Sitting here catching up on the blog and listening to the AMAZING Sisemore Band from Tampa, Florida! Great to hear your voices guys!
Sunday was a beautiful day… warm but with enough of a breeze that it didn’t feel hot. I set off in the general direction of another short run, thinking that I might skirt Ditchling and hurry back.
The views of the Downs drew me in though and I soon found myself running up the steep track to the top of the Beacon. Having managed no more than five or six miles each week for months I was hyper aware that I would have a second five-mile run to complete when I got to the top. I still managed to run the whole way up though, reaching the top at the 57 minute mark!
The return route took me through the middle of the village and directly north behind all the garden centres and past a really pretty young line of trees that was rustling like a big paper bag in the wind.
I had started to tire by the 80 minute mark and I used the last of my water at 100 minutes. Yet I staggered on and managed to complete the run, which I calculate is just over 10 miles, in 2 hours. The average of 5 mph is not bad considering it’s my first long run for ages, I didn’t run last weekend, it was hot, I’m almost out of my forties etc etc!
I had a sharp intake of water and calories when I got back, had a cold shower and then collapsed, comatose, in the tea-house for almost as long as I had run for!
