1st August The 5.30am one (R35)


With a 15 mile unmarshalled trail run on Saturday and the daily temperatures soaring around 30 degrees, the need to do a little something this week to keep my legs and lungs ticking over has resulted in a 5.30am jolly to what was possibly the first place I ran in Hucknall.

Situated adjacent to the Hucknall Bypass but relatively hidden from the road itself, Dob Park is a favourite location for dog walkers and those looking for a close to home escape into nature. Looking at my Garmin watch the last time I ran here was back in November 2023 and so even though it wasn;t one of the longer or more exciting runs that I have done this year, it certainly counts as part of the 60@60.

As you might expect there was no-one out at that hour, not a single dog walker or even dogger. I had thought, given the time of year, that parts of the route might well be overgrown and require some nimble footwork together with a bit of ducking and diving to avoid low hanging tree branches but it was surprisingly clear. 

What had changed since I had last been here is that a small looped section of the route I used to run had been blocked off for soem unknown reason. But let's be honest having to run a shorter distance than originally planned is never a great loss. 

Hopefully todays little jolly has kept this lean mean running machine ticking over till Saturday and the ups and downs of the Dovedale Dipper.


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