Back on the Cotswold Way this morning, for 'just' the first 9km of leg 4, out and back. So 'only' 455m of elevation, and so many cows. There's something uniquely terrifying at having to walk through a herd of cows alone when you know there's no other way out or round them, and then one starts following you. Let's hope they're in different fields on race day (or that the speedsters somehow corral them away from the route). #running #RunnersOfMastodon #TrailRunning #CotswoldWayRelay
I did the route out and back in case I can't coordinate with another runner on race day to see if I could physically manage it. I would like to go faster than the 2:01:44 on the day (not going wrong should help). I haven't found the cut-off time for the leg yet (the route is different this year) but they average it at 12 minute miles, and that pace was just over 11 min/miles. Next week I'll just do the first half out-and-back. #running #CotswoldWay #RunnersOfMastodon #CotswoldWayRelay