Quote Originally Posted by anthonykay View Post
So you've been up on the chalk: horrible stuff to run on. Next time you are in the South, find some greensand hills to run on; it's a lovely surface, and if it's July, the woods on the greensand are full of bilberries.
Thanks for the advice - I'll look out for better ground, if possible, whenever I venture south again. It's been a few years since I headed south of Derbyshire as I seem to be hefted to the North Pennines largely