Running warm up/down 16:40 [2] 2.0 mi (8:20 / mi) +60m7:37 / mi
Running race 18:15 [5] 3.1 mi (5:53 / mi) +68m5:31 / mi
Ganavan Sands parkrun - 1st, 18.15
Another tough course, highly undulating, including at the start a 20m hill that was the steepest I've encountered in a parkrun. Also quite windy Was alone from the start, so tried my best to run hard, but with competition might have dipped under 18.
Went to run up the hill behind the cottage following a strava explore which showed the route of the local hill race. Turned off the road up the mountain track which was clearly used by forestry vehicles, but after the second hairpin this became a live worksite and was clearly OOB. There was an arrow pointing 90 degrees left and uphill over a gate which must have been the right way but this looked a horribly boggy path and given it was throwing down would have reduced me to a walk so I dropped back down and stayed on the flat.