Monday (Already?????) 
Power Walk - 60 minutes 

It was a perfect morning for a power walk. 7 deg C with just a 3mph NNE wind. And total darkness throughout the entire walk again. I chose the latest episode of The Now Show and headed eastwards. 

I looked across to the sea and the beach was shrouded in a light mist. The surf was loud though and making a comforting sound of the water breaking onto the sand. As I looked up into the sky towards the east, I spotted something that at first, was barely visible, given the amount of mist. But as I walked on, the sky started to clear and it was the moon - a quarter moon - and dark orange. Stunning. 

Throughout the whole weekend, we have enjoyed a still, mirror-like sea. My friend Debs and her husband were out in their kayak on Saturday and the conditions were perfect for them. 

I then spotted Mr Early far into the distance, who was *ahem* early this morning. Usually, I'm walking along the same road as him, going the opposite way, but today I saw him way off in the distance with his bright yellow cycling jacket and xeon headlights. 

Heading northwards, I was enjoying even more flowers in bloom...everything seems to have blossomed early this spring - or does it just appear that way? 

I was trying not to think of how painful my right knee was today. I had overcooked it on my run yesterday and it was still sore on the inside, at the back of the kneecap. I really do need to get this sorted before the marathon in June, otherwise it's going to really give me grief. 

I started up the long Nemesis Hill, still in complete darkness. Although by this time, I had caught up with Ian, who had left much earlier than I had, so I was very pleased with my pace. We picked up a bit of speed as we got to the top of the hill and headed back towards the sea again. 

The solar bellybins were uncomfortably amber....it's been a warm and busy weekend, so I wasn't surprised they were all nearly full. I'm just pleased there are so many of them. This means that day trippers to the beach are using the bins properly and not just dropping their litter along the road, which is what normally happens. So hooray for the bellybins. 


Back home again and I was worried that our dog wasn't eating his breakfast and having been out for his walk, had gone back to his bed again.  Then I realised.  We were an hour ahead - he still thinks it's the middle of the night.  I'll let him have a bit more sleep then.
Have a good Monday everyone. Only 4 more sleeps until Friday.

SEA STATE
Swell - 1.5ft @ 4secs
Wind - 12mph

Temperature
Sea 8°c Air 7°c