Training Log Archive: bdn

Late night search for lunch box on Margery Hill. Approached it from east with the help of Ben's excellent navigation through the groughs and heather. Spent ages looking for Stirling wreckage and just as we were about to give up we found it on the last grough we were going to look in. But of course it was not that easy! Headed over to get our feet wet, but we did not have the bit of the map with the ridge on with us so we spent a bit of time searching at the spring and shooting lodge and then came home. Nice clear night, got a bit cold and fell waist deep into a peat bog/stream. Lots of heather. Have looked at the proper map now and think it is fairly obvious where we need to go next to get this months box.

SYO Night Cup at Redmires.
THICK FOG. Gave up after 2 controls and 20 minutes as I did not feel confident that I could get round the course without taking hours as I was struggling to spot the features and did not feel in control of the map. Really bad visibility, even dodgy driving conditions to get there and back. Managed to get Josh on his train 10 seconds before it left after waiting for the last person to finish courseafter being worried that he may be lost in the fog.
The area could be good for orieneteering, but I struggled to see any of it in the fog!
Really impressed how quick the other people got round the course.

Ride home from work. Only just over 6 mins slower than ride in yesterday.

Commute on Scorpio. Very misty, which I quickly found out sticks to your glasses and makes it hard to see. A bit slow due to weather and heavy traffic. Got pool car to drive home.

Early morning run. different route today. Went back way to Crosspool, top of Coppice, along top, across golf course, Crimicar, Redmires conduit, top of Wyming Brook, back all along the top. Grey and drizzly. Was good to get a bit of a longer run on a different route.