This saturday was my first 8km run. It did contain a bit of walking (300m) up one of the nastier hills on the course, but in general was not too bad. It took 50:16 to complete the jog, but I know I was traveling fairly slowly towards the end, so plenty of room to improve, and get it down closer to 40min over time.

The run itself seemed fairly easy when compared to my 6km run although I am not really sure why as there seems to be just as many if not more hills than the 6km route. My only guess is that because the route is more north-south while the 6km one is more east-west that the wind may have some effect.

For those who are interested, linked below are my new 7 & 8km run routes.

• 7km Run Route
• 8km Run Route
• 10km Run Route