A run in the Domain

Posted on March 14th, 2008 by Andrew

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:

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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Tags: C25K, Uncategorized, running // 12 Comments »

12 Responses to “A run in the Domain”

Cammy // Mar 15, 2008 at 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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Nancy // Mar 15, 2008 at 2:28 am

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

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Chubby Chick // Mar 15, 2008 at 3:18 am

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

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chief wahoo // Mar 15, 2008 at 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…

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AndrewE // Mar 15, 2008 at 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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Sally // Mar 15, 2008 at 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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AndrewE // Mar 15, 2008 at 6:27 am

Thanks Sally.
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Metroknow - AlmostFit.com // Mar 16, 2008 at 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.

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AndrewE // Mar 16, 2008 at 6:48 pm

Metroknow: NZ really is beautiful. I love it here.
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