Lost again?

How can it be?

Today was lovely - sunny, blue skies - not too much work on the cards, how could I not go out and make the most of it?

About 3pm I finally dragged myself away from my computer and went up to Bracknell forest - running from here to there is about 3km, my usual 'route' is about 10km and then 3km home should have given me my required 16km (10 miles).

I am doing the Fleet half marathon on Sunday - which has made my training this week a bit complicated - but to cut a long story short, I decided to run today at a slowish pace and do Sunday's half at PMP (planned marathon pace).

So, I set off - too fast, obviously - and never really slowed down. I got to the 10km point in a time that I would have been pleased with in a 10km race this time last year, but wasn't really feeling like slowing down - well, apart from on the hilly bits - and then I got lost!

Every time I go up the woods I get lost.

Usually I carry a map and a compass just in case - but I was sure I knew where I was going this time - infact, this time was really bad because I had been feeling smug about nearly being out of the woods and not getting lost - and then I took the wrong turn! Worse still, after realising I wasn't on the path I should have been on I tried to fix it by taking another left and a right to get on the right track, and then 'suddenly' I was running up an unfamiliar hill (north face of the Eiger stylee), and then past a bunch of army chaps 'hiding' in the ferns, and then I was considering turning left but decided to go with right, and then - much to my amazement, I was right back where I started and wasn't lost any more :)

Bonus!

And it only added another 1km onto the total.

So, I got home a bit muddy and a bit tired - 17.8km (11 miles) in 1hr 25 minutes - too fast & too far - but it was sunny, hilly, muddy & fun, so no complaints from me!