The last night shift of the week, the gremlins were weaving their anti-run spells and very nearly, like nearly almost I succumbed, kettle T.V , and that weather hmmmm drizzly-mizzle do I want to get cold 🤨. I could always run on Saturday !?!?
Then pipes up teenager 2...
"Why aren't you running today?"
Gremlin attack, unseen - unheard grrrr
No sooner than I was making track's towards the kettle device, my legs detoured.. taking me towards trainers and running gear...... But but but coffee.....
Too late laces are being tied quick swig of water and I'm out 🥶 tis chilly the first thoughts..... Oh well..
Subconsciously I knew I wanted to run, yesterday was rest day. I'd planned to avoid tarmac and mix it up a little for Friday, which meant the brooks cascadia are on my feet and maybe a few muddy slopes and leaf strewn trails.
I light jogged shaking off any gremlin stragglers and quickly pheweeee found myself running.. tis only about 1k to where the road gives access to the trails I wanted today, and yep I'm engulfed in leaves, mud and shingle but it's sooo good and the angle of the trail really makes the legs work. It's more of an involving run I always find, looking where I'm going, watching what's underfoot, it really does focus you on the different aspects of this running malarkey... The trail ends to let a road cut through it, then continues upwards taking me with it.
The views quite picturesque today over the Llangollen valley and beyond towards the distant Cheshire landscape. Magical.
As the trail ends it gives way to the top of my village and steep downward narrow lanes, that switch direction this way and that ↩️↪️⤴️⤵️.
I'm probably no more than 2k from home, but it's a whole new world. The lane cuts upwards sharply to a farm and I kinda new where I was headed, I've seen the trail-type lane on earlier runs and never ventured, today though 👍 I'm a mountain 🐐 in my 4wd brooks chiffon ek it's got grooves, ruts slippy cobble type rocks and it's definitely involving just staying upright... I was nearly glad to see the end in sight (must try that lane again I thought).
Slopes and lanes behind me, it's a nice cool off 1k back to home, and though I'd never tell her, but that teenager (number 2) actually have me the nudge I needed this morning.......
I may do it all again tomorrow we'll see 🤫🙂
Stay safe keep healthy and carry on running folks
It was not the run I wanted but it was the run I needed
I want to stay in Scotland and run
Am I lucky or just lazy?
A Tough run today and my slowest 5K 😐
Almost worth it for the goody bag alone 😀
