Twenty miles flat
January 20th, 2008 by lunamanBack up to the magic twenty milers at last. Definitely good to stop running at the end, but the legs felt fine, it was more the fuel that ran out – powered only by dried mangoes and a few swigs of water! So far today though I’ve ploughed my way through 8 scones and two helpings of lunch.
The trip: up the canal to the first bridge beyond Pigeon Lock (10 miles) and back. I did this trip last October in 2h 50m, today it was 2h 45m – 1:24 out, 1:21 back. Lots of mud, but no flood, thank goodness. The Cherwell alongside was flowing madly and mudly. Fishermen all along the route lined up some great hurdles for me, and all in all, apart from the flatness of it all, it was a great run. Once you get past Kidlington it’s a very pretty route, and past the Kirtlington golf course on the way to Rousham, almost deserted.
Shoes: Saucony Trigon Grid thingies – which held up well on the squelchy towpath and produced no blisters.