Short BoHampton run -- Sat. Jan 13 [UK]

[Backpost--with non-running related memorabilia]
After driving down the four hours from where the Evertons now live I was itching to get out on foot, and in the mild dark of a spring evening (really! leaves coming out and flowers about to bloom already in Dorset) headed off into town, thinking of heading up towards Long Lane.

Started down the riverside trail behind So.St. carpark (all nicely dark), back into So.St. to Flood Lane and then on the old school route all the way back (along the high pavement, not the lane) to Church Hayes. Paused to look at the farm and the house (new window at bottom of attic stairs, sensible!), then headed on up towards the dump, but decide not to pursue that lane--turned round up at the gateway into AdValley field and went back down the cut to the Working Men's Club, then across to the other cut up to join Crock lane, entering past old Dr Thompson's (and Leonora's?) house. Followed Crock lane (past Antony Powell's house) to the little cut through onto Sea Road as was, crossing directly onto the path leading to the river. Crossed at the weir where we used to fish for eels, along past the Ackermans' place (now converted into several dwellings, no trace of the workshop it used to be) and up past the chippy to cross East St and up Barrack St, then along Rax lane and home.

Time: 26:35
Speed: 7.7 mph
Distance: 3.4 miles

Comment: Ah nostalgia! Slow run despite its short distance as I was sort of wandering about, not really heading anywhere in particular.