Run Britain Day 25: From Lymington to Swanage

Today I was asked the question I have been desperate for someone to ask. “How far are you running?” 

I was on a lovely part of the cliff top outside of Lymington and a clearly very good runner caught me up. We exchanged the usual running pleasantries (‘bit windy out’, ‘lovely views though’.) 

And then she asked how far I was going. So I was able to say, “actually, I am going all the way around the coastline.” It was a very exciting moment. We shared some miles, talked about what I was doing and why I was doing it. 

It turns out she is as good a runner as she looked and had run a self-supported loop of the Isle of Wight in about 20 hours to celebrate her fiftieth birthday a few years ago.

I left her energised for the rest of my 50km day into Swanage. A really magical section of coastline.