No long run on Sunday means that we had already revised our target down to twenty miles for the week. If we don’t do the longer run on a Sunday it is very hard to get motivated to do it during the week. Thursday I wanted to complete five and a half to leave just four and a half for Friday. We set off on a pre-planned route which would be a mixture of both on and off-road. We went along the main road before the first off-road down a track for one mile. A bit soggy in places but slightly down hill it was OK. Back onto the road for the next mile then into a field. We ran on through a small copse and into one of my favourite fields. We usually run down one side of it and then run diagonally across the middle rising about a hundred feet to the far corner. It is a good stamina building piece of work. Unfortunately since our last visit the farmer has ploughed it up, this made even running around the perimeter difficult. A little bit leg weary we ran the rest of the way on the road. Still we achieved the five and a half miles.
Today I thought four and a half miles around the houses would be fine. I got a bit bored after three miles and veered off down the side of a field. It looked alright so I thought why not? About a third of a mile long it was stickier than it looked. I could feel great lumps of mud being thrown up off my trainers and hitting the backs of my legs. I was quite pleased to get back onto the road and head for home.
I will be watching the weather forecast with interest and hoping normal service will be resumed on Sunday.
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