Still keeping going

After three weeks of almost complete inactivity due to a visitor in the house who needed entertaining at weekends, I got out for a run just before dusk on Sunday. The only real exercise in the interim had been five hours' skiing at Glenshee, which gave my knees a good work-out.

The standard circuit when I only have half an hour to spare goes from the house up and across a field to the edge of the Penicuik Estate, round an undulating woodland path, along the estate drive, round the back of the old house, downhill across grass to the North Esk, along its bank most of the way back to Penicuik then up a steep woodland track to rejoin the field. It's only 5.25km with 140m climb but, taken at a good pace (c26min on Sunday) it requires sufficient effort to keep some semblance of muscle tone. Doesn't do much for stamina, though!