28th November The one with the wrong turn (R57)

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Last night was another run close to home with the Hucknall Harriers. With the Baslow Bolt looming at the weekend and doubts about my left calf / knee still lingering I thought it better to stay close and reduce the distance. 

On Monday night I had a very sedate 3 mile jaunt with Bill, one of my Ravenshead Runner friends round the streets of Hucknall and that didn't seem to flare things up. So last night, a night where one pair of gloves was certainly not enough to keep my thumbs warm, the plan was to run the 'shorter route' once again. 

But we all know what happens to plans. Especially when three different groups all head off in the same direction and then split off on different routes after a km or so. Needless to say I didn't spilt off into the right group and so ended up finding myself in the middle of the 'medium' route group. 

Now in reality there isn't too much difference between 3 and 4.6 miles as we did a kind of loop down Wigwam lane, round the bottom of Mill lakes, into a dark and muddy Bestwood park and then back up Wigwam to the start again. 

The conditions under foot were variable and the pace was fine, indeed I ended up stopping occasionally so that the back marker in our little group of 6 had some company because there's no point going for a group run if you end up running on your own. 

As for the knee / calf, well a bit of an ache at the end but this morning feels okay so fingers crossed I should be okay to batter (or get battered by) the Bolt on Saturday morning.Tune in to find out

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