19th January, 2013 - I had planned to go for an
endurance run of 30kms in which I had to set out early but the previous evening
rain dampened my morale. I woke up late unsure whether that run (or any run) would
be feasible. I remember the good saying ‘there is no such thing as bad weather,
only soft people’ and just put on my gear without blinking.
I leave the house at
about 6:30am wondering which route to take. With the previous night’s rain, I
will have to stick to the tarmac.
I take on Jogoo road/mbagathi road route and maintain a moderate
speed so as to avoid sliding and falling (injury). I will wait for a fairer
weather and take on the Mombasa road route of 32k soon but first I have to do some
30k before the end of the month.
The run went well, better than I had anticipated. I had
planned to contend with 21k and call it a day till next weekend but on reaching town
I decided to stretch it a little bit. I met Jack on his way back to Langatta at
Nyayo Stadium. Lunga Lunga road is a mess because it lacks drainage coupled
with the tankers but I pull through somehow.
Do 27kms in 2:04:52, average pace of 4’34” (12.96km/hr)– My
focus now shifts to 30km in the next weekend long run.| Kilometer | Time | Avg Pace |
| 1 | 4:29 | 4'29"/km |
| 2 | 9:00 | 4'31"/km |
| 3 | 13:31 | 4'31"/km |
| 4 | 18:06 | 4'35"/km |
| 5 | 22:26 | 4'20"/km |
| 6 | 26:56:00 | 4'30"/km |
| 7 | 31:35:00 | 4'39"/km |
| 8 | 36:09:00 | 4'34"/km |
| 9 | 40:53:00 | 4'44"/km |
| 10 | 45:33:00 | 4'40"/km |
| 11 | 50:44:00 | 5'11"/km |
| 12 | 55:52:00 | 5'08"/km |
| 13 | 1:00:40 | 4'48"/km |
| *Fastest | 1:04:57 | 4'17"/km |
| 15 | 1:09:18 | 4'21"/km |
| 16 | 1:13:56 | 4'38"/km |
| 17 | 1:18:26 | 4'30"/km |
| 18 | 1:23:11 | 4'45"/km |
| 19 | 1:27:45 | 4'34"/km |
| 20 | 1:32:16 | 4'31"/km |
| 21 | 1:36:55 | 4'39"/km |
| 22 | 1:41:32 | 4'37"/km |
| 23 | 1:46:12 | 4'40"/km |
| 24 | 1:50:53 | 4'41"/km |
| 25 | 1:55:32 | 4'39"/km |
| 26 | 2:00:13 | 4'41"/km |
| 27 | 2:04:42 | 4'29"/km |
