MDay-70 -- Sun. July 12th

This is going to be a tricky week, with the flight home again and a day spent travelling to London. Today, last Dorset run, so -- reluctantly letting Pilsdon and Lewesdon wait for my next trip -- headed out in the early evening for a Bo'hampton and Shipton run. Started along alleys through town, then up Crock lane and up path to Hyde hill, right up to the very top -- fantastic 360 view of the town and more -- and then down the old way past the Buglers' out onto Church Hayes; up round the church and out onto Long lane, and all the way, connecting via the bridlepath, to Shipton Gorge. Quite a tough trail, though pace pickes up a bit down the hill to the village, then up again as I head out to reverse the Uploders--Shipton route I did earlier this trip. Steady all the way through Uploders, Loders, Bradpole, then out across Beaminster road on to Gypsy lane, up and over and down to Victoria Grove, then home, thus:

Time: 1:13:12
Distance: 8.9 miles
Pace/Speed: 8:13s/7.3 mph

Comment: Muggy evening, and definitely feeling the efforts of the last few days. Took a deliberately easy pace, even before I started to feel tired. Still, *almost* a long run to start the week with. Achilles tendon definitely freshly sore after the two tough runs on Fri & Sat.