Holiday run

[Jackapoodle]

On our annual holiday in Padstow and brought my running gear (forgot various other essentials tho! How my priorities have changed over the last 18 months 😆). At home my running route is pretty flat so decided to head off down the Camel Trail. Walked down here many times but I seemed to get a different perspective running down it 🤷🏼‍♀️ all very quiet, which surprised me as I wasn't out that early, but met lots more walkers, cyclists and runners on way back. Everyone was really friendly and the views...😍 what a wonderful gift this running malarkey is. Relaxed 6K and a cheeky Cornish gin later in the day. It would have been rude not to 😊🧃

[nowster Graduate10]

We stayed in a converted chapel just 100m from the Camel Trail near Bodmin back in summer 2018. I wasn't running then, but definitely would have trod that former railway track a lot if had I been!

[Jackapoodle Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

It's nice and flat which I love! 😆 I haven't been on the trail at the Bodmin end but there are stretches of embankment where you can't see anything really (but is nice and cool on a hot day 😎) and then suddenly it opens up to glorious views. I imagine at busier times you'd need to be on the ball tho! Suspect children and off lead dog owners may bring challenges 🙈😳

[nowster Graduate10 in reply to Jackapoodle]

The bit I was near was mostly deep cuttings. I didn't explore it as much as I'd have liked.

If I was there now, I'd probably have run all of the Bodmin/Wadebridge area of it.

[Jackapoodle Graduate10 in reply to nowster]

Ah, perhaps another time 😊I could just about reach Wadebridge then I'd need to get the bus back 🤣🤣

[Oldfloss Administrator 60minGraduate]

Glorious... well done you. A run for pure joy.... enjoy! xxx

[Jackapoodle Graduate10 in reply to Oldfloss]

Thank you, that's exactly it! I didn't go out to do 6k but just kept on going, watching the scenery change, wondering what was round the next corner, listening to the birds, just fabulous 😊 felt very lucky x

[HeavyFoot Graduate10]

Wonderful. That’s where I did my C25K because it’s so flat, but really interesting. If you feel up to it the distance between the Padstow bike hire to the Wadebridge bike hire and back is 10 miles and probably the easiest (haha!) you can do. Enjoy 😎

[Jackapoodle Graduate10 in reply to HeavyFoot]

Oh wow, what a fantastic place for you to have completed C25K. There's always a bend up ahead that lures you round with the promise of a view isn't there? I'm (reluctantly 😄) adding hill work into my runs and thought about heading out of Padstow in the other direction, up towards the war memorial. Er, no 😳 maybe next year lol. Wadebridge it is!!

[HeavyFoot Graduate10 in reply to Jackapoodle]

Heading up towards the memorial and beyond (to the Pepper Pot and back?) would be a great hill run. Perhaps next year 😎

[skysue16 Graduate10]

Looks a lovely place to run 😊