Today was an exciting day as I combined my daily self-flagellation of the running element of the Janathon with my first ever trip to the local tip. Did you ever think it was possible to muster such excitement out of a Saturday?
I don't truly know how far I ran as the tech let me down a bit (the jagged line on the routemap may reflect my ragged breathing accurately but since it appeared to believe I had run a mile in little over five minutes, and the road was slightly tapered and included a couple of bends but no lurching round corners I think it can safely be disregarded!). But I know it was just over 15 minutes and not too slow so I am going to give myself 1.5 miles. Ha! I kept going on the upward inclines and did better on the downward slopes so think that is fair.
I came home from the tip (yes, maximising the thrills) via various lanes that neither I nor my Satnav could probably reliably pinpoint. However as I had hoped a gateway was found and so I could jog - as the title says - along the lane and back (and indeed to make it to 15 minutes along even further and back a little the other way from the car too).
To be fair, it was sunny and pretty. For the first few strides, and the last few steps of the walk back to the car (the end of the "warm-down" (ie once I could just about breathe again!)) it was a lovely trip. One day I'll get to the stage where I can take note of my surrounds during the jog as well. There's ambition for you!
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