Week 7 Run 4 done

[Aldlib]

Am touring Scotland this week on the motorbike so my LSR was around the lovely Drumnadrochit. I picked a route from Google maps and by luck ended up on one of the flattest routes I have ever ran on! Because there were no hills, it was one of those runs where after the first couple of miles everything settled down and I just forgot about running. Runs like that don’t happen very often for me, but when they do, I love them - it’s almost meditative. I didn’t worry about pacing, heart rate, or anything else and just went out to run the 10 miles by how I felt. I didn’t even bring water with me but I had two glasses of water before I went out so I wasn’t thirsty. Lesson learned after last week’s long run.

Once I got out of the town, I ran along a quiet road which had the river on one side and a beautiful pine forest on the other. Because of all the heavy rain, I could literally feel the spray from the force of the water at times as I ran alongside - it was really cooling. A lot of the run was shaded by trees which was pleasant. The temperature today was lower too which made for a really enjoyable 10 miles. The last mile was back through the town listening to live music from a Scottish piper, perfect ending.

One of the best runs I have had for ages.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Ooh, that sounds just perfect! How lovely 🙂

[Aldlib Half Marathon]

Oops...am a week ahead of myself..it’s only week 6 Run 4 🤦🏻‍♀️

[misswobble Marathon]

How lovely! What a treat. It's great when the whole thing comes together and is like you say "meditative" You can just lose yourself in the run. Great when you have such fab views too

I stayed there once, in the hotel there by the loch. We went for a walk to a pottery which was said to be a quarter of a mile away. yeah right, hours later we found it. It followed a ridge with a view to die for, over the loch

If you get time, the road into the wonderful Glen Affric is just gorgeous

Have fun! There was an abbey at Glenurquhart which fronted the loch and you could catch a boat trip there. While we were waiting folks were swimming in the loch. It was lovely and clean on the edges. We had lunch at the abbey too.

[Aldlib Half Marathon]

The Abbey is just down the road from us so we will probably have a wee wander round it tomorrow. The rest of the guys went up to Applecross and said it was stunning biking roads. At least it’s dry today ... yesterday was a washout 🤦🏻‍♀️.

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon]

Sounds perfect 👍🏻😁

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Beautiful photo. I love that zen state you get with some runs - you are just part of the landscape