My run - Getting out in the mud! - my new must have advise is get trailshoes

So Tuesday afternoon, I rig my running gear currently being double skin socks, skins compression tights, basic running shorts and a wicker t-shirt.

Now the important new found friends of mine - invo 8 roclite 315

After a ankle twist / sprain in December after wearing normal running trainers on a seriously muddy trail run and being out of action for 6 weeks and still suffering, I plunged in and bought these.

They drain water well, they are light and they chew mud and hold me steady, winner, however I find them particular hard on the foot (and my bad ankle) when on hard surfaces, but don't hold me to that it may be because of my ankle I feel it more.

Anyway off I go -

Setting off onto the public footpaths of the local golf course, this was epic! The mud was wet and upto my ankles, with stream banks bursting at every corner flooding my route.... Flooding my route?

No creating a more fun and suitable route, wading through with freezing water to my thighs folloŵed by more mud.

I've only followed others near this route and got a little lost but that was no problem, I kept the tempo up as much a I could and backtracked the route to more similar surroundings.

I ended my run with a dip upto my waist in the man made lake shown to me by Gavin, this is a test in it self to keep running the water is freezing, my legs and feet were going numb and took me a good minute to get running again afte getting out.

A quick retreat home and I finisnhed my run with 50 press ups, 50 full sit ups, 50 crunches, 1 minute mountain climbers and 30 lunges with a 26kg water barrel on my shoulders.

A great run, slow but good and my trainers are proving to be a good buy, my ankle is getting stronger and I have 6 weeks before my next race.