LE JOG

[Nigel]

The extra mile was run in March -- and more than several, in fact. 17 days run amidst a frantic job hunt and a snowy breakout trip to Oslo. That trip finally bore no fruit, but closed down one blind alley amongst many hidden in the fog.

My route in March took me out of Devon, though Somerset, then into Wiltshire and onwards to touch the edge of Gloucestershire beyond. Along the way I crossed the Mendip Hills and marvelled at Wells Cathedral.

One bright but chill spring morning saw me fashioning a leggy sprint down a familiar stretch of the Bath Half Marathon course in tribute to my long-forgotten second-fastest outing at that distance, and on to visit favourite haunts atop the southern Cotswold scarp near Castle Combe. Two kilograms of lard expended on the way.

As new footsteps fell regularly and the days grew longer, the shape of life to come seemed to beckon bright and loom dark and gloomy on alternate days. The murky world of mid-life reflection would look so much better, if only we knew beforehand how long the mists would last...

March ended in Luckington. As West Ham fans know, the future's bright, the future's ... always hiding.

March 2010 distance run: 112 miles
March 2010 days run: 17

2010 to date: 313 miles
2010 days run: 50

Weight at 01 Jan 2010: 95 kg
Weight at start of March: 90 kg
Weight at end of March: 88 kg

LeJog 2010 - A Year of Running: March