….and I did!   Well done Winnie and Candy for having boundless energy unlike me!

Training Schedule said 4 miles to do tonight.  Thankfully my late night work appointment in Edinburgh had been cancelled and resulted in me being home and ready to run just after 5…   and still light outside was a total bonus!

It definitely looked like rain so I wrapped up in a wind proof top (I call it the sweating jacket) and long leggings.  Just as well as it was chilly leaving the house.

I drove over to the dams, let the dogs off the lead and ran out and back 2 miles.  Mile 1 I felt invincible : pace 8:45 was much faster than I thought possible and mile 2 (slightly downhill) was faster still… the return up the hill was inevitably slow and I was glad of some thumping Daft Punk to motivate me back to the road.  I put the dogs on the lead after a sprint up the last hill and welcomed the long stream of traffic allowing me to get my breath back!

Steady jog back to the car and an overall pace of 9:11 – slightly slower than yesterday but further so I’ll take it!

And… the weather was most pleasant – it blew through a wee bit of rain but was mostly dry just a bit blustery.. Result!

October 22