Morning Run - 22km (an early-ish start for once!)

dannewton just finished a 22.07km run, that lasted for 142 minutes.
This run helped dannewton burn 1697.0 calories.

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Description from Strava: Once again its time for the weekend long run. I was a little tight for time today, as we needed to go food shopping and stock up on supplies.

I hate shopping in the afternoons at the weekend as town is always so busy, which meant we would go in the morning. But then this would get in the way of the run, as I'd rather do it in the morning

The solution was to make a concerted effort to get up earlier than I would normally choose, in order to get the run completed, and then head into town, and still be home before lunchtime.

In fact, this tight time constraint actually helped me... for the past few weeks I've dawdled in the morning, in no real rush, and end up practically wasting the day. Today, I knew I had a very narrow window of opportunity, and that meant I was able to be more focused in getting the run completed.

Regular readers will probably recognize the above route, as I've run it so many times. At 22km it is just over the Half Marathon distance, and what I would consider the bare minimum of what I should do for the 'long run' each week.

I usually run this in a 'clockwise' direction, starting at the bottom in Bracebridge Heath, heading up through the center of Lincoln, and then round and back down the bypass. So for a little bit of variety I chose to run this in the opposite way... heading up the bypass and into the top of Lincoln, and then wriggling down through the town center to get back home

My alarm set off at 6:30

Much too early for a day off, but needs must I guess!

I got dressed and headed downstairs, and had a quick spot of breakfast while I woke up. I also put a load of washing out on the line. It was overcast and cloudy, but there would be plenty of sunshine later

At 7:45, I felt ready to head out. I put some shoes on, along with the running vest, and filled up a small flask of water to take with me.

It was pretty chilly to begin with, and the fog didn't help, but I did begin to warm up after 15-20 minutes into the run. I didn't take a the action camera with me today, as I wanted to focus on running. I also had to be home for a set time so we could then go shopping in ton, so didn't need the distractions.

I did still take my phone, so I can still show you the route

Spoiler: the pics are similar to previous times I've posted about this route, but they are in 'reverse order' here. you know, 'cos I'm doing it backwards today!

The fog lingered pretty much all the way along the 8km of the bypass

The path along the bypass takes me all the way up to the roundabout on Wragby Road, and at this point I then head left...

...and in to Lincoln itself.

I left the fog behind, but it was still kinda grey and overcast

After trundling along Wragby Road, I took a sharp left along Greetwell Road, before heading down Monks Road.

By this point it was just after 9am, and the roads seemed deserted! I know it's a Saturday, and lots of people don't work weekends (and no schools open either), but it seemed eerily quiet. I get the bus to work during the week and it goes along Greetwell Road, and there's queues everywhere...

After Monks Road, I cut straight across the High Street, and headed past the Brayford

Behind me is the Odeon Cinema, along with a selection of restaurants and Pubs. I preferred the view in front of me though, looking over the water with the University of Lincoln on the far side.

A quick detour past Tritton Road (where most of the 'out of town' shops are located...

...and then I rejoined the High Street and began to head home

After arriving back at home just after 10am, I had a very quick shower and then my partner and I headed straight into town to get the food shopping done... and as planned we managed to get this done before lunchtime.

Being organized for once meant I was able to tick the run off this morning, and still have plenty of time this afternoon to get other stuff done. Granted, I've mostly been cleaning so its not very exciting, but it did need doing lol

Besides, it then sets me up to do some moth trapping this evening, which will be more exciting, especially as its been much warmer recently, so I'm feeling hopeful of seeing some interesting stuff later this evening!

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About the Athlete: Living in the UK, I am an intermittent Runner, but always striving for more consistency. When I'm not training I can be found photographing insects or listening to really loud angry music (which is the best type of music obviously!)

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