Today I ran home from work. According to Google maps it is 4.2 miles. I walked .65 miles to warm up and another .26 to cool down. I ran 3.57 miles. Now that’s not that big of a deal normally as I’m currently running that every other day. The major achievement today was the fact that I ran home from work. That involved carrying a small backpack of my work clothes weighing 2.3 pounds and running up two very steep hills on the way. The first was relatively easy because it was at the beginning by Norbiton station (see map). The second was around the halfway mark at the top of Coombe Ln W (see map). There’s a real good reason why the school nearby is called Coombe Hill.
According to my fantastic Garmin GPS heart rate monitor software my highest point was 150 feet (I’m guessing above sea level) and the steepest gradient was 8%. I’m not entirely sure how gradient works, but trust me; it kicked my butt in both the figurative and literal sense. I’m quite proud of myself and thought I’d share this with you. It also gives me the chance to push my Race for Life 5K again. See top of the page to donate.