The traffic noises were far behind us. We could actually hear birds singing and leaves rustling (or was that my friend secretly rummaging for a snack?). I saw a tiny frog clambering from a pond. On other days, I have seen butterflies, people saying hello (!), golfers, bees, a weird bloke with a handsaw sticking out of his rucksack, collected blackberries and spotted a secret hazelnut tree I'm hoping to beat the squirrels to. After an hour or so we return home happy and I get on with my day. It seems a very long day and I have loads of energy to fill it. If you have run a few (6. Yes 6!) km before breakfast, it gives you loads of time you didn't know you had.
Seem to have spent a long time playing with creating my running map - almost as long as running the damn thing.
http://www.runmap.net/en/route/2445292-wimbledon-common/#/z13/51.43584,-0.22819/google_roadmap
Can't say we're brilliant runners yet, but it's fun tracking our progress on www.mapmyrun.co.uk. I think it's the scientist/geek in me - or is it the competitive streak? You can watch yourself moving up (times may go up as well as down!) the charts of the courses on the website if your route crosses any that have already been uploaded.
