Polyhymnia is the muse of choral poetry and I choose her this week to mark the collective efforts of the Seaford Striders.
I had a good half-term week, with four runs and some swimming. I ran with the Striders on Wednesday, in clear and very cold conditions, when the stars shone as bright as I've ever seen them, and on Saturday afternoon I ran up on Seaford Head, with a sunset out to sea coloured with the most extraordinary oranges and pinks. Sunday was less attractive, with constant heavy rain, and my plans for a long run out to Frile Beacon ended up as a much shorter outing along the sea-front to the sailing club and back.
Meanwhile tougher runners than me took on the Brighton Half Marathon. The first Strider home was Matthew Eade in 1:21:37, while the first woman Strider was Diane Fletcher in 1:42:33. Seventeen of us finished. Help us, Polyhymnia, to sing their praises with well-tuned voices, chanting in precise metre.
