Long Run before HM

[Cowladyrunning]

I ran 10 miles yesterday before my Hm in April. It was so sunny I was thinking shorts would be a better choice than my leggings! It was a route I plotted last time I needed 10 miles and I really love it. It follows the lanes around our 'mountain' then I follow lanes back to our house further out but still in view of the mountain. There is only one busy road which is one of those that trys to be a B road but some parts are too narrow for the white lines so it becomes single track ish. People don't slow down much though and Sunday motorbikes were roaring about too! I was happy to meet a few bumbling bees 🐝 and see lambs racing about too. The best sign of spring though was that wonderful sweet smell you get of the grass growing and spring blossom appearing.... oh yes and the running? Well I took it pretty easy - it is hilly but not too bad - if I did it the other way round it would be awful! I enjoyed it but really felt it on the last 5 miles - further evidence I'm not as fit as I have been for previous races. 😅

[Shake-and-run Half Marathon]

impressive Cowlady! I’m assuming you don’t have sheep as well as cattle or you would be up to your armpits in lambing. I love the spring too but the years I spent in the lambing shed gave me a somewhat different perspective 🤣🤣🤣. Enjoy your rural idyll!

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to Shake-and-run]

🤣 no - there are dairy farms here who do both but I really think they're crazy! We are all Year round calving so having lambing on top must be..... well I can't imagine 🤣

[Cmoi Marathon]

Looks and sounds beautiful Cowladyrunning !

[Cantstopmenow Half Marathon]

Lovely weather for a countryside run, even if you felt rather warm. Not far to go to HM distance now. 🙂

[Dexy5 10 Miles]

it sounds like a lovely run cowladyrunning. The sight of lambs is a sure sign that Spring has sprung. I am sure that you’ll do brilliantly in that HM. 🏃‍♀️🐄

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to Dexy5]

Thank you

[Macrun Half Marathon]

Good luck on your HM

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to Macrun]

Thank you

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

That sounds gorgeous 😊 Feeling those last 5 miles is normal and also a good thing, it sets manageable expectations for the event which will allow you to run a good race and to enjoy it 👌🥰

[Cowladyrunning Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Thank you. It does help your head think you can do it doesn't it! Now my legs just need to follow. Colleagues complained at school this week as I had the windows open in class.... I'm getting all the lurgies out though!!!🤣