Today was all about something new.
For the first time ever, I was part of a running relay. I have doen some walking ones in the past but never running. Builth and District Running Club organised a 15 hour relay, for teams to complete in isolation - send in your times via Strava or similar. I am part of an online group, South Wales Running community and they organised 2 teams, split into half hour sessions. Complete a minimum of 30 minutes more if you want. The sessions were allocated and I was on for 9.30 as part of Team B. I had a trial run on Friday to make sure I could time my run, and also so i could test I culd run for 30 minutes.... This morning I made my way to my chosen start point, I needed to be somewhere flat, as most of my routes start down hill, which wouldn't be fair for my time. I gave myself enough time to arrive, do my selfies and also a Facebook Live. There were loads of people out for their own runs, but I stood out in my Team B bib. A few asked what I was doing, so it was nice to tell them about South Wales Running Community and the #BaDRelay15. At 9.30 off I went, it was busy but I managed to avoid people and was soon into my stride. My playlist was keeping me on my 88 BPM time, so I wouldn't over do it. For the first time since June last year, I completed a lap of Roath Park and very soon after my 30 minutes were up. 4.32K a whole extra 0.12K longer than my practice run. Baton was then virtually handed over and I headed back home. Great fun and even in these times when we acn't be with people it felt like I was part of an event. (before, after and time)
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