Long Sunday Run: Here, there and everywhere

Another cold one today and our heating was not working at first. The condensate pipe tends to freeze up on cold night and cause problems. Probably needs more insulation. I managed to get up in the end to head out. It was sunny out there and soon warmed up.

I was not sure how far I would go this time. I tend to see how it is going and then I can extend if I feel up to it. As usual I started off running up to and around Fairfield. I was feeling fairly good, so headed off towards The Grange, which does mean running up the big hill. That will come up early on the half marathon next month, so I ought to do it a few more times. Instead of cutting straight back to Stotfold I ran half the Letchworth parkrun course, in the opposite direction. All the mud has dried out, but it was quite rutted in places down the big hill, especially at the bottom for Carnage Corner.

I went out the back of Stotfold towards Astwick and then across the fields.

This was just as I got to the fields. You can see how flat it all is.

You may see a white speck in the previous picture. This is it closer up. It is quite a place. The fence is new since I last went that way. I see they have reinforced the panels a bit as the wind will whip across there. That path leads to the bypass that I have to cross. It was not too busy, so I was not waiting long. I headed straight home from there as that made it up to 15km and that is enough after about 9km yesterday.

I kept up a reasonable pace today. There are dips where I reached the top of the big hill and then when I was taking photos. I would like to be a little quicker on the half, but then there will be lots of other runners to drive me on. I did see a few people out running and cycling today. It is just a nice day for it.

I hope your weekend has been good for whatever you do.

Run free and stay well.