There is one thing you should not do on a Sunday morning after 3.5 hrs (Friday-Saturday) and 5.5 hrs (Saturday-Sunday) of sleep and no training whatsoever: run a race.

I did it anyway, since I’m clearly lacking common sense. To my surprise it was the best race I’ve ever run.

When I was younger I went on runs with my dad through the woods near our home. I loved it. The smell of the trees and all the sounds.. they made (and still make) me feel absolutely at home. And also, I just love(d) running on dirty paths and uneven ground. It keeps you alert and makes time fly by.

So yesterday I ran my first trail run and I fell in love. We actually wanted to run another 10km race but that one was quite hilly and 3 laps (I hate it when there is more than 1 lap) so we did some research and stumbled upon the Trent Park Triffic Trail Race. The weather was absolutely amazing (summer popped by and said hello – with 30°C!) and the course was challenging but brilliant.

I even made it out alive with 59something minutes. I was quite proud considering that I didn’t train at all and don’t run that much (2 times a week – ish..) these days.

Camilla was the second fastest woman! (42min – crazy!!). She’s actually a track runner (800 and 1500 meters) and has never done a trail run before. Impressive!!

I just love London for all its parks! While we were running through the woods it felt completely surreal (“Oh my goodness.. this is still London!”. Despite the fact that I love the city, I’m a country girl at heart.

I might run another race next weekend. Some dude gave us a flyer of one (5 miles this time) so we’ll see..