Monday August 21

Day 25 – Getting my feet wet

The project: A month-long stint of pounding the fields and lanes of Sussex in my hapless and ill-advised attempt to complete a quintessentially English 5k race between two local pubs. Yes, a pint of beer awaits every finisher!

Dear Reader,

Readers of the two-day Jog log update I published yesterday will have twigged that I’ve had a couple of days away from home during which I only walked, not ran.

After arriving home on Sunday lunchtime the weather was so glorious that we decided to stay on holiday with a snatched third night away, this time at the seaside.

Yesterday afternoon I swam in the sea.

This morning I ran from the campsite for 2.65 km along the road beside the beach, and because the tide was waaaaay out, providing plenty of firm sand, I ran back along the beach itself.

The location of the campsite and of my run was Norman’s Bay - I’ve cropped this screenshot from the Ordnance Survey Maps app too close to show the place name. This is where William’s Norman invaders landed in 1066 in their (successful) attempt to overthrow Saxon King Harold.

It was brighter than it looks in this picture, honest!

The sun came out, I was hot from my run, so back into the sea I went.

IT WAS GLORIOUS! By the time I got out the tide had come a long way in, and I was very grateful for the lovely lady on the beach who kindly rescued my Crocs from the waves!

See you tomorrow. I’m not sure I’ll have the time for a run, but I’ll be posting nevertheless!

Love,

Rebecca

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The Jog Log Stats – Day 25

Session: A medium-paced run, half along tarmac and half along firm sand
Distance: 5.9 km
Duration: 49:45 minutes (I ran the entire road section, but kept stopping on the beach to admire the view).
Average speed: 6.7 kph

Session: Two swims, plenty of floating on my back looking at the sky
Distance: Not far
Duration: Ages, until I got cold

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