A different route!

[Sarakc]

Decided to hop into car after a lot of procrastination and run a different route further along coast!

It’s a route I’ve often walked so I was familiar with it! There was a wee bit of faffage getting a car park ticket and just the stress of doing something different!!

Found it pretty hard going into a strong wind! At one point I thought I was going backwards!! It’s a lovely place, I love running in woods and then there is the beautiful beach to look forward to. However I hadn’t checked tides and forgot you can’t get to end of beach at high tide! So after trying gracefully to walk across several planks which had been placed over the stream I headed up into the sand dunes pretending I intended to do that anyway!

A group of people had suddenly appeared!!

I had to scramble under wee tiny branches and got horribly stung by nettles but it was actually quite fun!! Once back on beach I carried on trying to pick up my pace! Arrived back at car park and couldn’t believe it was only 5 k !!! I was sure it was more like 8!!! 😀🏃‍♀️

[Anthie Graduate10]

What a great site/sight!! Can we say that 5K, trail-like running in sand and up dunes through bushes and nettles, is equivalent to 8k on flat grounds ;-)? Great run whatever distance you've done!

[Sarakc Graduate10 in reply to Anthie]

Thank you! Yes I think you’re right!!! 😀

[quirkybee in reply to Anthie]

Haha, most definately, I'd agree with that, lol 🤣

[Hidden]

Sounds wondeerful nettles and all. Yep, I thought my 6k this morning was nearer 8-9k. Im amazed at how far a kilometre actually is! X

[Sarakc Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Not sure now it is a nettle sting on my hand! There’s a wee red puncture wound but it feels like a nettle sting!

[Hidden in reply to Sarakc]

Hmmm, maybe something lurking in the nettles 😳

[Mcdon]

Sounds lovely wish I was near a beach x

[Sarakc Graduate10 in reply to Mcdon]

Thank you! I know I’m very lucky! I don’t always have to drive there either as a brisk 20 min walk takes me there!😀

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Lovely picture and sounds like quite an escapade! Well done you!🙂

[Sarakc Graduate10 in reply to Sandraj39]

Thank you! I did enjoy it! Made a nice wee change!😀

[TedG Graduate10]

Well done Sarah, great run and lovely scenery.....not sure about being stung by nettles as being fun! 😬😜

[Sarakc Graduate10 in reply to TedG]

Thank you! Lovely scenery certainly helps! It felt hard work though! Last week I did 10k and this week i definitely wouldn’t have felt up to it!! 😀

[TedG Graduate10 in reply to Sarakc]

I’m not surprised, running into a headwind....almost like struggling uphill 😬

[Mcdon]

Every run is different I feel a 5k is just as hard as a 10k at times

[Sarakc Graduate10 in reply to Mcdon]

That makes me feel better! I have to learn to relax and enjoy each run and try not and worry too much about distance and times! I say to myself I’ll stop and take in the lovely scenery and take photos but in reality I feel I mustn’t stop for too long!!! 😂

[quirkybee]

That's brilliant Sara, you have to really push forward when there's a bit of wind about, but you did very well anyway. Lovely view there x 😊