I live on the edge of the peak gritstone area, just across the valley it is limestone. It is very noticeable at the moment how much less 'sticky' the mud on the gritstone paths is, much easier to run on.
I live on the edge of the peak gritstone area, just across the valley it is limestone. It is very noticeable at the moment how much less 'sticky' the mud on the gritstone paths is, much easier to run on.
Cause tramps like us, baby we were born to run
Last edited by PeteS; 05-02-2021 at 08:32 PM.
It is much the same here. I think it is mostly down to the weather. It has been persistently wet for weeks and we have had a lot of snow and subsequent melt. Combine that with increased footfall due to lockdown and we now have mud the worst I can recall and it doesn't look like it's going away anytime soon. Some paths are now a struggle to stay upright and best avoided unless there is a handy fence to offer a handrail. Bridalways are pretty much a no go area.
Last edited by PeteS; 05-02-2021 at 08:33 PM.
"...as dry as the Atacama desert".
Not only are paths in my area muddier than I have known them in 25 years, ones that are normally 1 - 2 metres wide have expanded to 4- 5 metres as people try to avoid the mud.
Much the same here. New paths have formed across (private) land adjacent to paths as the main rights of way are becoming impassable. The one benefit of the recent cold snap was that the mud was frozen solid but as it is heavily rutted, it was hard to run on. More rain this week so will have to try and find some alternative routes though that proving difficult with lockdown restrictions.
Walsh PB trainers, nearly new: only worn once . . . [No, I'm not trying to flog them!]
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In his lifetime he suffered from unreality, as do so many Englishmen.
Jorge Luis Borges
By the way, how do you insert an image so that it comes up as an image rather than as a link to the image?
In his lifetime he suffered from unreality, as do so many Englishmen.
Jorge Luis Borges
Pleasant surprise on today's run: usually when it rains after a long dry period, the footpaths around here have a slippery, wet surface layer over a hard substrate, but the rain has actually soaked in enough to soften the ground a bit, without being slippery on top.
In his lifetime he suffered from unreality, as do so many Englishmen.
Jorge Luis Borges