Wind blown tree, Landport Bottom 10 May 2014

The forecast today, which threatened force 8 or 9 gales, didn’t disappoint. I found it very hard to get motivated to go out, given that I’ve missed two runs after being in Leeds and Edinburgh for work.

It was even worse when I realised that I was on the next week of the app, three runs of 5 minutes each.

The runs were nowhere near as hard as I thought they might be. However, the wind was very strong and I was blown about once I got onto the foot of the Downs.

I’ve always loved the shape of the tree in today’s picture, and the wind was a vivid reminder as to why it’s that shape.