Check out those legs

4.5 miles in 34:20 (PB)
Route: DfES - Home 1

Another minute off my personal best time! I don't think I can go much faster than this. I got lucky with the traffic the whole way along - Piccadilly, Oxford Street, Euston Road, Camden... very rare that you get a clean run. Didn't stop at all - ran it in one go. Physically, felt pretty good throughout - no problems with my knee. Should probably start upping the mid-week distance a little.

Weather was good - still avoiding the worst of the rain and it hasn't got too cold yet. It's pleasantly cool.

Did a slight variation on my usual route to cut out Oxford Circus. There are crowd barriers up at the moment and it makes it very congested - even more so than usual. One of the nice things about heading over to Windsor is getting away from all of that!

In other news, have launched my fundraising campaign by asking people I work with to sponsor me instead of chucking in for a leaving collection (remember guys, you can sponsor me at www.justgiving.com/jonathanduff). Am optimistic, not least because I flashed my increasingly-toned thighs to the lovely ladies (and men - although I am less hopeful on that front) in the Secretary of State's office this evening before setting off. In fact, the Sec of State got an eyeful as well - hopefully he'll chuck in a few quid...

Busy for the next few nights and am off to the Norwich Beer Festival this weekend (Charlie, if you're reading, it wont be the same without ya) so next run likely to be Saturday afternoon in Lowestoft along the sea front. Will aim for around 7 miles.