After a good few sessions of running during the week I was determined to get out at the weekend for a longer run. Saturday afternoon was beautiful (13C!), so I took the opportunity and got going.
My rough route was to cut between Braid Hills and Blackford Hill then loop back through Fairmilehead, but I took my left from Braid Road too early and ended up having to run right up Blackford Hill in a failed attempt to get back on track. I ended up in Liberton, running round the reservoir there, getting on to the road I initially wanted, heading back to Braid Road, out to the crossroads just before Fairmilehead and then home. 91 minutes of running and, I'm guessing, 14km or 15km (~9 miles). Not fast at all, but a reasonable distance, expecially given the heat -- it was probably 10C more than I am used to running in.
I'm annoyed I don't know the exact distance though. Looks like it is time to fork out for some GPS running kit. Posibly time to call on a friendly US-based person to help beat the stupid prices I have to pay in this country. USD 160 is a pretty attractive price for a nice piece of kit like that.
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If you did 9 miles in 91 minutes you would run a marathon in 4hrs 48mins, and if it was 15K in 91 minutes you would run a marathon in 4hrs 35mins.
Of course this does not account for the first few miles spent getting around the other thousands of runners and avoiding getting poked in the eye by the guy running in an octopus outfit.
:-D xoxo