This mornings exercise was a little different...

...instead of going to the gym, I decided to go to the seaside! I drove down to Haybridge Basin, with the TomTom as I've never been down that way, and found the estuary. The was a little free car park, always a bonus, and I had a choice of going up the river, or out so the basin and along the sea wall. I thought the sea would be lovely, and it was! I jogged 5.53km out along the coastline. It was a little windy so it was hard work, but SOOO worth it. It was nice to escape the boring white walls of the gym! It was a little tiring on the legs, but nothing painful. I hit my goal, then sat on the breakers for a few minutes to enjoy the view, it really was lovely watching the sail boats bob about. A few of them were going out to sea, and there were also a few canoeists braving the water. It was such a beautiful day, the water was calm but there was a slight breeze. I guess it helped me stay cool though! I was no where near the sweaty betty I am when I've done the same distance indoors.

Then I walked back to the car, and boy, it was a long way! I took my cap off and enjoyed the sunshine. I even have a bit of a red nose to prove it! When I got home I hit the shower and washed away all the salt from my skin, I was crusty! Yuck! It was worth it though. So I did 11km today, abeit only half jogging.  But according to Nike I burned nearly 1000 calories. I kept up a brisk pace on the walk back, so that would have helped.

On another plus point, I have found somewhere to take visitors when they come to see us. The are a couple of pubs and a Tiptree Jam cafe there, I am sure I could be persuded into one of those!