9K easy

Sarah got home from work and almost simultaneously my sister knocked on the door to join me for a run. We didn't exactly run together, but we did walk up the hill as a warm up and then went off in different directions. Sis ran towards the old homestead and I ran further up the hill to Manson then to Joyce, and cut down to the street I grew up on -- Michigan Ave. Michigan has some interesting characters on it; first up my co-worker Dennis. His yard is looking a lot greener than mine. With his favourite team's usually making early playoff exits, he probably has more time for lawn care duties. Next my parent's place; I think I made it past the house without my Dad's keen eye noticing what was going down on his street. Not much gets past the 'ol man.

I ended up running for just 46:30, which is a little over 9K. The last K, close to home, has a set of mile/km marker signs. I don't know why they're there, except maybe to use to check if your car's odometer is working properly? I've always wondered as I haven't seen them anywhere else. Anyway, heading south towards home, going slightly uphill, with a slight wind, I clocked 4:42.5 for my last km using the Km marks. This effort was basically my average for the run, so I felt good about my pace.

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Haile Gebrselassie is preparing for the Berlin Marathon and he says, "I will run as fast as I can..."