Saturday forest run

Called Nick and Andy to go for a run Saturday morning through the forest in Le Mesnil along the usual Sunday course.

We met up at the church at 8:00 am and set off through the forest just after dawn. It was the start of a lovely day and the sun was just beginning to burn off the early morning mist in the forest. We ran at about 12.5 km/h which felt very comfortable. Andy has improved in fitness drastically since the last time we went running together which is no surprise since he now trains 3 times a week. We got to the barrier in just over 23 minutes and then headed back along the road.

As we ran along the road, we saw a deer outlined against the mist watching us. Another few yards and it was off bounding into the forest with ease. We ran at much the same pace for the return journey and finsihed the loop in just over 49 minutes for the 10.4 km.

A nice run to start the weekend.