This morning was bright and slightly chilly… sufficiently so to warrant longs, although the gloves might have been overkill. Not that I took them off, of course!
I headed out to Ote Hall, past Wivelsfield Church and then out towards what I now know is Wivelsfield Hall. (I don’t reach it and I’ve only seen what I assume is it from afar) Then I dropped into Wivelsfield, up Hundred Acre Lane and hung a right into the woods.
Autumn has really kicked in since the recent wind & rain, with many of the leaves on the ground like a gloriously rich & golden mat. With mud underneath.
At the Common I opted to run to the roundabout, across and then right down the path without crossing the railway line. This is a very old route that I’d not run for ages and I had forgotten how pretty it is, especially at this time of year. At the end it joins my normal route and I made it back to the house in one hour, nine minutes. Overall a pretty slack 7.2 miles at 6.25mph, but a really enjoyable one in the autumn sunshine.
Cliff is trying to persuade me to enter the Prague marathon next year, but at this speed I would probably finish with the 2010 runners. Oh my, is that another good excuse not to do it?
Dave
If you are in the top 2000 odd I will be in the next 500 but I am still going si get your ticket booked 🙂
Dai