6.9 miles steady

The club training session was a 50-minute out-and-back, out through the top gate, down to Anniesland Cross and along Great Western Road before turning around after 25 minutes, the idea being to get back to the start after exactly 50 minutes. A couple of the regular fast pack members had turned up, and although we were taking it slow on account of Saturday's race, we made it as far as the bus stop after the Duntreath Avenue bridge. I had some hip problems after about 5 miles, but by then we had to start easing off so as not to get back too early, and as it was, the last half-mile or so turned into a bit of a jog. We covered 6.91 miles in the 50 minutes for a 7:15/mile average. Pace splits: 8:15, 7:08, 6:38, 6:49, 6:45, 7:14, 8:00.