Different route on consolidation run

[tmbtrain]

Today I decided to go out a different route for the 30min run. This one is away from the busy road but it has hills which has been putting me off as I was scared it was going to be so much harder, and it was😓 I went really slow and kept looking around to take my mind off the slog element!

I passed a new housing development so I might take a pic every now and then to see the progress. The village is expanding in every direction and will soon join the nearest town.

The route was pretty quiet with only a few cars and 1 dog walker. Nice change from buses, lorries etc. I had the young cows watching as I went by then the steep hills came into view. At the top is a cattery where they had the lovely sculpture ( in pic above). I turned around here at the half time bell and went back the way I'd came. I'm always faster on the way back so I diverted to get the cool down done 😇. Noticed the lovely cross in front of a church and the old post box in the wall that looks like it's still used so was busy snapping pics during the walk. I do wonder what folk are thinking when they see me doing this, I've lived here a good while!

I remembered to stretch at home so ticked all the boxes today i think. Onwards! Enjoy the weekend and let's hope the suns coming out 😎

[Frenc Graduate]

Sounds like a great run, and some lovely photos. I especially like the cat! 🏃‍♀️👍👏🏼😊

[tmbtrain Graduate in reply to Frenc]

Yeah it kinda captures the superiority of cats 🙂

[nowster Graduate]

I noticed lots more things about my local area when I was walking the dog (many years ago) or running and walking round it, than when driving or being driven.

Well done with tackling the scary hills. 👍

[tmbtrain Graduate in reply to nowster]

Thanks it was an extra challenge on the hills!Its strange what can be around you unnoticed for years then all of a sudden seeing tons of stuff. It's like having new eyeballs or something 🙂

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

What a lovely place to run

[tmbtrain Graduate in reply to SueAppleRun]

Yeah so much better than the fast road!

[Sh53202 Graduate]

I love the cat too...

[tmbtrain Graduate in reply to Sh53202]

It definitely captures the proudness of them 🙂

[Wavy-chick28 Graduate]

Looks very picturesque glad you enjoyed it even with the steeper climbs it’s all good for building stamina! Definitely been doing more stretching pre and post running as it really helps stop any injury especially after all that hard work getting this far.

[tmbtrain Graduate in reply to Wavy-chick28]

Yup that's it, really dont want to know that if I pick up an injury its because i skipped a fairly simple bit of stretching or something. And definitely don't want to ruin thre hard work getting to this point! I'm hoping I'll learn to enjoy the hills!

[Pigpog Graduate]

Well done! Great photos too and kudos to you for tackling those hills. Makes me tired just thinking about it 😉

[tmbtrain Graduate in reply to Pigpog]

Thank you, I'm glad I tried in the end 🙂

[Challenge2021 Graduate]

Your run sounds perfect; Lovely route and best of all your determination paid off and you felt really good to have kept going.🌟

[tmbtrain Graduate in reply to Challenge2021]

Thanks it paid off in the end!