Nov '25 (edited) • 💬 Runners Chat
Parkrun and a snake
So I had just returned from the local Parkrun and went back out to lock my car when I nearly stumbled upon a little surprise guest in my path.
Sure enough the weather is warming up and they are on the move. Lo and behold an eastern brown snake, having the second most toxic venom in the world of all land snakes and responsible for the most fatalities of all snake bites in Australia.
Well the little fella slithered away and lived to bite another day. At least there shouldn’t be any rat problem around my house.
As for Parkrun, a little less exciting. My second run back from injury and still finding it a struggle to keep going in the higher temperature and humidity. The temp this morning was in the high 20’s and humidity around 80 percent. My legs definitely felt heavy and a little sore from training during the week, as I tried to return to my normal routine of strength sessions and running albeit with a somewhat reduced load.
I tried to run a conservative pace and even inserted a few 30 second walk breaks as did struggle with the recent increase in the temperature. Time wasn’t anything startling, 24:57 a few seconds slower than last weekend. The good news at least is that my calf soreness seems to have gone away so I am hoping I can return to a program aimed at getting my times down again.
Cheers,
Michael
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Parkrun and a snake
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