Not Parkrun Stromlo 5km 17:01 : Steve 40 Minute Tempo : Helen 9km incl Fartlek : Keith 1500m 5:11

Minus 4 degrees and running before dawn at Not Parkrun Stromlo 5km in 17:01. Real Parkrun cancelled in Canberra due to Covid cases and lockdown. Splits(500m):1:45,1:42,1:41,1:42,1:42,1:40,1:44,1:41,1:43,1:36. I wasn't warmed up enough at the start, not possible this morning despite wearing abundant clothes. I used the bitumen criterium track, around 950m per loop plus and extra bit, never flat, less hilly than Parkrun Coombs, faster surface at Stromlo, five slow turns at Stromlo, two dead turns at Coombs. Same effort at both. In May 2020 I ran 16:31 on the criterium track at Stromlo in fog with Steve, also 16:50 two days prior to that (see diary). I'll see what I can do in the next fortnight by adding some more short intervals to my training. A couple of hours later I met Helen on the grass at Stromlo for another 9km including a fartlek session,20km for the day,131km this week. Steve ran a 40 minute tempo run, also in minus 4 degrees. Keith ran a 1500m in 5:11.

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