Winter is back - after a brief interlude

Quinag last Tuesday - just so I can remember what blue skies look like.

Winter is abck Jjust as I was getting used to all that sun. I think I even manged to get sun burnt last week during a brillant trip around 4 Corbetts up in the North West. The link up between Quinag and Glas Bheinn means a bit of a hike up the road, but it is so quiet and the views that good it doesn't detract from a fantastic circular route. Basically, I started up by the quarry carpark at the highest point of the road, traversed Quinag from South to North, dropped down to the road and finished up the North side of Glas Bheinn. Only 20km, but I was absolutely boxed by the end of it. Pushing the buggy up and down the canal doesn't equate to hill miles.

Quinag

On Saturday I raced the Craig Dunain Hill Race. Surprisingly, I got a pretty decent time (about 109% of the winner) despite having sore legs. It seems to be my downhilling that is still my weak point. I just don't seem to have the leg speed for the flatter bits. No problems with going up hill.

Looking over to the Munros of Glenstrathfarrer from Carn Gorm

Today, winter was back. I had a run up Carn Gorm near Cannich. Water, water everywhere... both of the liquid and solid form. My toes are only just thawing now. The brief glimpses of the surrounding hills and straths I got between snow showers were great, but the aweful running underfoot means I won't be up there again for a while!

Unfortuately, the high winds are set to continue, which is forecast to be followed by a rapid thaw. Sounds grim, and I just hope it is wrong as I still have a couple of days flex time to take.