Back to our old ways.

A busy schedule this week means we have to get our running in when we can. Monday, normally a day of rest was pressed into action. The weather was fine and the sun was shinning so why not. After yesterday's ten miles and bearing in mind our schedule I thought it would be nice to get another six under our belts. I also thought it would be good to revisit a route that we had not done in its entirety since well before Christmas because of the flooding. As you may have guessed it would contain a substantial distance off road. Steep fields were followed by running downhill through a wood and fields, across a stream then uphill again into a village. Crossing the Main Street we took a path up beside the pub, through a paddock with a horse in it and then a couple of rough fields down to the road. The fields on the other side had been flooded for months but we thought it was time to give it a go. A few wet patches remained but in the main it was pretty good although crops that have been planted are in poor condition and the yield will be low. A short burst along the road and it was back to the fields. On higher ground, they were a lot drier and progress was good. Arriving home the Garmin had recorded six and a quarter miles. The speed was a bit down but this reflected the type of ground we had covered so another good run completed.