Oh my goodness. In my wisdom I thought I’d do today’s Magic Plan w1r3 5.5k run straight after my Pilates class, as last week I’d finished the class feeling like Tigger feeling all loose and limbered up with bags of energy.
A quick change of trainers at the car park and I was off. Within moments the drizzle had started and it progressively got heavier as I headed towards the river. I didn’t have my waterproof jacket and almost turned back at this point, but I wasn’t going to give the wet gremlin the satisfaction.
As I approached the river path a wide expanse of slippery mud lay ahead. It wasn’t the deep oozy kind that suckers off your trainers, but the thin skittery kind, where the ground still feels frozen hard underneath and you can go slip-sliding with no effort at all. I navigated it gingerly and managed to stay upright 👍🏼 .
I headed along the river path and over the bridge in front of The Ruins and followed the track to do a loop of the polo fields and two loops of the rugby and cricket grounds, before heading back along the river and returning to curve around the pond before heading back to the car park. By this stage I was soaked through and starting to feel the cold, so I only did a couple of minutes of a cool down walk before retreating to the warm and dry of my car.
Once home, stretches, a hot shower, a big mug of hot coffee and a huge chocolate cookie followed in quick succession.
Feeling warmer now and satisfied that I knuckled down and did it, I am finally smiling and off to make another coffee before starting work☕️💻
Happy running everyone. Keep warm 😊🏃♀️
Muddy 4.5k!!!
