[name inspired by a dish on the menu of a lovely Italian restaurant in Leith last Friday]
Can't believe its been a week already! I'm still recovering from my weekend in Edinburgh, catching up with our friend Liam who's moved up there and offered us options for our saturday long run which ended up in this 11.72 miles scenic tour of Edinburgh!
Edinburgh was a lot hillier than I'd expect (having spent previous trips mainly on the Royal Mile and Princes street environs) and running with 2 boys meant that I was struggling to keep up (on uphills!) and subsequently made up the time by utilising the power of gravity when we went downhill. It is a lovely place for hiking and hill running - each base loop is roughly 3miles + long but we just weren't in the mood to just go round and round. (Or rather, the 'hike' to St Anthony's chapel - a ruin in a steep location with sweeping views of the Castle and towards the bay, killed my energies). There was a slight drizzle too - which slowed our decision as to where to go next..
After Holyrood Park we ran to Calton Hill for some more panoramic views. Great sense of achievement to be so high up above the city!
The sun was starting to shine through and after checking out the funky bike racks at the Scottish Parliament, the Dynamic Earth, we were on our way to the beach! Took a less busy road through quieter suburban roads through to Portobello West Beach - it's been a while (since end of June at Poole) since I have been near the sea, oh so excited!
some milkshakes and cakes at the Beach House (this so reminds me of sundays at Balmoral Beach in Sydney!) and then we were back home, on the bus, and off for a busy weekend of experiencing the Edinburgh Fringe! There were so many choices, and when I get the time, I shall update on my travel blog...
Training this week so far has only been 1 run (4 miler as my new shoes were yelling to be broken in!) and a few bike rides which is eventuating to a big financial decision (!) Other than that, been sneezing and with too much going on - i have been feeling run down. Hopefully the weather stays up for a reasonable long run before the long weekend starts!
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