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W7R1 by moonlight! The joys of rural living!

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So, there’s a lane near us that’s fairly straight and flat and elevated. The views are amazing- Exmoor to the north, Dartmoor to the south. Tonight, it was bathed in moonlight as I was driving home from Zumba. So I parked up, changed into my running shoes, hi-viz run jacket etc and off I went. No torch required (I do carry one). Apart from the first few minutes struggling to convince my body that running after an energetic Zumba session was a good idea, I really enjoyed it- silence, stars, lights from distant villages miles away on either side turned round at 12.5mins to return to the car, felt OK so pushed my pace on and got back a full minute ahead of schedule! Yikes!

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Wow! Sounds amazing. And it sounds like it really inspired your run!

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Well done... Moonlight runs.. whatever next!

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Running in the dark is quite an experience, isn't it? And your view sounds wonderful. Well done!

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Sounds awesome!

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