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  @steevc just finished a 8.55km run, that lasted for 60 minutes.
  This run helped steevc burn 604.0 calories.
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  **Description from Strava:**      
It is a month since I last did parkrun due to holidays and other commitments, so it was good to get back there. Last time I did my best run of the year and I was wondering if I could improve on it. Spoiler: I could!

As usual I jogged up there to warm up. My body takes a while to get going. I could see my friend Graeme passing the pub up ahead, but I was not going to catch him before I got to the start. I walked from the station anyway after getting something out of my shoe.

Attendance at Henlow Bridge Lakes has been up recently with around 200 runners and it was looking busy today despite some regulars not being there. Conditions were good as the course is totally dry and it was not too warm.

I went with the flow at the start without setting off too quickly. On the first lap or so I was feeling fairly comfortable and thought I would get around 28 minutes. By the second lap I was on my own, but could see a couple of ladies ahead. I tried to keep them in view, but they did pull away a bit. The last lap was hard work, but I just tried to keep going. I pushed for the finish and came 62nd of 198. My time was 27:10 and I am pretty happy with that. I have been a couple of minutes quicker at my best, but age and injury have slowed me down. I would hope that I can still improve on that.

I went for a coffee at the cafe with a few others before walking and jogging home with Linda who lives up the road from me.

I had noticed that the church had a plant sale, so after my shower we went all the way back there and bought a load of plants for a lot less than you pay at the garden centre. We have planted those and done other work on the garden for the rest of the day. I have clocked up 18,000 steps.

Our pool is nearly ready for use as it takes a while to fill after we set it up, so I could have a swim soon. It is always a bit cold at first.

I hope to do another run tomorrow, but it may not be as long as some recent ones. I only have so much energy to burn.

Enjoy your weekend and run free.
  
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  **About the Athlete:** *Older guy trying to keep fit, but still hope to go quicker.*
  
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