Yesterday evening I had the most wonderful run. You might find it strange I say this as it was one of my slowest and more difficult but I loved it. We had waited until the evening in the hope that it would be a bit cooler (not usually the problem here I might add!) and set off into the Pentland Hills.

I was testing my new Camelbak FlashFlo waist pack for the first time and after a slight readjustment we were off. I can only say I know why people can get addicted to running in the hills. There was just no comparison between this run and one done on pavements. The hills were swathed in golden evening light, the moon appeared in a cloudless blue sky with the trees silhouetted against it and there was peace.

We covered 7.5 miles taking into West Kip, East Kip and Scald Law. Yes, I had to walk on the steeper bits and my downhill technique is sadly lacking (or completely non-existent might be more honest) but these things can be worked on and improved. For the present I drank in the surroundings, the fresh air, the stillness, and loved every minute of it.

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