15th October Night running


Earlier this week I had my first little jolly out night running with Natalie and Nic, two people I had stumbled across via the local running groups social media pages. 

With the days getting shorter and the limited availability to get into my lycra whilst the sun was still shining, having others to run with at night offered a sense of security, companionship and also a chance to explore different route. Because this wasn't just running at night on the lighted streets around Hucknall,  but venturing off through the local woods, forests and golf courses. 

And what fun it was, trying not to trip up, dodging low hanging branches, not quite avoiding flooded areas and scaring myself to death as disturbed wildlife and birds suddenly scurried or flew away in the darkness. It was a slower pace than normal, tryIng to illuminate the way with my multiple lights whilst also trying to prevent my glasses from getting steamed up in the light rain that fell. Bu what it did mean was that I ran continuously for longer. And came back in one piece. And avoided the local serial killers!!

We hope to do it again in a couple of weeks time with maybe hopefully a larger group for a pre Halloween jolly over Misk Hill. Watch this space.

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