Rocktober

[Sweder]

Technically still an October post ... managed a Halloween B&H ParkRun 5k yesterday. The park was stuffed with costumed freaks - devils, pumpkin people, Stevio in drag (any excuse) Jason in his red curly wig (I'm not sure he knew it was fancy dress but still). Caught up with so many folks I haven't seen for yonks; Cam, Fi, Jase, Simon, Gillybean, Marian, ladyrunner (avec great Pumpkin soup), John, Jeanette ... coffee and convivial conversation afterwards (apologies to Gillybean for banging on about Almeria a little too much - still, hope you can make it).

Nothing special on the run itself. I curtailed my night with the Plodder & Capn Tom just as they gravitated towards the curry house. 5ks are tough enough for me at the moment without wedging a canonball of Ruby Murray into my lower intestines late the night before. 24:26, a marginal improvement on Montreal though 2 minutes shy of my previous best. Room for improvement shall we say.

Pictures to follow - for now I'm gearing myself up to face the Mother of all Hoolies blowing outside my quaking front door. 8 cliff-top miles await. The duvets' Siren song is mighty powerful as I hammer away in the gloom. The pear tree in our front garden appears to be bowing to the hedge an a Waynes Word/ Alice Cooper 'We're Not Worthy' style. I haven't run in stuff like this for ages.