First thing this morning, my wife and I decided to go for a long run. It turned out to be nearly 20km in total. The first 6 km are nice and flat as we followed the course of the river Avon. Then the pain began.
The first picture is about halfway up Lansdown. It's about a 20% gradient at this point.
The views are worth it once you reach the top.
From here, we went along the top of Lansdown, passed the local race course, and dropped off the top of the down at a place called Prospect Stile.
A little down and up, and we were at Kelston Round Hill.
Again, the views from here are stunning.
After a short rest, it was a 4 km ish downhill run along an uneven track to get back to the river Avon from where we retraced our first 6km route to get home.
We spent most of the rest of the day recovering, although I did see this little moth flying around the garden.
It's not a particularly good picture as it's through a window, and I took it in a hurry before it disappeared. A bit of research tells me it's a Humingbird Hawk Moth. It's not particularly rare, but it's the first time I've ever seen one.
Thank you for reading, and I'll be back tomorrow.
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