Add runnotes for w/c 4/11/2024

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+Title: Run notes
+
+## Monday
+
+Stiffness but not pain so picked a shorter route than originally planned. Still slightly boggles that it's November but 
+it's so mild I'm still in shorts and t-shirt. Traffic is busy along the roads so it's a pleasant relief to head down Rothwell 
+greenway which is quiet. I drop off earlier than usual to run up through Robin Hood. It's still early so there isn't the
+hustle and bustle of the school run and I get some stretches of fresh footpath tarmac (what a treat). I pass a sign to
+Strawberry fields and the internal record player boots up.
+
+## Tuesday
+
+Third run in a row, so was hoping this would be the same level of irritation as yesterday or better. Sadly it was worse.
+From early on I had discomfort and for almost the entirety of the run my headspace is focused on this niggle, is it getting 
+worse, is it easing, will it go away, is it worse on the descent, etc. I keep it short and think this should have been
+a rest day instead.
+
+## Thursday
+
+After Tuesday I decide to switch my schedule to runs every other day so went for a route that gave me plenty of potential
+early exits if I had any issues.
+
+Still not very chilly but grey and wet underfoot in places. Enjoyed the long stretch of Rothwell greenway often 
+just to myself. Took the back woods way around the Cranmores and Raylands for a change which was lovely, lots of 
+leaves underfoot and the full palette of autumn colours. The track runs right by the motorway however and I’m left 
+wondering how wildlife manages with the constant noise. I snake through this wood, past some playing fields and a 
+dog walker and zip across the road and down a track to some more woodland. It’s dead quiet here with plenty of space 
+between the trees. I pop out and track the field back homeward.
+
+## Friday
+
+A rest day so off for a morning walk. It's grey and chillier than previous days but fancy stretching my legs away from 
+the cars and head towards [Sissons Wood](https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/woods/sissons-wood/). I take a
+path I haven't gone down before and wander into grassland that runs up to the Wakefield railway line. It's dead quiet 
+and can see the Dunningley viaduct and wander closer and try and have a look. I pass through what must have been an old 
+bridge (only the sides remain) for the [Tingley to Beeston line](http://www.lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk/Batley%20Beeston.htm)
+and clamber up to try and get close to the viaduct but its very overgrown to think better of it.
+
+## Sunday
+
+How many wrong turns make a right? Picked a last minute route that circled Beacon Hill as I wanted to avoid an overly
+muddy route. I made my first mistake early on taking a wrong turn up Beacon lane and had to double back. It's 
+foggy out but still mild and I start to regret wearing my windproof top. I hit a flat-ish patch on Hillock lane and through 
+holes in the hedge can see Parbold church settled in the fog, it looks splendid with its black stone spire. A peloton of five 
+or so riders come past chatting away and we exchange "Mornings", we've got this stretch to ourselves and we know the 
+descent coming up is a treat. I come downhill towards Lees Lane and track past a fenced off woodland with lots of 
+Danger signs, eventually the danger reveals itself to be Dalton quarry and with this new-found knowledge I promptly 
+startle a brace of partridges. Maybe there should be some danger signs for those about! I'm navigating this run poorly 
+using Strava and get into a state where I lose the map it's suggested so have to briefly pause and work out a new route 
+that seems reasonable. I track Lees Lane until it meets Stonehall lane and begin an excellent ascent that mixes the road
+with some trails. Pleasantly, it isn't too muddy underfoot and fallen leaves give everything a crunch so I wind my way 
+up the track past the farm where some cows looked puzzled as I zip past and bring myself back to Beacon lane. Now I'm 
+in the home stretch and take in the wonders of the Beacon park before calling it a day.