Clear and bright and bloody cold

Most of the recent runs have been at night - even 5.30pm starts are in the dark within a mile or so.  And while the headlamp helps, it's still not ideal - while most motorists are considerate, the ones that aren't blast past close with headlights full on and make it uncomfortable enough for me to prefer not to run at night.

So today, for the first time in a while, I was working at home, so ran in the middle of the day.  Blue skies, bright sunshine.  And biting cold.  In the sunshine was great (although Badger Hill seems to get closer to the vertical all the time), but out of the sun the slightest breeze was freezing.

There are round and about still the shriveled remnants of blackberries here and there.  Few leaves on the ground as yet - most trees are still green, although no longer the vibrant colour of summer, but the dulled green on the slope downwards to winter.

52.5 miles run - 1026.5 miles to go

Posted by Tony Quinlan