Another sunny day! Two in a row! Is this spring, or a late April fool’s day joke. Too good to miss we got out early to take advantage of the conditions. We started off at what we term “talking pace”, a speed you can run at and hold a conversation. It was windy but the wind did not have the rawness that it had in the weeks gone by. It was quite pleasant and the first two miles went by quite quickly. We went up a short sharp hill and then across fields that we had not run for some months. They had been ploughed but the path was compacted by walkers, other runners and the wind giving it a hard crust. This off road part of the run was about two miles long with some stiles and the occasional gate to break our stride it was easy going. The last part of the run took us through a village then alongside a main road. A mile downhill followed by a mile up hill. It was not that steep but energy sapping all the same. We saw more runners on this section but none going in our direction so no chance to exchange pleasantries. Six and a half miles, more calories burned and nearer the target. We now need to run five point two miles minimum tomorrow or Friday to achieve the target. Even managed a bit of gardening this afternoon. If this weather continues I will have to put the lawnmower on the launch pad ready for action.
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