Run like the Wind…

Yikes, I have been pretty busy at the moment, and have found it hard to find the time to keep up with the blog. Anyway, I did the usual in between runs last week – Tue saw a speedy Madame Tussuads run with the chasers, Wed lunch was a 6miler up and down the Regents Canal, Thu was going to be a chaser track session, but I went and forgot my running bra. Sadly, you can’t happily run a track session without one. No problem I thought, I’ll just have to run on Friday. The gods must have known that I wasn’t quite in the mood, as a mile in I went head over heels, skidding into the pavement. Main injury, nasty graze on left hip bone and right knee. I hobbled home, a little faint and attempted to attend to my wounds. Quite a feat for someone as squeamish as me.

Still a little sore from my fall – I think I must have jarred/bruised my left leg – I set out on my long run on Sunday a little dubious as to how far I would get. It was a beautiful day, not too cold, but with a brisk wind and a beaming sun. I set off from home and made my way to Canary Wharf, under the river then along the river toward London Bridge. The ever growing Shard my goal. It teased me all the way, as it jumped from one side of the river to the other, then finally began to loom ahead, tucked behind Tower Bridge and City Hall. I’ve done this route on both a bike and on foot, and it’s a really interesting one. I love weaving through the old wharf buildings in Wapping, popping out every so often to rejoin the Thames path next to the river. I throughly recommend it. There also looks to be some great pubs tucked away on the waterfront – something to explore this Summer.

A bit of a wait at London Bridge for a train home, which brought on the chills a bit, but were rescued a little by a cup of tea. All in all a satisfying run, and glad that I wasn’t broken after my fall !

Next time I want to explore heading out along the river toward the sea.