Found a last 0.3k to my 4.7k route!

[CBDB]

So this morning I set off to find the last half km for my usual 5k route,- which actually is annoyingly just short of 5k. This had always frustrated me as it’s such a beautiful route, avoiding almost any road running and most of it on a leafy soft woodland-feel trail from a former train line, with picturesque iron footbridge at halfway point of the run!

To make my 5k, I have in the past run a circuitous route through a housing estate getting me there in a loop to the start of the trail, making it a 6.5 route. So I was always on the lookout for a different way of adding the last 300 meters.

My criteria were:

- Avoid roads, as I don’t want to take my headphones out

- ideally runnable throughout the year, as the main route is an all yearly

- out and backs are ok, I find l. I prefer them actually to circular routes.

So this morning I set out to try that little path parallel to the main route, the one I spotted on the foot map app. The sequence of the route is not perfect, but it’s quite good:

- first all the way “out” of my usual out&back route, on my lovely earthen woody paths, passing under the picturesque Victorian iron bridge;

- back and under bridge and heading up the stairs to heaven, or at least that’s what it looks like. It also adds equivalent of three stair cases or more, so I will feel like Rocky !

- follow narrow path between open fields and woods, navigating a few nettles and running on a public path through a cornfield;

- make my way down to the former train line, back into the cool shadow of leafy trees, making my way back to the start.

The little 0.3k section might not be quite passable all year round, but I will certainly monitor this and try to run it regularly. I actually fancy the addition of a set of steps, although it really takes it out of me.

Happy finding your own running paths!

(Pics in the reply)

[CBDB Graduate10]

Running route with steps, iron bridge and fields:

A new running route

[Beatlesforever Graduate10 in reply to CBDB]

Those stairs look very steep! You're a brave runner 💪🏃‍♀️ the rest looks like a fab route, enjoy it! 😃

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Beatlesforever]

👍🏽🪜I’ll have to find some ladder running exercises for those steps! 🤣🤣

[GailXrunning]

Those steps look like a training session unto themselves, never mind as part of a 5k! Looks and sounds such a lovely route to run, and ground conditions near perfect (for the moment). Well done.

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to GailXrunning]

Yeah, it will balance the route out, I’m hoping, as I don’t have any hill run routes.

I couldn’t run these up all the way today, so we’ll see how it goes!

👍🏽🥵🏃🏼‍♀️🪜😂

[GailXrunning in reply to CBDB]

Hey, don't be hard on yourself: you got up them without the aid of a funicular! 😅

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to GailXrunning]

Oh yeah, I wish… 💭💭💭🚠

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

Fantastic effort finding your new route. It will be interesting how soon the steps start to be just part of the run rather than a challenge. Happy running 🤗

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Grannyhugs]

😃💪🏃🏼‍♀️🪜

[Doris8 Graduate10]

Hi pretty steep steps that’s a training on its own and well done on finding your extra .3 k to complete 5km. You would have to slow jog up those steps. Your run looks good all the same. Well done 👍😊

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Doris8]

Slow jog with a bit of jeffingly walking as well, at least in the beginning 🤣🤣

[LottieMW Ambassador]

Yay!

Glad you have found a solution to completing your 5k route…and with some hill work thrown in…brilliant ! 👍🙌🏼

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to LottieMW]

🙏👍🏽😃

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

Ah well done on finding your route! I can’t tell you the amount of times my planned route has been slightly shorter than predicted and I’ve ended up running round in circles at the end! So how fantastic you now know where that extra 0.3k is 😊😊😊.

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Frenc]

😁👍🏽

[DylanTheRabbit Graduate10]

That looks like a lovely route. I'm very envious of the soft leafy ground.

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to DylanTheRabbit]

😁🏃🏼‍♀️🌳🍂🍃🍁

[Rayblade900 Graduate10]

Good morning CBDB. Looks a very nice route and certainly better for the knees as opposed to a hard path/road surface.

[CBDB Graduate10 in reply to Rayblade900]

Yes! Definitely. 👍🏽🏃🏼‍♀️😁

[CBDB Graduate10]

Found some step exercises 😄 healthunlocked.com/strength...