Any sub-20 will do!

Unlike yesterday and the day before, it was far too warm to run at the same pace set on those two previous days, so I did not even make an attempt to do so. Instead, I set off with the mindset that any sub-20 will do...

Times compared with yesterday:

00:58 (+6) at 250 metres;
02:03 (+6) at 500 metres;
04:06 (+6) at 1 km;
06:42 (+6) at 1 mile;
08:21 (+10) at 2 kms;
09:23 (+12) at the halfway mark;
12:03 (+14) at the Pewterspear Garden Path (2,800 metres);
15:42 (+21) exiting the Pewterspear Garden Path;
19:55 (+28) at the finish.


At the exit of the Pewterspear Garden Path, I realised that my goal of a sub-20 was slipping away from me...

This was even more obvious at my "two-minutes to go marker", where my time was 17:59. This was too close for comfort, so I increased my pace just enough to finish with a time of 19:55.

Today's objective was achieved, which meant that I had completed three consecutive sub-20 Park Loop times.


Start: 2:16 pm
Time: 19:55 Park Loop
Distance: 4.45km (2.77m)

Average speed: 13.406kmh (8.330mph)
Average pace: 4:29 per km (7:12 per mile)

Heart rate: HRavg 168, HRmax 178, and 328kcals