Montigny - Bois D'Arcy - Fontenay - Bailly - Fontenay - St Cyr - Montigny

This morning was my first long run since the marathon and it was pretty heavy going. I managed to keep the pace under 5 mins per km for most of the run, but I struggled at points, particularly with the uphill sections. It was great to get out again and really attack a long run. Sunday mornings on the Route de Bailly are calm with the road blocked off for normal traffic.

It's a beautiful run, with the only distractions being other runners out early and kestrels hovering overhead. I made my way towards the Ferme de Gally, an educational farm and shop just outside the eastern boundaries of the Chateau de Versailles near St Cyr.

It's a real pity that the gates to the gardens are closed as a result of the ongoing Vigipirate measures in France. It would make for a fantastic run if you could continue into the grounds of the chateau itself.

I made do with a run into St Cyr itself, and then back home to Montigny.

It's been a while, and it hasn't been interesting. It's just over a month since the Paris marathon and I've contented myself with a few local sorties, nothing too challenging and nothing at all enthralling. I do feel a certain increase in speed, but this is probably due to an eagerness to stretch my legs and see what I can actually do. I've yet to go beyond 15k since the marathon, but the May bank holidays will provide the opportunity. I'd also like to answer the question, "why do yo you run?", and to begin opening up the blog. In the meantime this is just a standard evening run: I'm also going to discover the Foret de Versailles in more detail, find some interesting trails! Until then, good running!