Today I ran just before lunch, in bright sunshine, the colours intoxicatingly bright. I think I should do more of this; the fit of despair that came over me last night came from too much running in the dark. However, it was windy. So I set off for a four mile route over Seaford Head. After leaving the Cuckmere, this run follows the line of the cliffs from east to west. There's a long ascent up a combe and, depending on wind direction, this can be sheltered. Today the wind was in precisely the wrong direction, funnelled down the gap and I have to admit I had to walk. I had thought of going inland, but rejected it; after all, I had faced the dentist earlier in the morning and survived all the pain he could inflict. When I reached the top, the wind was just as fierce, and I continued to plod, head down, feet firmly on the floor to prevent take-off. Rather than carry on like this, I took the next path inland, at an angle to the wind that did permit some running.
You can see the effect of the wind in the statistics below. An average pace of 12:37 and a time of 53:27 over four and a bit miles is slow even by my standards.
I found that I had set up my account on RunningFree, where Janathon statistics are collated, to tweet automatically with the juneathon hashtag. Thank you, Andrew Ross, for pointing this out tactfully.
I'm pleased to report that I have found another member of this great profession that I, er, profess on Janathon, to wit, The Running Librarian. Are there any more out there?
