Another couple of runs

Well since coming back home I've found it pretty hard to get some running in. Firstly I had a bit of the flu that made me feel a bit crap for the last week or so. I tried going to the gym a couple of times and found I didn't really have the energy. I also found that running on the treadmill doesn't give a very accurate result on the Nike+ while 'proper' running seems much more accurate. I therefore decided to try and do as much 'proper' running as I could and leave the gym for weights (if I can be bothered[!]) and swimming and sauna.
The problem around me though is that there isn't much in the way of tarmacked footpaths next to roads and so I am left with the choice of either running in the fields (which at the moment are soaked and so consist of pretty much just mud) or on the road. I can do a loop around home that is about 3 and a half kilometres however is solely on the road and this isn't exactly ideal.
I went today to Beadnell, a local fishing village a few miles down the coast from Bamburgh. After driving to the car park I set off through the village (on footpaths) and started running towards Seahouses another village. The great thing about this route is that it is completely tarmacked, and all the way you have lovely views of the sea. I only went as far as the first house outside of Beadnell and back- about a 3.5km round trip - but I reckon if I run from Beadnell to the far side of Seahouses and back (the furthest the footpath goes) it will be about 10km. I have tried to 'embed' the route in this blog, so fingers crossed it will have worked!

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So even though I only did about 3.5km today I really enjoyd it. I might go for another short run tomorrow, have a rest day on Saturday and then try to get to Seahouses on Sunday... That's the plan at least!

Back Home & Ill...

Well after my 10K run I took a day off then went running on Thursday - except I hadn't warmed down after my 10K and didn't warm up before this run. Needless to say it was a bad idea... Ended up stopping after a couple of kilometres when my legs were killing.
Since then I've been pretty hectic down at Oxford - Friday was last day of term then Saturday was a bit more chilled (read - recovering from hangover) then went to the Opera on Saturday night (Barber of Seville - amazing) with Jo, Simon and Steph. Then me and Steph went and met Will and Oliver and went to St Antony's bop. A rather large amount of alcohol was consumed meaning that my seven hour train journey back home on Sunday was accompanied by a rather large headache...not good!
Since getting back home my usual post-term cold/flu thing has hit, meaning block noses, a bit of a cough and my head feeling approximately the size of the moon. This meant that yesterday I worked and didn't get a chance to go for a run. This morning everywhere is covered in ice and my head feels like it might explode so I'm planning on doing my first run tomorrow morning. On a more positive note, my mum and dad have contacted their gym and I can use it for free any time I want while I'm back. So hopefully I'll be going tonight and maybe do a 30min run on the treadmills as well as some weights and a bit of swimming. If I feel really keen I may even get on an erg again, but I wouldn't put any money on it :-P Mum has also put me on the car insurance meaning I can head over there whenever I want to (once they've taken me to show me where everything is).
Anyways, time to get back to work on my dissertation - I have over 1000 words! :D

First 10K of Training!

Completed my first 10K of training yesterday - in 62'19" so am pretty pleased - am a bit dead now though so am having today off :D