Another four-day weekend and glorious fine weather; what recession eh? Royalist or not it's always a boost to be gifted an unexpected day off and the running school celebrated by, well, going for a run! So this morning a male contingent met up (perhaps our lady members were preparing for the big event?) by the Heath prepared to be cajoled by Simon on a snappy 10km. This was to be a classic route taking in Golders Hill Park, the Heath Extension and the Heath itself - so plenty of off-road work and pleasing scenery. That said it's hard to know if anyone was paying attention given the amount of chat taking place:
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| Taking Ingram Avenue by storm |
A notable aspect of the route, as we wound our way towards Parliament Hill, was just how poor the views were over London and the nearby hillside. It was almost as if a thick fog-bank had descended over the capital and enveloped the entire Thames Valley; so it was with some relief that Michael collared an innocent jogger and coerced him into taking a group photo instead:
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| There's a royal wedding somewhere in the murk behind us |
After this it was all, literally, downhill. As usual we engaged in a little light-hearted competition on the dirt track back towards Spaniards Road (well all except Mark who was otherwise, er, preoccupied!) and managed to finish both dusty and a little out-of-breath. Like most places in London the Heath felt oddly deserted today but I'm glad that we took full advantage of an opportunity for a Friday outing.
Distance: 6.4 miles
Time: 55m 28s
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