N..ice weekend

The 'weekend' away coupled with a great run this morning has worked wonders! I now feel ready for the week ahead. A lovely meal followed by a very late night failed to dampen our enthusiasm for a run this morning. Sharon, Sophie, Lisa, Gill & I set off from Sharon's down onto the canal at Saltaire. The towpath was still horribly icy in parts making for a very disjointed start, stopping and starting began to make me wonder if we should have bothered. However, once we got to Bingley and started the steep climb up into Eldwick, conditions improved...or so we thought, turning up into a lane which led to Baildon the ice returned, poor Lisa went head over heels and crash landed - luckily she wasn't too badly shaken and we were able to continue. Up over Baildon Moors we embraced the biting wind, at the peak it really does fill you with a sense of freedom, carefree solitude before the steep climb turns into a sharp descent back down into the heart of the quaint Baildon village. Continuing back through Baildon to Saltaire we managed to clock up just over 10 miles, that should take care of the calorie filled meal from last night and perhaps some of the alcohol too! Week two and the Brass Monkey half marathon here I come.