I managed to get out for a couple of runs while up in Scotland over the weekend. I knew that if I did nothing it would impact on my performance for this weekends Bedford Classic and since the nearest swimming pool was a bit far away and I couldn't take my bike with me, running was really the only option. I managed to get out twice, once on Saturday morning and again yesterday morning and both runs were really good.
On Saturday I ran to the next village along the coast via a back road and then back to Dalgety Bay via the main road. Once back in the Bay I noticed that I hadn't been running for long enough, so I looped through the industrial estate to add a bit of extra time on.
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Yesterday I ran round Dalgety Bay twice; this is really easy as the main road around the town is a big loop. I though it was around three miles, but my time would indicate that I was either going slowly, or it's a bit longer than that. The best bit though, is that unlike Cottenham, Dalgety Bay isn't flat, so I got to run on some up and down hill section, which was very nice.
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All in all it was a good bit of preparation for this coming Sunday, I would have preferred to get a couple of swim sessions in as well, but it wasn't to be. Now it's taper time before the big race on Sunday.
