I really wasn’t feeling motivated this morning. It was hard going and the first 3 miles felt like 6!

I was close to cutting it short and heading home but I dug in and carried on.

The forecast was nice today but it was grey and overcast for the whole run. I’m running in a new pair of shoes so I concentrated on assessing their performance and how they felt.

The Salomon Thundercross are feeling good. I’ve found a couple of issues but overall they’re a solid, responsive and grippy shoe.