I must need my head read....

A quick update - was up at 5.30 for a 40 minute run this morning and I am not going to lie to you - it hurt!
At 3 miles my ankles seized up it felt like I was running with two small children clinging on to my shins.

Still I managed 4.2 miles in 39 minutes. But boy did I feel it when I got back!

Just something to share - when doing an early morning run assessing what to wear is always a challenge. You have not been out and about to have an idea of the temp, wind or rain (you can check online / phone app of course but it does not give you the level of detail you really need) so you have to make a judgment call. Too many layers and you will obvouisly get too hot, too few and you will freeze. I opted for gloves and woolly hat this morning with layering of t-shirt over thermal top and long running tights I think I got it about right, but the gloves came off after 15 minutes. They may just be kept in reserve for those very very cold days.

Other people out at 5.30 in the morning - not a lot. 2 dog walkers, 3 people waiting for a bus and a few cars. But apart from that the streets were my own!