NikeTownRun (ntr) – 7mile regents park loop

Tuesday night marks the return of my “Mid Distance” runs. 7-8 mile distances with either my dad (who is currently on hold on running training) or with the NikeTownRunners(ntr).

The ntr setup involves rocking up to NikeTown Oxford Circus at 630 on a Tuesday night and running with a group of other people. Unfortunately im not quick enough to keep up with the front batch of runners so it has the potential to be an individual run. However, it is a routine event meaning that I can calendar it in and hopefully maintain a run at a time i probably wouldn’t normally bother with!

From a physical perspective this run was again a testing one following the long distance Sunday run, the back of my legs were a little tense at the end of it and I also didn’t really have the best preparatory food for it at lunch (pizza!) so had a bit of a stitch for the first lap. Perseverance is the key though and the second loop went by quite easily. Darren from work came along with me too so managed to have a chat as we went round which always helps the run fly by a lot quicker.

I have attached the map of the route here7mile_map_web. Its fairly simple and has a massive plus to it – its FLAT! Awesome. The course is a little dull on the whole but at the end of the day its miles in the legs…