Sunday Run - 10k, okay

I just finished a 10.018km running that lasted about 0hh:59mm:16ss !

There was a little rain as we went to bed last night, but you would not know it this morning. Bright and warm again, but it is predicted to be cooler in the next few days. It may still get warm today, so it is best to get the run done fairly early. It looks like others had the same idea as I saw plenty of other runners, including one I knew. He was doing the loop in the opposite direction and so I saw him twice.

I tried taking a little diversion off West Drive to see where it would take me, but ended up looping back to my usual route. I may explore those paths some more another time. On the edge of the fields there I encountered a couple of cock pheasants. I have seen and heard a few of them about lately, including one that flew past our house. I guess it is mating season and so they are more active than usual. Other wildlife seen today included a squirrel and a dead rat in an underpass.

My legs were really feeling it today, but yesterday's run and my cycling this week have taken it out of me. A couple of days of gardening will not have helped that. I will be out there again today.

I asked @run.vince.run if he had been stopped by the police when out cycling and he said he had not, but that local papers were checking on Strava logs to name and shame people who had been out more than recommended. In the UK we are allowed one lot of exercise per day. There was mention of a half hour of running being enough, but I need more than that to stretch my legs. I expect the authorities have more pressing priorities than checking on me. I am keeping away from other people and being out there is beneficial to my health.

Podcast listening today was Richard Herring's Leicester Square Theatre Podcast (RHLSTP!), Guardian Science Weekly (COVID-19 update) and No Such Thing as a Fish. I keep up with what is going on, but need other stuff to get away from the news. I tend to not watch the TV news.

We have been watching a few old Doctor Who episodes where some of those involved tweet comments. Last night it was The Doctor's Wife when the spirit of the TARDIS ends up in a woman. Writer Neil Gaiman and actor Michael Sheen were tweeting. The episodes are all on iPlayer or Netflix and they just set a time to start watching. Lots of celebrities are stuck at home and probably welcome having something to do. I guess writers can still be writing at least.

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