February Continuance Day 4:Three play

February Continuance Day 4: Walk - 4.3 miles, Time - 1hr 15min, Weather - blowing hard (and of course cloudy and grey)

I am a bit worried about my title for today's blog. I looked-up the phrase in the Urban Dictionary (an invaluable aid for someone like me who is, eh-mm,  somewhat insulated from the language of the street), and I think I would like to draw a veil over both proffered meanings. I am especially alarmed about the car game - it could be most awkward when you get out to visit a service station.

Nevertheless three play is an accurate title for the picture as it shows a kids playground, the town's running track, and the Snow Centre. It is the first time I have walked down this particular street and seen how they line up. When I noticed it a little light flickered and the conjunction pleased me.

For some reason I have only used the track a couple of times and both times I thought it was fun but at the same time it felt very lonely. It is very strange: I am very happy with my own company running along the pavements, on trails or by the canal - it seems the most natural thing in the world. But running around a track by yourself seems remarkably artificial. 

Perhaps I should join the athletics club that uses the track two evenings a week but I am a reluctant to do that. The clue is in the name - it is for  bright young things who are a bit speedy (they do though have a road runners section more suited to people like my, but unsurprisingly they run on the road). The upshot is that Hemel has a good resource that I underuse. It is nobody's fault but mine and when I am fit again I might have to reconsider my attitude