Always a pleasure

We rocked out this morning at dawn as I was under the impression it was going to be a really hot day (it wasn’t really) and I wanted to get a good run in with murph before it got too hot for him. I don;t mind a bit of sufefring in the heat but i wouldn’t want to inflict it on him, its just not fair.  So off we went on an adventure which as I am lazy i will recount in photo form. It was a great run, we were out for around 3 hours and it’s time on feet in innterested in these days not distance – plus im not wearing a watch but im guessing 11 or 12 miles over cliffs, fields, roads and forests ….

Dawn in the Grange – heading for the beach

On the lead due to big cliffs and idiot dog

Happy runner – technically going the wrong way

We even did roads – well lanes – as you can see not used much

A filter here a filter there

Happy up on the common as the temperature starts to rise – we actually ended up in the hottest part of the day anyway but it was never oo bad and we know where water is

As evidenced by Murph crossing the giant stepping stones

More lanes – note designer grass growing through

I always love the views from up here

Yay! We are out and about!

Catching up and chilling out

I’ve been running just not writing about it. In fact i’m back to 4 or 5 days a week although the legs go from great to bleurgh pretty quickly. I suspect I still haven’t fully recovered from last months ultra. But it really is awesome to be back out just enjoying it. In order to maximise joy and not worry about miles and times etc Ive also stopped wearing a watch. Its odd at first but then quite liberating. No more seeing what pace i’m doing means no more worrying about what pace i’m doing. The run ends when the run ends. This is just a chance to be out with murph simply enjoying the whole process.

It does feel odd not to have a goal or target, the 50 miler loomed so large for such a long time I forgot what it was like to just do what i felt like. So at the moment all i do is what i feel like – and we’ll see what that takes me. I suepct back up more hills but that can wait.

Last week we swung by Tillys house and picked her up for a run, for a small dog she’s got a big heart and we all did 10 miles together

Run friends

A whale of a time was had

Chase!

We get to run in the forest again right?

Early mornings

Rainy afternoons

Poser

I also dropped off the money I raised to Fiona at Lizzies Barn Dog Sanctuary – £1210!