I woke feeling still tired and bloated and not like running at all. I decided to ingnore this and go anyway, even if two miles was all I could manage.
I headed off in the car for Shoeburyness and parked in the Asda car park. Then off I toddled towards the seafront, being blown around by the blustery cool wind which was actually nice and refreshing after running the heat of the past couple of months.
As soon as I started running I felt better. Everything just felt right, and yes OSN it is the ChiRunning that I have been practising lately. I decided not to focus on so many things today and just concentrated on keeping my lower legs loose, leaving the other things for today as I think I have been trying too hard to get it all right at once.
The run was great, smooth, easy and even though I haven't run much in the way of distance since June I was able to keep going with minimal effort. I finished the run feeling like I could have gone on and done more, but wearing my sensible head for a change called it a day while I was still feeling good.

9.2 miles
1 hour 46 minutes
Average pace 11.82
Average HR 150
Peak HR 165