Run

Distance: 1.8 miles
Time: 18 minutes

I took some time off work this afternoon, intent on running one last long run (9 miles or so). I stopped at our Consett office on my way home to fix something and by the time I got home it was 1:45. I was starving so had to eat something and gave myself 45 minutes afterwards for my stomach to settle. So I set off at 2:30 intending to run around the back roads to Harperley Round-a-bout, down the A68 to Fir Tree, then down to Howden, then up to Crook and back up to Roddymoor. It probably isn't 9 miles but don't want to measure it until after I have ran it.

Yet today when I set off I just didn't feel right from the first few steps and almost turned around and went back but thought I would go on. I still went at a slow pace in case I felt I could go the route I wanted. Ran up the the nasty bank towards White Lea Farm, its hard going because its steep and very rocky and uneven. I had decided by this time that I wasn't going to run much further just didn't feel right and I'm now becoming paranoid about getting injured. Once I reached the track down to Roddymoor after Arthur Pit Cottages I decided I should at least work up a sweat and picked up the pace. I ran the last half a mile in under 3 minutes but don't know exactly what time. The overall time is just a nice pace, 10 minute mile.

I am now going to have to find some time to do a longer run, unless I do several short runs. Maybe I could do the run I did the other night but go round twice, could be a good idea. It has just the right number of uphills, downhills and some nice flat sections. The uphills maybe too much the second time around though.

So today's supposed long run never happened :-(