Woo! 39:44!

Another race largely along Silverknowes esplanade and around the roundabout at Cramond. For variety, we went around counter-clockwise this time. First km was downhill and surprisingly fast at 3:40, after which I kept a fairly steady 4:00 pace. A strange sight a quarter into the race as the concurrent 5k racers peel off and turn around a set of cones to head back, and then we head down to the roundabout. Some welcome water, and then back home.

On the return stretch it became apparent that it was generally down going out, and up coming back... I delighted in passing a few people on the hill heading up towards the finish area. That weekday run through the hermitage of braid seems to pay off. A few turns around the Scottish Gas building and suddenly the finish line is right there. Woo!

A light misting of rain after. I got a good 20 minutes jog along the bus route before catching the bus home.

Now excuse me, lunch is calling...