I need to do my long run today. My wife is out with the kids but has taken the car with her. I get the train to Bromley and then the bus to Biggin Hill. I run down jail lane and join the Berrys Green circular walk later on.
It's muddy but I'm well prepared. I have the GPS route from a previous run. This is my only set of directions so I hope the battery lasts. I think without the GPS you would never be able to find the route. A couple of points I go off track but the GPS soon highlights the problem. I would like to memorise this route though as it is a great run. A couple more times and I will have it cracked.
Even though the run is only 14.5k it is a lot more work than that. Cudham is some of the steepest (if not biggest) terrain around the South East.
As I run across a field near the start I see an older man with a beard and a map. I greet him and run on my way. It is misty, a cold mist at that. As I run across the Pilgrims Way which usually provides a beautiful view down intoWesterham all I can see is mist. At some points in the run it strikes me how quiet it is..
I reach Cudham (the usual start) but I know that this means I am nearly back. A few more killer hills and as I run through Downe I see the same Beared Man from earlier. I have run 90% of the whole track, he has probably covered 20%.
As marathon day gets closer then I will need to do my long runs on the road. But at this point in my training a hilly offroad mud slog is probably ideal for building fitness.
14.5km 1:57:30
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