8.75 miles moderate

The hip was gradually improving and I felt fit enough to go for a longer run on Sunday afternoon, along Great Western Road, down Lincoln Avenue, and back home via Danes Drive, Clarence Drive and Great Western Road. Over a year ago I tried repeatedly to run this route inside an hour but only managed it once. Without struggling I arrived back home in 59:30, 6:48 per mile. My hip was slightly bothering me all the way round but it was never serious enough to consider stopping.