5km PB and Animal Print

I've discovered the secret to the perfect pre-race preparation.  I managed a 24 second PB at Park Run today (20:56 - broke the 21 minute barrier!) and that was after a night of lager and Chinese food.  I think I owe it to myself to drink lager and eat Chinese food every day now - my running performance depends on it!

Progress!

And this time it counts.

Delighted with the PB.  Beating 21 minutes was something that I have been aiming for for weeks.  Today the conditions were alright (slight breeze) and I had ran a 21:01 during the Soup Run race so I knew I had a good chance.  Also I started the day with an Alka Seltzer and was loaded on carbs, sugar, and MSG so what could go wrong?!

My PB was somewhat overshadowed (rightly) by the Trotettes celebrating Amelia's hen do by running the race dressed in animal print.  It was pretty funny.  They took it easy and jogged the race (to avoid chafing I imagine) and I heard them before I saw them on the way back!  Hen-dos are always noisy affairs.  I also got a high-five from Kata when I passed her on the way back which was nice.

Why is it so hard for Trotettes to hide?  Because they are always spotted.  

I ran back home from the race with Rachel.  At first when she suggested it seemed like madness but once I thought about it for a moment I decided, "why not?".  It was a good run back at a good pace and I enjoyed it.  So that's two runs today but unfortunately I can't store them up and have a rest tomorrow.  :-)  Rachel suggested finishing the 365 running challenge (optimism - I like it) with a marathon.  Not a bad idea.  I'll think about it.  Then Kata suggested I organise MY OWN marathon.  Hmm.....  I'll wait until a bit further into the challenge before I think about the end.  There is still plenty that can go wrong between now and then.  In the mean time, it's all going very well.

I had to crop this picture for the sake of decency.  Children might be reading this blog!  I think I might need to bin these shorts :-/