8th May The one I wont be doing again (R16)

The aim of the 60@60 running challenge, apart from stopping me getting 'more lardy'  was to discover some new and exciting routes that I might be happy to run again. The risk was that in the process I would also encounter some runs where once was perhaps once too many. Or certainly enough. I think Bank Holiday Mondays run, even though it was done under the most gorgeous blue sky, was one of those times.

A potential group of 6 had been whittled down to 4 as we set off, not including Oscar and Sid, our 2 canine companions. Not that that is as issue but I often feel the more people in the group, the larger the possible number of stragglers to keep me company at the back of the pack. As it turned out, three of us were reasonably even paced , somewhere between plod and shuffle, whilst Laura was her usual boingy springy self, seeming to float across the ground with minimal effort. 

The issue was there was that after a lovely half km stretch down through the woods on some very rooty trails, there was just too much road. Especially on the way to Kings Mill reservoir, when I had expected there might be a hidden trail alongside the dual carriage way, but if there was it never materialised. By the time we got to the reservoir after 2 miles of pavement pounding,I was already mentally flagging so the offer to do two loops in order to add in some extra miles was quickly dismissed.

Thankfully the way back, although still on the road and along a more 'undulating' route was in fact a more interesting variation that helped to boost my flaging enthusiasm and equally flagging legs. By the time we retraced our steps back to our starting point we had covered a little under 6 miles. But those 6 miles, despite the lovely weather and good company, are ones I can't see myself running again anytime soon.