Last week was a soddin’ write-off. Bloody hay-fever and what I think was also a cold (it’s hard to tell through the snot of the hay-fever). By the weekend I felt better but was away up North for family celebrations… leaving no time for running.
This week I feel much better so ahead of tonight’s outing with the herd I thought I’d better loosen up the old legs.
Having dropped the kids at Badminton I sent off from the Leisure Centre heading for the Caburn Massif. It started well… a trot through the railway land and down through town to the bottom of Chapel Hill. The hill slowed things down a little but I climbed it in a reasonable time. A quick photo stop on the mound and then it was into the field for the slow climb up around the golf course pushing out for the ‘lonely tree’ and amazing views of the Caburn Peak – a Peak I had not the time to summit today (thank goodness).
I then turned around for the run back down the hill… happily running at a sub-7-minute mile pace (just) for the first mile before cruising back down Chapel Hill into town again. Then the old shin splints returned resulting in a hobble back to the Leisure Centre to clear 4 miles.
A run of contrasts, but good to be back out there after a week of feeling sorry for myself.
May we run well this month
