Altitude: 5m/ 18ft
Temp: 4°C/ 39°F
Weather: Cold wind
With a race on Sunday I move this week's long run (the first of 3 20 milers) to a Friday night, an act of will as my workmates are heading for the pub. I take a long route home with lots of climbing, down to Dunain on the canal, then up the road towards Craig Dunain hill, down through Leachkin and up the steep hill towards Craig Phadrig and on past as I miss the car park. I try the road down to Blackpark in the hope of joining the route that runs down to the Beauly road... and find a dead end necessitating a climb back up the hill before running through the woods of Craig Phadrig in the near dark and with plenty of wet snow still lying on the path and descending the hill through Scorguie.
After dropping my rucksack of work clothing at home I complete the long miles by running out to the A9, over the Kessock Bridge (with a stiff side wind blowing along the Firth), back down past the Inverness Caley Thistle football ground, and home via the Harbour Road. It feels good to get one of the 20 milers out of the way.
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