No pain, no gain...

Date: Sunday 9th March
Distance: 19.8km (12.3 miles)
Location: Hertford, Ware, Waterford, Bengeo
Conditions: Generally flat, few slight hills, muddy
Weather: Sunny, Dry, Cool
Participants: Carl

After peering through the curtains on Sunday morning and being pleasantly surprised by the lack of bad weather, I decided to give the legs a bit of a stretch and embark upon a decent length walk. I was up against a 3.5 hour time limit as I had to get back to take youngest to see Saracens take on Sale, but I also wanted to get a few miles under my belt. Decided to embark on the familiar Waterford, Bulls Mills, Bengeo walk with a few diversions, but started with a jaunt to Ware and back via the towpath. I must have got my calculations a bit wrong (confirmed later by realbuzz) as this first part was bit further than I expected, so I had to pick up the pace to complete the rest of the walk. Generally pretty uneventful walk - got hassled by a few dogs - but Mr IPod provided good company for the duration.

3 hours 10 minutes later, I arrived back home just as the heavens opened and the bad weather arrived - perfect timing. However, paying the price today for the pace of the walk yesterday - legs are bit stiff.... But as they say - no pain, no gain.

Carl.