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Found a last 0.3k to my 4.7k route!

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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!

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CBDBGraduate10

Running route with steps, iron bridge and fields:

A new running route
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BeatlesforeverGraduate10 in reply toCBDB

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

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply toBeatlesforever

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

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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.

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply toGailXrunning

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!

👍🏽🥵🏃🏼‍♀️🪜😂

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GailXrunning in reply toCBDB

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

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply toGailXrunning

Oh yeah, I wish… 💭💭💭🚠

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GrannyhugsGraduate10

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 🤗

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply toGrannyhugs

😃💪🏃🏼‍♀️🪜

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Doris8Graduate10

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 👍😊

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply toDoris8

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

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Yay!

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

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply toLottieMW

🙏👍🏽😃

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FrencGraduate1060minGraduate

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 😊😊😊.

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply toFrenc

😁👍🏽

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DylanTheRabbitGraduate10

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

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply toDylanTheRabbit

😁🏃🏼‍♀️🌳🍂🍃🍁

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Rayblade900Graduate10

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

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CBDBGraduate10 in reply toRayblade900

Yes! Definitely. 👍🏽🏃🏼‍♀️😁

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CBDBGraduate10

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