I haven't run since the Virtual Vitality London 10,000 on Saturday. I was going to yesterday, but I managed to secure a last minute booking for a lane swim🏊♀️. So with another lockdown imminent the run had to wait. Sorry!
Then I was going to run this morning. But last night I fell asleep on the sofa with the US Election on the TV. Woke up at 1:45am. Went to bed. Woke up at 6:30am. Checked my phone and saw Trump had won Florida and turned over and went back to sleep.
So it had to be a lunch time run. With limited time, I elected for a short run and decided to give my trail shoes their second outing and do a short 3.5km circuit of the woods.
It was beautiful over there, albeit very muddy. My trail shoes loved it! The sun was shining for a change and the Autumn colours are wonderful right now, The woodland floor was all shades of yellow, orange and gold, carpeted in fallen leaves and I couldn't see any of the chestnuts on the ground that were there a couple of weeks ago.
It was about 9 degrees according to the thermometer on the back wall of the house. It's always a couple of degrees or so cooler in the woods so I opted for tights and lightweight long sleeved top. In hindsight shorts and T-shirt would have been a better choice. I saw one other runner - she had on a tights, long sleeved top, body warmer, woolly hat, scarf and gloves! 🥵
I ignored my watch today and just ran, drinking in the sights, sounds and smells. The run itself was uneventful, until the last 0.5km which was along a narrow, minor path through a section of coppiced trees. There were so many fallen leaves that I lost the path and suddenly found myself having to fight my way through a tangle of branches and undergrowth! I ran this path through most of my c25k journey and it was almost unrecognisable. It's amazing how different the place looks and feels at different times of the year.
Grand National 10K Trail Run
Another fabulous run
