I think this will probably be the shortest Coast Path entry ever. I\u2019ve been suffering with a sore hip (or something around that area) whenever I try running, so I didn\u2019t have a huge distance planned. However, whilst on the Isle of Man, it would have been a shame not to continue with the Coast Path, even if only for a few miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was also a lovely day, with clear blue skies, light winds and nobody around when Anna and Pat dropped me off in the car park at Ballaugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last time, I\u2019d run along the coast to here and then headed inland to Ballaugh itself to find them in the car. At least this time I only needed to follow the coast. I headed out onto the shingly sands and started north, trotting along and trying to find the flatter, harder-packed areas of sand, splashing through the puddles left by the retreating tide. I had the beach to myself as I plodded along. My hip was a little sore, but not too bad once I got moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that\u2019s pretty much all there is to say, really. I ran for just over five miles to a little car park by a clay pigeon shooting range. Anna had parked in a different car park a little further back, but after a phone call she came to meet me, and I\u2019d ticked off a section of the Coast Path I hadn\u2019t done before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It wasn\u2019t far, it wasn\u2019t particularly exciting, and the scenery barely changed along the way: just the beach, the sand, the shingle, the low cliffs or dunes, and the sea, with a view towards Scotland in the distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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