A new route and a later start! Woop woop!
Olivia had a party from 11am-1pm in Markyate, so the plan was I'd take her over, do a decent run before picking her up. Checked MapMyRun and found a good selection of runs. Decided to try and follow a 10mile route over to the Kensworth Quarry and back to Markyate.
Set off on a footpath through the fields from Markyate to Kensworth. Given the amount of rain we've had I expected it to be boggy but not a jot. The paths were in a good state and well drained.
From Kensworth it was a loop around Church End. More footpaths and bridleways. I got lost during this section and didn't find the quarry. Instead I ended up back at the top end of Kensworth heading out towards the industrial area. I could see the Quarry but kept on the road and ended up at the Dunstable Downs Visitor Centre. From there it was along the busy-ish road to Whipsnade. I was on one of my regular cycle routes by now and was 3 miles from Markyate. So headed along that road back to Markyate Village Hall.
Olivia's party was just finishing and with all the alpha mum's arriving in there 4x4's it was important to finish strong and with good form. Not sure they cared.
Overall, 10.6miles @ 8.47 pace. Nice and easy, and a good warm up for tomorrow morning. If all goes to plan it will be a crack of dawn 15miles.
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