Day 180 Thursday 28th June 3 miles : miles to date 1188.5

Gareth the Groin - it has to be Gareth, I'm Welsh and objectively one of the greatest ever rugby players was Gareth Edwards - was slightly more subdued tonight. I pulled into my normal stop off in Clophill lay-by and tried to avoid the other gentlemen that wanted to make me a friend. I have long been annoyed that the parking area is not the best place to strip off and put the kit on, whilst also knowing that there are so many fantastic trail runs to shoot off on. So, in simple terms I don't give in and just enjoy the multitude of trails that flow from there.
Gareth meant that I had to run very, very slow. As it happens, off I went into the trails and almost instantly chilled out and just enjoyed the isolation. I wasn't running hard and whilst a big part of me was keen to accelerate, the old sensible bloke in me kept me to a "lets just do a sensible run", which I did. Three miles and bang on the nail I stopped.
I was advised to ice. The outlwas are down to stay and the only ice that subsequently flowed after the run went into a G&T. Still, after three large one's I now feel great!