We started of gently, but couldn't resist a couple of quick "zombie pursuing horse" sprints. Nothing too strenuous, and nothing my lungs couldn't handle. Billy's lungs - that was another matter. Horse mask and hoodie are hardly ideal running attire and he was struggling after half a mile. Quarter of a mile later he said he was going to walk the rest of the way and the zombie jogger was on his own. I didn't mind. I was happily plodding along. I was not aiming for a fast one, just a comfortable one. The mile mark came, and I decided to go on. As Billy had come along, I hadn't brought my mp3 player, but was enjoying the sights and sounds of Halloween. Okay, so the decorations weren't up to the standard of the forthcoming Christmas ones, The occasional vampire outside a house, cobwebs in windows, that sort of thing. The kids were happy in their costumes. Very few adults in fancy dress, although I did see some parents with a group of children, and the Mummy was a mummy, head to toe in bandages. Suddenly my effort didn't seem as good. Still, I plodded happily and steadily away, and had no trouble completing another mile.
Garmin stats: 2 miles in 20minutes 19.29seconds. Nice and steady. First mile just 2 seconds faster than the second. An more importantly, no problems with asthma. The only problem is that I have stained my running cap with red make up which may never come out.Photos to follow....
