Training Log Archive: andyd

Today's mountain forecast for this area didn't bode too well - "Incessant torrential rain and severe winds, gusting to hurricane force on higher ridges/summits". It seemed like a day to stick to the lowlands, so I went exploring from the car park opposite Oban cemetery. It turns out that there is a marked route up into the forest from there, though it's sadly overgrown and very difficult to follow. Still, I found the way up and explored the roads and soggy rides. It's quite a young conifer plantation, so not too pretty, but a great area to run around. Found the old chapel that is marked on the OS map. All there was to see was the shape of the foundations, covered in bracken. And it rained incessantly!

Ride up Glenshellach/Galanach.

Commute.

Long run, up Ben Lora and northward on forest tracks. A moonlit night. With Tim, Tom, Sam and Michael.

Easier pace for the return leg.

A lunchtime run up into the forest beyond Dunbeg. Found some steps up the hill, which led to a network of grassy rides. It was splendid. Hawaiian rain, followed by torrential hail.