So on the back of yesterday's run and keen to keep up the HM average, the first day back in the office was always going to prove more tricky to get a good (long) run in. The opportunity arose to run from the office to my mother-in-laws in Wilmslow (a distance of around 12 miles) whereupon my wife was and I would be able to get a lift home and set up the run back to the office in the morning - game on!!
I'm not one to dress for the season, if it's warm outside and in the middle of winter I will wear a t-shirt and shorts (in fact I always wear shorts, Twitter followers will be familiar with the #stillinshorts hashtag). With the old bearded gentleman bringing me a new bright yellow long sleeve running top for Christmas, it seemed a good time to wear it as there would be a lot of traffic on some of the lanes. I knew after a couple of miles that the choice of top may have been a bit much as I was getting very warm (read sweaty).
Anyway, the run would see me take the back lanes from the office on a gradually undulating route into Alderley Edge and on into Wilmslow. The legs felt very good from the previous day's hills and I soon got into a good rhythm. I was on quite a tight schedule as I had left the office some 20 minutes later than planned, so I was glad I could keep the pace going. A tricky couple of miles ensued along the main road that had me jumping onto the boggy grass verges to avoid some of the over zealous drivers, albeit I was clearly visible.
Approaching 9 miles and it was a fast descent into Alderley Edge past the gated mansions! In my exuberance I nearly took out a set of bins left by the side of the road, a quick swerve round and all was good. The main street through Alderley Edge was resplendent in the still fully lit Christmas lights! A final couple of miles along the lanes into Wilmslow saw 12 miles come up on the board and myself absolutely roasting - is it really January?
Stats
Runstreak: Day 583
Distance: 12.10 miles
Runstreak: Day 583
Distance: 12.10 miles
Time: 1:29:51
Janathon Total Distance: 39.56 miles
Sweating in January? Now let me tell you about sweating in January...HM average, nice work. Keep it up!
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