Early 10k

[Mormor1]

My long run today...started at 6 in case it got hot...but was about 14' so cool enough to start with a jumper. I had a planned 9k from rungo and thought I'd add the last k by running round the car park! The first bit was muddy and listening to coach Bennet made me question myself if I should actually be walking it rather than jumping over big puddles or trying to find a dryer edge...as I was heading towards heath the mud disappeared and it was largely soft and springy underfoot. The early heather is starting to bloom and I spent at least 1k thinking of moving a beehive to take advantage of it, for a few weeks. Heather honey is lovely, but much harder to extract necessitating the destruction of the comb. The cons outweighed the pros and I decided not to move one. Less work for me, let alone the bees. Anyway it distracted me from what my legs were doing which was all to the good as I hadn't started with a huge amount of energy. Next distraction was seeing a deer on the track ahead of me. Amazingly she didn't move whilst I fiddled about getting my phone out to take the picture. By the time I can see the sea the end is in sight tho I couldn't work out how to make the last k the best one, in accordance with coach B. The sea was quite rough so I decided against a swim, headed home to a hot shower instead.

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Great early 10k, sounds like a lovely route with plenty of distractions, what a good way to start the week. Happy running 🤗

[Mormor1 Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

Thank you. It is a lovely route, all on paths or tracks, woodland and heath...so lucky to have it at a stone's throw.

[Grannyhugs Graduate10 in reply to Mormor1]

So jealous, my field paths are elbow deep with grass and weeds so it’s road running for the foreseeable 🤗

[Mormor1 Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

Oh dear, that's a shame. We have single track roads round me which I run on sometimes but always a bit wary for fast cars....

[Grannyhugs Graduate10 in reply to Mormor1]

I kind of take possession of our single track roads, making eye contact with drivers and acknowledging them when they move over. I think round our village folk know I’m the mad woman who runs on roads giving up the pavement for pedestrians 😂

[Instructor57 Graduate10]

Well done on your early 10k this morning!A great way to start the day , and a great picture !

Ooh , I also used to keep bees but that was a few years ago now 😁

[Mormor1 Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57]

I wondered if there were any other beekeepers out there. Like many things I wish I'd kept them earlier...had them for 7 years now and still get a buzz from it!

[Lifluf Graduate10]

Wow that's a brave deer, so close. They've normally run away round here by the time I've got my phone out.Sounds like a good run overall. Can't say I fancy running through heather, it must be hard on the ankles. Well done!

[Mormor1 Graduate10 in reply to Lifluf]

There are tracks through the heather, would be awful going straight through...I was downwind of the deer so it didn't hear me for ages...even when it did it just kind of ambled on its way.

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Wow what a lovely run and getting that beautiful photo to share with us is great

[Mormor1 Graduate10 in reply to SueAppleRun]

Yes, the deer was a real treat for me too. I often see the muntjac but the fallow deer seem to be fewer and fewer each year.

[sparky66 Graduate10]

Great 10K and what a beautiful encounter with a deer 🦌 wonderful, well done 👏

[Jericho2332 Graduate10]

Great pic and well done on the 10k 👍🏻