A.M. Slow paced hilly 2 castles trail run. Cooler and with light rain which was appreciated. One section of the trail was narrow and overgrown, afterwards I stopped to brush my legs down hoping to dislodge any ticks that may have jumped onboard. They potentially carry two nasties, one is the FSME virus which I have been vaccinated against, the other is Borreliose which is difficult to treat. Prevention is better than cure and now it is warmer I check myself after everyrun, even so each year I get 2-3 ticks that I've missed and I need to remove with pincers, usually in the middle of the night when I sense them. Total 17k in 1:26:35, av pace 5:06/k, 8:12/mi. |