Originally Posted by
anthonykay
I shall continue to describe my running here and on the Mud thread, since posting on Today's Training would leave me open to accusations of misdescription.
Today's paddling included, as well as the submerged parts of the footpaths, the crossing of the Woodbrook at the bottom of Felicity's Wood, where the stepping stones were well under water. As I emerged from the wood at its upper exit, a lady coming the other way with a dog looked at me and said "Ooh, it's muddy, is it?"
My descent from Beacon Hill was "off piste", which was fine on the upper part of the hill, where it is grazed by Longhorn and Highland cattle during the Summer; but lower down, I was able to confirm that, yes, I am really slow going downhill through bracken with brambles hidden under it.