The family have at last stopped asking why running everyday, it's because January is RED โ .....
Yesterday in isolated wales, it's suddenly eerily quiet. The tumbleweeds a blowin, all we need is Clint Eastwood spitting chewing tobacco and the scene is set.
I'd thrown on the brooks ghosts and it was away, shorts, tee-shirt, gloves, buff and hat good to go. The stillness in the middle of the aqueduct was a powerful feeling. It's a chilly one I'm passed on the other side by a female runner wrapped like an eskimo and a very deep shade of red, over layering very evident ๐ค.
I followed the same route along the towpath, and dropping down via the old mill ( same as my last 10k from December) I've a feeling a few routes will be reruns during January... But I'd have thought the lane would be without the flooded section, grrrr ๐ฌ. Ok hop a gate, sticking with the edge of the field countryside code โ dodge the water nearly, the field was waterlogged hmmmm squishy... Home to dry another pair of trainers ๐คฃ.
Today I went for hills, frosty chilly chuffin cold hills, the squishy mud, gone, the ruts were hard knarled ground, the brooks cascadia doing a good job on this terrain. The elevation did require walking in sections, but hey it's pretty steep so even walking is a challenge. I looked for acountrycabbage and ๐โโ๏ธbut it's just to far away to see you ๐คฆ.
Quick greeting with a dog walking neighbour he's wrapped up for the weather, I'm ok the thermostat is reading HOT ๐ฅต.
Not being entirely sure of where I'd end up, it turn around time, run, slide back down and then track across country towards a home and hot shower, another one done ๐ running is happiness ๐ค
Enjoy those runs people keep safe n healthy and be kind to yourself every run. Those of you unable because of injuries or illness..... 9weeks2run today was for you ๐