Cows, canoes, horses & policemen

After my incredibly lazy week I slightly redeemed myself this morning with a v. slow 4 miles. Took a couple of photo opportunity breaks to take a pic of this horse which was eating the fence:

And a pic of some brightly coloured canoes on the river.

Then I went past the cows (yep, they’re still there, all four of them) and up to the bridge which is still sealed off and being guarded by a policeman so I went up to the policeman and said good morning mister policeman, can I go through the bridge? He said no, it’s sealed off as a crime scene at the mo. Oh, I said, why’s that? A young girl was assaulted there a couple of nights ago, it’s probably not the best place to be jogging at the moment, he said. Grr, die evil scumbag (the rapist, not the policeman).

So I went off back the way I came and then became very paranoid and looking at any men over there very suspiciously, even at the really cute one who smiled at me. So, cute man who smiled at me with the small dog, if you read this I’m sorry I looked at you in a are you an evil scumbag kind of way.

But then I decided I was too scared to go over the footbridge, especially when a man came round the corner that leads up to it looking very dishevelled and the bottom of his jeans were strangely wet. What had he been doing? Paddling in the canal? Doing strange things in the bushes? So when he sat down on a post just as I was approaching him, I stopped in my tracks, turned round and went out onto the road instead. Sorry dishevelled man with wet jeans if you are completely innocent, but if you’re going to be over the marshes looking weird, then people are going to be wary.

So I went out onto the road and continued my journey. Now I don’t know if I’m going to be brave enough to go back over the marshes, bah 🙁

Stats:
Miles: 3.91
Total time: 44:31
Average pace: 11:23 minute/mile
Average speed: 5.3mph
Max speed: 6.8mph
Total calories: 370
Weather:60F
Cows: 4
Horses eating fences: 1
Brightly coloured canoes: Lots
Crime scenes: 1
Music:
Stereo Total – Beautycase
Rachel Stamp – Black Cherry
The Secret Machines – Daddy’s In The Doldrums
Cristina – Is That All There Is?
Editors – Fall
Elastica – Car Song
Nirvana – Come As You Are
Andre 3000 – She Lives In My Lap
Idlewild – You Held The World In Your Arms
Soft Cell – Sex Dwarf