The return of Bambi

[GaryB1966]

It was another cold, crisp, and dark morning as I set out on another week of running. I had it in mind to do my long run and as part of the December challenge to extend the distance somewhat (my long run tending to be about 11-14km).

As the sun rose above the eastern horizon of the lake district fells I was already 2-3km in and having to gingerly negotiate numerous patches of black ice. This meant that my pace was purposely slower than usual, not a problem as I was going for distance rather than speed.

There were a couple of 'Bambi moments' shall we say as I carried on and slowly the distance built up. Thankfully the ice patches lessened in the second half of what turned into to a really pleasing 16.7km by the end.

Really pleased to have run so far. The question that formed in my mind is this. is a half-marathon on the cards, perhaps not immediately but with another 5 or 6 months under my belt? Not something I ever thought I'd be thinking about but who knows... Only two shorter runs left this week and next week is another recovery week, including a jaunt on Christmas day morning before church and then the turkey Happy days!

[SaskAlliecat Graduate10]

Glad the ice lessened allowing you to have a great run! I definitely see a half marathon in your future. It's only 4.4 k more than what you did today.....very attainable! I haven't reached distances like that yet, but find I absolutely love my long runs and look forward to getting lost in my thoughts for over an hour.

[misswobble Graduate10]

Go really steadily on the get-further quest and do enough cross training to strengthen your legs and whole body. Build up slowly and allow sufficient time 🙂👍🏃‍♂️

[Decker]

Great distance Gary! Sounds like you are well under way towards an HM 👍🏼