The Longest Run

With just over a week to go before my first event I thought I'd have one last long field run, with around 16k in mind I set out once more into the fields behind my old Primary School. It's a fair old ascent the the mere fat lad and by the time I had topped it out I was pretty knackered and could feel the shins starting to act up again.

The next part of the journey was involve a constant uphill slog on tarmac, but with the shins starting again I decided to give it a miss and sacrifice the 16k. Instead I diverted across the 'Big Dipper' (yes, I know more tarmacked hills) and headed for the softer ground of the river.

A new angle on to the river almost brought things to a halt as where I had once known access was all now eroded and fenced off - fear not intrepid readers I got through it (very slowly)! Off around my usual haunt on the river banks this time including the loop by the breakwater towards Halton. From here I ventured further into the woods than ever before expecting to end up somewhere near the old station, sadly it only actually added .5k onto the total.

I was now on the home leg back on the cycle track, my shins were aching and my knee throbbing from a slip I encountered earlier in the week but I pressed on. Into the woods, out of Halton road end and up the hill to home.

Having set out to complete 16k I was semi-glad I hadn't but still chuffed to have completed 12.5k, just a couple more runs now and it will soon be 11am Saturday 5th Otober at Coniston Old Hall waiting for the starters siren!!