Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: -10°C/ 14°F
Weather: Very cold and still
It is a gorgeous late afternoon when I finally get out for the weekly long run almost every marathon plan calls for, with 10 miles ahead of me. Today I decide to run on the west bank of the canal which I did once before in late spring, and as I run on a stretch heading west the sunset is spectacular. I avoid the temptation to run on the canal (there are a number of kids, dogs and a few adults playing on the ice this afternoon) and as I get closer to Loch Ness the ice thins and finally ends leaving open water, not something I've seen at the open stretches our end of the waterway for a couple of weeks. maybe the water flowing from the loch keeps this part clear even though I'm still several miles away.
The towpath on this bank narrows to a track but the footing is still OK and I continue south until I calculate that a detout through town will give me the required mileage, then turn back as night falls. From the canal I head over to the river and run up it into town, stopping in at work before jogging easily home.
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