Last Sunday Mr S and I took Ben for a little walk along part of one of the many circular walks here in the Dordogne, chosen especially to see if it could be a new running route 😈 Although we drove down to Pomport, I reckoned if I set off from home, it could make a good new 10k route. So, this morning, sun shining but a lovely cool 13c I decided to give it a go. Straight across the grass track between the vines behind the house, a short stretch along the main road, then turned left between the restaurant and the bakery onto a quieter country road towards Pomport. Just before the village I turned left again onto an even quieter road, then turned off uphill into a vineyard for the next couple of kms with a nasty steep uphill rocky path through a wooded bit, which I walked in order to avoid turning my ankle. Another grassy uphill bit, then back out onto the road for the last section. After walking I never really fully got back into the rhythm and I slightly miscalculated, as I reached 10.6k by the time I got back to the bakery and warmed down for the last few hundred metres. Made a change and in a time of 1:07:34, my fastest French 10k this year. It felt a bit hillier than it seemed on the walk and I notched up,115m of elevation gain. Must be getting better at hills 😖 Nice route through some lovely countryside 😀
New French 10k route: Last Sunday Mr S and I... - Bridge to 10K
New French 10k route
Sounds lovely, I'll hopefully be out and about this weekend, I've been jogging around the house barefoot to strengthen my knee a bit
It was lovely. Sadly going back to the UK and quarantine in 3 weeks 😢
You never know, things may change for the better!!
Fingers crossed. If not we will be well stocked up with french food and drink 🍷🍺🥐
13C sounds good. Here near Perpignan I’m getting out at daybreak when it’s “only” 20C !
Always a good idea to walk/drive a route first. Is finishing at a bakery not a bit dangerous?
That’s some uphill elevation. Is it split or one long slog? Congratulations on fastest 10 km. 😎
The temperatures are a bit up and down but 13c felt decidedly chilly 🥶 There was one main downhill and uphill bit (through the wood and the vineyard) with little undulating bits in between. A bit better than my v-shaped 10k a couple of weeks ago!
Lovely photos Sandie and that sounds a gorgeous run. And well done on the fastest French 10K 👍🙂
Thanks IP! Still 5 minutes slower than my 10k PB but hills 😬
Beautiful pics and a lovely run Sandie! And how lovely to have cooler temps too. 🥰
That was at 9.00am too. I am really not a morning person, unlike you, but equally running in 20c+ isn’t pleasant. Hey ho!
This sounds so lovely, especially the vineyards 🍷 that's a super run and time too. Well done!!
Thanks GTFC! A little more “undulating” than back home in Lincoln
Looks lovely. That's a good distance. I hope the bakery was open on your way back? Can't beat French bread. No 'pain' no gain as they say 😊
Haha! The bakery was open but I forgot to take my face mask, otherwise I’d have popped in for a chocolatine or a pain au raisin
It's getting so difficult to remember to stuff everything in your pockets before setting off for a run. I have a fiver in case I need bus fare if I get lost, a tissue, my phone with Runkeeper, my keys. A face mask is just one thing too much for my pockets and memory!
Lovely pics Sandie, don’t they mind you running between the grape vines? 🍇🍇🍇🍇
Nope, all the vineyards have grassy strips between the rows of vines so that the tractors can get down to trim and harvest and are pretty good for running 🏃♀️
It looks beautiful, must be a lovely place to run 😊
I was near there a few days ago, motorhome overnight stop at Château Malfourat !
OMG our house is actually in the Chateau Malfourat vineyard. Wish I’d known!
OMG indeed, and me too!
From your description I was thinking hang on, that's really close to where we were, but I'd no idea we were *that* close!
We live in France, but in the Massif Central, and we're heading back home now, staying just south of Cahors tonight.
No more than 200m. My hill repeats are up to the Tour des Vents restaurant. Brutal!
Great run through lovely countryside Sandie - what more could you ask! Some good work for your legs too with those hills - well done! 🙂
Hills, beautiful countryside and a French bakery - what more is there to say Sandie! It all sounds gorgeous to me!
Their viennoisiries are to die for 🥐
Stop it - that’s not fair!
Well done on the hills Sandie!👍
Thanks! Very different from the flatlands of Lincolnshire
How lovely and what a beautiful place to run
Loved reading your report Sandie...woo hoo on that time too!🇫🇷⭐
Sounds like you are having a great time.
🌻xxxx
We really are. Great weather still too ☀️ Back to the UK on 16 September, probably to 2 weeks locked up, but have rented a cruiser on the Thames for the first weekend in October to celebrate our son’s 25th birthday with him and his girlfriend. Something lovely to look forward to 😃
What a lovely idea! We have thought about hiring a canal boat, but it's so pricey..a weekend would be ideal though. xxx
It certainly isn’t cheap, but, as they were due to come over to France today for a holiday with us, which has, inevitably, been cancelled due to quarantine, we decided we need to create memories and hang the cost
💖xxx
Sounds a lovely route Sandie...that's some elevation gain, your legs have worked hard today 😊
They sure did. Back to the flat route round the lake tomorrow 😃
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