Moscow half-marathon

Running along the banks of the Moskva with the fortress-like walls of the Kremlin at our side, Cat and I spent an enjoyable hour and a half taking part in the Moscow half-marathon. Rather than going all-out for PBs, we decided to run together taking in the sights and sounds of Moscow at a leisurely pace in the warm Russian sunshine.

The route was an out-and-back twice over and pretty flat, initially following the perimeter of the Kremlin then past the impressive golden-domed Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and continuing along the river beyond Gorky Park and the monument to Peter the Great.

At about 10 miles and feeling good from having taken it easier I realised that a PB might be on the cards so sped up in the last 3 miles and finished in 1:33:29 according to the clock. Cat was only a couple of minutes behind with 1:35:48 and very pleased with her time, especially considering her recent injury-induced lack of training.