Helen and I are running from the house tonight - an earlier start, and eralier finish, a more civilised suppertime! Or that's the plan anyway. As it turns out, the route, which is a loop of the Common, along the Weaver, along through Vale Royal Abbey and Whitegate, Petty Pool, then back across the fields to the Whitegate Way and a return via Moulton is just as log as it sounds and it's getting quite dark again by the time we finish!
It's still a lovely evening to be out though, and the miles slip by easily. It's amazing just how much good running there is within easy reach of home, with all kinds of different surfaces and environments along the way, and hardly any road. We're out for just over two hours and cover over 14 1/2 miles. On the way back, Helen asks me if she's developing blurred vision, or whether it's just getting dark - it is the dusk light though, coming earlier all the time now. When it's coming on at 6pm, it will be time for me to run this race! Weirdly, she gets a stitch about 13 miles into the run - I hate stitches, and avoid eating anything too substantial for hours before a race to avoid them. Getting one half way through the marathon would be no joke!
I'm feeling pleasantly tired by the time we get back to the house and demolish a few pints of Ribena - tomorrow has got to be one of those days off - too much to do before my trip to Scotland!
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