Sunday 29 August 2010

Pork life

I pass J and A's farm on one of my, from the door runs. The pigs are right by the footpath that passes the farm so I couldn't resist saying hello to them and feeding them a couple of windfall apples. Apples seem a bit wrong with the applesauce connection, especially from a veggie but the pigs enjoyed them all the same. I am not sure if Billy thought they were strange dogs or he just likes the smell of bacon.

Further on the farmer had been busy. One of the things I love about running is seeing the seasons change. 

Wednesday 25 August 2010

Relocation, Relocation, Relocation.


Can you tell where it is yet?

With the Rab M.M. coming up it was about time for a trip to some proper hills, a bit of running and some much needed nav practice.

We were stopping between Conwy and Betws Y Coed so after a quick look at OL17 (Yr Wyddfa Drffryn Conwy), The Carnedds chose themselves. From the convenient car park N E of Llyn Eigiau, a quick blast up to Carnedd Llewelyn, looking for various crags, tarns and other features. Well, that was the plan.

It  started so well. despite the clag. I ticked off the features that I had planned on finding but then had a map to ground interface issue. Yeh, I had fudged my map reading and had just hoped the goddess of random luck that protects idiots like me, from myself, would guide me. Unfortunately it was her day off.

My normal reaction to being lost and disoriented in the rain and clag on a hill I don't know, is to bottle it and try to find my way home. This time, after a stern word with myself, I had a go at relocation, retraced my steps to Craigfawr and tried again

Still not feeling very confident, I trotted off into the miasma.Thankfully the goddess had only had the morning off to have her hair done( goddess style ringlets are so high maintenance). The path to the summit appeared and I stopped to take in the view.

After a few more navigational blunders it was time to head back for a nice cup a tea.




Sunday 8 August 2010

Carrington not C Nesbit

The 4th Dark & White Challenge Events Rab Mountain Marathon 25th/26th Of September 2010 http://www.darkandwhite.co.uk/index.asp# 

"Do you have to wear a string vest then?" asked a workmate. Most outdoorsy folk will think of sleeping bags, or waterproofs, when the word Rab is mentioned but not our colleague. He was asking if Ray M and I had any races planned.

Ray and I may end up staggering and sweating like a pair of comedy Glaswegian drunks but I am sure that its Rab, the Alfreton based makers of outdoors gear, that sponsors the race.