This morning I had to go and collect our newly converted Drivers Licences and decided to go and have a solo run in the city on the way home. The weather was grey, a light drizzle and, in my view, perfect!
It was lovely. I had intended it to be a quickie because I knew I needed to take the hounds out later too. However, it was just one of those days where it felt effortless. I wondered why I should stop if I still felt good, so I just kept going, and I would have gone longer had it not begun bucketing down! My face was as red as a tomato (as usual!) but I felt as though I could have gone on much longer.
It was lekker to see other runners, nod and smile and move on - all of us enjoying the early-ish morning. People walking their dogs, construction guys busy at the bridge - lots of activity everywhere.
Here are some of the paths from today's run. I did take all the pics, but not today - maybe this will explain why I didn't want to stop - it was just very pretty.
I still prefer the trails of the forest.... definitely! May not be as fast, but speed is not the point in the forest...
I did clock up a new personal best! I can't be too happy about it though, because tar is so much quicker than trail and the trails are much more "hilly'.
It was lovely. I had intended it to be a quickie because I knew I needed to take the hounds out later too. However, it was just one of those days where it felt effortless. I wondered why I should stop if I still felt good, so I just kept going, and I would have gone longer had it not begun bucketing down! My face was as red as a tomato (as usual!) but I felt as though I could have gone on much longer.
It was lekker to see other runners, nod and smile and move on - all of us enjoying the early-ish morning. People walking their dogs, construction guys busy at the bridge - lots of activity everywhere.
Here are some of the paths from today's run. I did take all the pics, but not today - maybe this will explain why I didn't want to stop - it was just very pretty.
I still prefer the trails of the forest.... definitely! May not be as fast, but speed is not the point in the forest...
I did clock up a new personal best! I can't be too happy about it though, because tar is so much quicker than trail and the trails are much more "hilly'.
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Well done...your time is good. You live in such a beautiful part of the world.
ReplyDeleteIt really is beautiful... but so is SA. I wish I had run more there before we came over. :)
DeleteWow...10km in an hour...that's excellento!! Well done.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I am kind of new to the whole "map & time your run" thing - so it's fun to try something new.
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