Stromlo XC 18km with Steve incl 2.5km Tempo

9am morning set at Stromlo XC circuit with Steve. 18km including a tempo 2.5km to finish. Weather cool, cloudy, overcast with some smoke haze, drizzle and light rain earlier. Air quality still hazardous although much better than conditions that forced being house bound yesterday, we both wore masks for the run.

Steve and I both warmed up from different directions, car parks. Our splits after 2km warm up: 436,423,421,420,414,412,410,404, (drink stop)409,410,406,405,359,340,326.

Jen also got out there again after running on treadmill for days. 13km this morning followed by a swim. 50km trail race coming up for her next Sunday.

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