Right On Running: My Sunday Run

Hi All,
Just thought I'd share a recent local run in the County of Bedfordshire.

I'm very lucky where I live to have some fantastic farmland views and regardless of hayfever it can be a real joy to behold both on a run and indeed when taking Flo for her morning walk.

Fields look nearly ready for harvest

Flo sticking her tongue our for a pic

Last Sunday I wasn't entirely sure how far to run given that my longest recent run since my half marathon has only been 5 miles and I am struggling a little with painful heels.
However I decided to set of on what could be a 10 mile circuit and see what happened.

This run is all roads and lanes with a few hills thrown in and has made up a section of previous marathon training.

Heading out of our village there is a slight rise before the joy of the hill down towards Shillington, about two thirds of the way down the hill I hit the one mile mark from home.

View from Meppershall across to Shillington and beyond

Heading left at the bottom of the hill and then right into Shillington village you reach first the Post office (two miles) and then the Crown Pub, more of an eatery now but still a nice place to pop to on occasions.

Here I head through the village and skirt around the back before picking up the road to Lower Gravenhurst, this is a flat section of the route and makes up mile three and four.

Towards Lower Gravenhurst

Upon reaching Lower Gravenhurst I head right and shortly begin a climb up past a church on the left, the lane is windy with high hedges here so very important to be aware of traffic too!

There then comes a slight drop (relax time) before the longer climb into Upper Gravenhurst with a steep right hand incline right at the end as you enter the main street past a second Church.

Here I quite often look as if I'm dying and get some sympathetic glances but to date I have survived.

After the church there is another small descent before the final little climb out of the village to some of the loveliest views.

Upon leaving Gravenhurst there is the a steady and welcome descent to Campton the fourth village on the route.

7 miles finishes here

I reached seven miles and that was my lot for the day, from here you run uphill for a further mile and do a circuit of Meppershall village to take it up to 10 miles, but that wasn't to be and I used the walk to stretch out my legs.