


Now confirmed as 4.60km.


Start: 1:01 pm
Time: 21:58 Park Loop
Distance: 4.60 km (2.86 m)

Average speed: 12.564 kmh (7.807 mph)
Average pace: 4:47 per km (7:41 per mile)
Heart rate: HRavg 157, HRmax 170, and 315kcals