Since handing in my research essay, I have been on 3 runs. Each run has been better than the last, so that is a good sign. Again, I am just going out for time.

Today's run was the one through and to the top of One Tree Hill. As I was rounding the corner after Twin Oaks Drive, I noticed a runner who was about my age on the left. I basically kept pace with him as he ran the same course as me - up to the top of the hill. I may have overdone myself because I almost stopped once I got to the top. But, I persisted. The downhill stretch was a good time for me to catch my breath. I just let gravity do the work.

My time was 54 minutes and 27 seconds. This is about 5 minutes slower than the record for this run, but I am not concerned.

I am going to enter the next Cathay Pacific half marathon. It is on February 23. I am determined to get a time under 100 mins. The training starts now.