Fewston First Light

I got up intending to head to Bradford to parkrun, but the sun was emerging enticingly so having got myself all ready, the car went to Fewston and I ran the Fewston/Swinsty reservoir circular.

Handy these phone camera's

One of the things I love about autumn is the light at the beginning and end of the daytime. As the dark months encroach, that dawning and ebbing of the light seems full both of gift and loss, and being awake (rather than in the bright summer long days) for the changing light, what better way to enjoy than to hit a trail on a Saturday morning.

Running wise I felt tired in the legs - looking at my runninglog returning home, I've just done 2 weeks of 30miles  plus (only done that much one week previously in the last year), so my incremental approach (they say 5-10% increase per week is the way to do it) has been a bit of a step up. Although I've a week of work at home coming up, I think I'll back off a little in either intensity or distance or both, and have a few afternoon naps.(That's the plan anyway).

Saw a few runners, one or 2 dogs taking their owners for a walk, and a few walkers without dogs or running shoes and one walker running in walking boots, but mostly quiet apart from the odd honking from the waterfowl.
The first 20mins with that first light was beautiful, but less so the cloud encroached and the light flattened. Weekend early morning runs are the best!