Month: October 2022

My ears are c o l d and I wish that I had worn a hat this morning… to go with my shorts & t-shirt.

The lightweight clothing (apart from the lack of a hat) were perfect by the time I got back, but stepping out was a bit of a shock… even though I had waited until the sun had warmed things up for a couple of hours.

I could feel that I was running more quickly today and that showed up in the slightly improved numbers… from north of 10 minutes per mile for the last few months to 9.37 per mile today, fairly evenly matched across the two halves in spite of the difference in gradient.

So 1.99 miles in 19.10 minutes… and the need to keep at it (whilst wearing a hat methinks)!

It’s been getting colder recently, but today was much milder, with cloud cover that threatened rain. It stayed dry, though I had decided to go for a run in any case.

The first half of my current short run is largely uphill and it was hard work, but in a different way to my recent runs. Instead of heavy knees I felt as if I wanted to run a little quicker but simply could not.

Obviously the second half is largely downhill and this made enough of a difference for me to stretch my legs out… seemingly for the first time in an age.

The overall time was the same as recent runs (just under 2 miles in just over 20 minutes), but I felt as if I made good time on the way home.

I meant to take a photo en route but there was so much going on that I kept forgetting until I was back. There seems to be a lot of money being spent on building works, with a number of older houses receiving contemporary makeovers… it’s always lovely to see people taking pride in their environment and even the grass verges looked neat for a change.