Hamsterley Forest is Hilly!

Well, I can safely say that was the hardest 10km I've ran. I managed to stay under 50 minutes though and I'm happy with that. Legs were reasonable too so hopefully I'll be able to get a slow run in on Wednesday in advance of the Gateshead 10km next Sunday. The one disappointment about today's run was that I had to walk up part of one of the hills but there were a few people doing likewise and I recovered in the second half of the run. It was quite pleasant except for the tiredness actually, very scenic and not too muddy, I'm glad it wasn't wet though as the footing may have proven traitorous in places.