Running 1:31:12 [3] 12.25 mi (7:27 / mi) +30m 7:23 / mi
Ran from hotel in Newcastle suburbs out to Blyth, along the old waggonway and bridlepath, then down Holywell Dene to Seaton Sluice and up the coast.
Ran most of Holywell Dene and coast on a Sun run after Blaydon '12 so knew where I was going once I got here, very pleasant as was the bit before that.
Indeed I was only about a mile from where I did the pre-Whitley Bay parkrun Riverside branch run, so add that on and you've got a superb 22-23 mile run.
Legs felt trashed before the run but once I got going were pretty good.
Could have made it virtually 100% off road run but gave up on running on the beach after 7 or 8 minutes, too soft and too windy.
Blyth wetherspoons is well worth a visit, superb cinema conversion.
As for the rest of Blyth, well there were four gentlemen stood round some kind of giant lizard on a patch of wasteland (I'm serious) and another guy getting into a taxi with one barefoot. It takes all sorts.