Today was to have been the ‘usual’ two miles to and from work. I managed the first leg walking from Saltley into work.
By afternoon, the weather had improved and we were blessed with a gorgeous sunny spring day. Too good to waste on a two mile walk along a Birmingham canal.
At the end of the work day, I caught the 97 bus from outside work, alighting near to Birmingham Business Park.
From the bus, I walked towards Coleshill, crossing over the M6 and under the M42.
Along the main road (Coventry Road) I strode, passing my old school.

The golf club was crossed. Luckily it was now dark so there was little chance of being hit by a stray ball.
Leaving the golf club, I crossed Castle Lane then followed a winding road towards Dumble Farm before heading off across the fields.
The footpaths were quite indistinct across the fields and I had to pull up some maps on my phone to make sure that I was going the right way.
Post-fields, I was on the outskirts of Shustoke where I was surprised to see that I was in ‘Pole Position’. Just a random bit of paint on the ground !

The final stretch was through a spooky wood (it wasn’t really all that spooky) across another field and alongside a road.
Just before seven, I arrived at, you guessed it, The Griffin.
It had been nice to get out into the country even if half of it was after dusk.
6.69 Miles in 1:35 (14:14 pace) bringing the yearly total to 415 miles.
Rest day tomorrow ahead of an easy 10 + 10 weekend.
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