Grumpy

Trying 18 miles off road today was always ambitious but it was a fun looking route I wanted to do as it went past some ponds I used to go to when I was little that I've always wanted to run to. The first six or so miles were ok, a bit muddy in places, and we got to the ponds in good time. It all went a bit downhill (I wish, there was a massive uphill bit to get to the extra) from there as a couple of the group were struggling which meant we all slowed down a bit One of my running buddies then had a bit of a slip which looked innocuous but she twisted her knee (and bumped her head) which got worse as we carried on. She wasn't badly hurt however decided to stop and get an Uber home. By the time we'd made sure she was OK (the right thing to do, I've no worries with that) we'd been out a long time and everyone had got cold, stiff and tired. I binned out at 15 miles as we ran past a bus stop that took me home; I wasn't going to get any benefit from the last stretch and my hamstring was screaming at me. A couple of others did the same about a mile further on.

All in all a bit of a disastererous morning that will be hard to make up in the time I have available.

I'm cross. And very grumpy.