Onwards to Brighton

[Seafront Plodder]

Finally made it out the door for my belated long weekender, and a crap run it was too.

I'd parked right at one end of the Seafront, with a view to running to Newhaven harbour and back. What I hadn't banked on was the (according to BBC weather) 26 mph wind right in my face.

I puffed along the first mile and a half in 22 minutes before I had to stop for a breather. Back ached, breathing was all over the place and it was getting dark fast.

The latter half of my (planned) outward run was to be along a disused railway track. Much has been said here recently about the dangers of running in the dark, and, not wanting to be the first casualty, I turned back.

I returned to the car in 36 minutes, which makes the wind-in-me-back run of equal distance in 14 or so minutes, (9 minute miling) - just goes to show how strong the wind was. That part felt good too so it's not all bad news, but I'll chalk this one up as a midweek shortie, and vow to do better next time.

With only next weekend to rattle off a long one before EG & I meet for round #2 in Brighton, I cannot afford another wasted weekend.