Training Log Archive: Frostbite

After moping around for days I decided to set off for a walk round Leeds. Still got AF but I could keep up a brisk walk no problems. I didn't set off until 1:30pm so there wasn't much light left. I've been looking at a 6-trigs walk in north Leeds and did the first 3 here before running out of light and walking back on the roads.

Home - Scott Hall trig - through Gledhow and Roundhay Park - Woodhouse Farm (ring road) trig - Shadwell - Brandon Hill trig - Wyke - Emmerdale - Eccup - Adel, bus home. 14.7 miles, 3 hours 40.

The remaining trigs would have been Bowshaws, Stairfoot Lane and Tunnel How Hill which would be about 18 or 19 miles altogether.

Weather wasn't bad, a bit drizzly for a while but then cleared and the breeze got up. Very very muddy and wet underfoot. Got bitten by a dog in Roundhay Park, but it was my fault apparently for carrying a bag in my hand.

C • Bitten by dog! 3

Walk - Barbondale - Bull Pot - Ease Gill Kirk, with the family. A bit of scrambling and exploring round Ease Gill, good fun. Not raining!

Walk, with Natasha and Janet. Oakdene - Sedbergh - Winder - Oakdene. Wet, very windy. Could barely stand up on top of the hill although it wasn't too bad at valley level.

Attempted the Frostrow beer trail as set up by Chas. Not really with it from the start, palpitations started on the climb to number 2. Walked back from there, cold and wet.

informal score event, The Helm near Kendal. Took it very steady, not really capable of moving any faster. I was determined to do all the controls even though it meant going a bit over the hour, although I took some of the controls in a stupid order which might have saved all the time I needed. MikeyA got all the controls in 48 mins so I wasn't that far behind really.

No palpitations.