A run in the Domain

I went for a run in the Auckland Domain earlier today.

The Auckland Domain is the oldest park in Auckland and is a great place to go for a lunchtime run. There are quite a few tree lined tracks that are ideal for running along. As an added bonus it is a two and a half minute walk from my workplace, which makes me wonder why I didn’t think about running there before.

You may recall that I had expressed some paranoia a few anxieties about going out and running outside with a partner. Turns out that it was a lot of fun. My running partner is from Hawaii and had a lot of interesting things to say about it. Running outside is nice and not nearly as boring as running on the treadmill.

We ran about 5.2 km in about 36 minutes which is slower than my treadmill pace but I noticed that it was a lot easier at that pace. I think I will try and go slightly faster for my next one but I was taking it easy today as it was my first outdoor run of this distance.

I used the Google Pedometer to work out how far we went:

Route

It was good and I’m looking forward to my next run. Incidentally, that is week 8 day 3 of C25K completed.

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March 14, 2008 | Filed Under C25K, running, Uncategorized 

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12 Responses to “A run in the Domain”

  1. CammyNo Gravatar on March 15th, 2008 1:32 am

    Way to go, Andrew! I’m so glad that running with a partner worked out well for you!
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  2. NancyNo Gravatar on March 15th, 2008 2:28 am

    Cool Blog. Looks like YOU are the inspiration. Thanks for stopping by!

  3. Chubby ChickNo Gravatar on March 15th, 2008 3:18 am

    Sounds like an awesome run! Good for you! And I love the pic of the trees. Thanks for sharing! :)

  4. chief wahooNo Gravatar on March 15th, 2008 4:36 am

    Glad to hear you enjoyed the run. I love running outside — and I can not stand running on the tread mill. I find myself just staring at the numbers and the timer display the whole time…

  5. AndrewENo Gravatar on March 15th, 2008 5:43 am

    Thanks all. I’m really chuffed that running outside was so much nicer than I thought it would be.
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  6. SallyNo Gravatar on March 15th, 2008 5:55 am

    Glad you had fun running with a partner. I think it’s nice running outside, more things to look at and with a partner, it kind if keeps you going as well.

    Well done :)
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  7. AndrewENo Gravatar on March 15th, 2008 6:27 am

    Thanks Sally. :)
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  8. Couch to 5K Completed! | Andrew is getting fit on March 15th, 2008 7:20 am

    [...] « A run in the Domain [...]

  9. Metroknow - AlmostFit.comNo Gravatar on March 16th, 2008 2:02 pm

    Wow that is great – makes me really miss New Zealand. My wife and I visited a few years ago (we stayed on the north Island, saving the south Island for another trip) and absolutely loved it.

  10. AndrewENo Gravatar on March 16th, 2008 6:48 pm

    Metroknow: NZ really is beautiful. I love it here.
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  11. One Hour Runner Week 01 Day 01 | Andrew is getting fit on March 18th, 2008 11:19 am

    [...] haven’t run since my run in the Domain last Friday (I’m not counting my short runs at Round the Bays on Sunday) so I was feeling [...]

  12. New Haven Pedometer on June 7th, 2008 12:06 pm

    New Haven Pedometer…

    I enjoyed reading your blog. It is so interesting reading other peoples personal take on a subject….

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