Arrived in a wet and windy London for Christmas with my family. I had optimistically packed my running kit. My sister lives near Bushy Park which offers some great running potential. Managed 6km around the park in high winds and drizzle. The weather was very mild so the wind and rain were not too discouraging. I ran with my brother-in-law and wife which made a nice change from lone running. I was pleased too find it was not too difficult and I was quite fast. The surroundings are perfect for trail running and 5km Park runs take place every Saturday.
Boxing day we took a trip down memory lane to Box hill in Surrey. We often went for walks here when I was a child. It's a pretty steep and muddy climb to the top. At the top there is an war time fort and plenty of tree covered tracks to run on. It was busy with lots of runners cyclists and families burning off Christmas overindulgence. I really enjoyed running around the hill even if I was quite slow and I only did 7km. I consoled myself with then fact that the climb is so steep and the descent the same that is difficult to run faster.
Unfortunately this was all I managed over the Christmas week, but still more than I expected to do.
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