After another successful 20 mins in the soft sand for me on Sunday morning, I took Jackson out in the afternoon for a light jog to continue our preparation for his first fun run. I hadn't mapped out a route so decided to do a half lap of Centennial Park which should have been about 2km. We ran slowly (slower than usual because of Dad's old legs) and talked all the way about what he could expect on the day of the race. There was a little hill from the lily ponds up to the Cafe and he found it hard going. To his credit (and with a little encouragement from me) he chugged up the hill pretty good. I think he was relieved to find out that Dad finds hills a grind too, and that I also get those little voices in my head telling me to stop and have a rest. We finished our loop and Jackson even sprinted the last 100m for a Hollywood finish. When we got home I mapped the run to find that we had run 2.2kms which was over the 2.195kms race distance ! That's a huge achievement for him and he was pretty chuffed that he's made the grade so early on. He even then said that he could run another 2kms after dinner ! Ah, those endorphines must give kids short term run memory too. Not much earlier he was complaining big time mid run that he tired. ;-) My calf ? Sweet. I didn't get a single ping the whole way and am almost doing full bent knee eccentric let downs on it now. Will probably do a slow 5km on Tuesday to test it further. Will consult with Larry the Physio first. Nothing stupid etc. Mood: --->

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