Last night saw me running with Andrew from Lymington to Keyhaven and back along the Solent Way coastal path. We set of at dusk with headtorches but didn't need them for much of the way, as there was a reasonable amount of moonlight and the path is light in colour.
There was a strong head wind which made the going tough on the way out. The noises of the sea, the darkness and the eerie and lifting sounds of sea birds roosting on the mud flats made it an enjoyable run, taken at tempo pace.
This afternoon we set off on the Meon Valley Plod race route (which we shorten slightly to cut out the start loop which passes through private land). It was grey and windy but not cold so ideal for a long run, although the ground was saturated and several sections were muddy, weighing our shoes down with sticky clods. I struggled after last nights effort and never felt good, but I managed to keep going and finished reasonably strongly. We knocked off a few minutes from our previous best time for the route.
Andrew deserves a medal for ignoring my whinging but got a yummie hot dinner and a beer instead!!!
Off Course Phalarope
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