Night run 22nd January

We meet at the Blacksmiths Arms in Cudham at 8 oclock on Saturday for our second night run, organised by Jerry Smallwood.  9 of us set off on a 10 mile route around Cudham, the route was a figure of 8. We ran 5 miles around Cudham and back to the car park for a quick drink then ran a second leg of 5 miles.

It was a cold night, Cudham is very hilly and it was also very muddy. I thought we would see and hear more things at night but a group of 9 guys with touches  must scare all the wildlife. We did see a Deer and we did disturb a few guard dogs as we ran past some of the farms. We kept together as a pretty tight group and there were some great shouts:

Very muddy
Wheelbarrow
Roots
Rocks
Hole
Big hole
Barbed wire............

There were a lot of stiles to climb over and a few fences. It is very easy to get lost at night as your field of vision is really only what you can see with your torch (there was no moon so it was very dark).
Jerry had planned a great route and also had a map for when we got a bit lost. We arrived back at the Blacksmiths at 10.30 for a much deserved drink.

Running a night is a really fantastic experience and it was great to run with such good runners. I would recommend the occasional night  run but it would be sensible to make sure you run with a partner.