Date: Sunday 18th MayDistance: 18.2kms / 11miles
Location: Hertford, Ware, Waterford, Stapleford
Weather: Dry, sunny spells
Participants: Nik
I completed my first walk on my own today. Half the team were at the cricket and the other half were getting up at some ungodly hour to do 28km's around Reed. After a few sleepless nights recently I needed a lie in so declined the offer to join them.
Walking on my own took some getting used to but once I got into the swing of things I really enjoyed it. The fresh air helped clear my head and instead of worrying about work I took in the delights of a walk in late spring. These delights included several families of ducks and swans on Beane River, some pretty wildflowers (which I don't know the name of) and some undelightful stinging nettles on the rougher paths.
It was a bit of Zen navigation today as I didn't have a map and put my memory to the test as I usually just follow Phil and don't really take in the route I'm going. Didn't get too lost though, just one tricky detour outside of Stapleford which took in a nice hill to stretch the legs. Luckily spotted the spire on top of Stapleford church so headed for that and back on the river path to Hertford. 
Not a testing walk but at least I managed to do something this weekend which taking into consideration how I felt yesterday morning was an achievement in itself.
It was a fairly uneventful walk without too much to blog about but an enjoyable one with plenty of thinking time. Various thoughts included: Why do farmer's feel the need to disguise footpaths and then moan at you if you take a wrong turn? Does Lurchio use walking just as an excuse to eat more snack food? Should I paint the lounge mocha or mink? Fairly profound stuff...
When I got home I measured the walk at just over 18kms. Not very long but what I didn't achieve in distance I made up for in speed as I was only gone for 3hrs and 10 mins which included a detour to Focus for some colour charts (hence the thoughts about mocha or mink!). Now to relax for the rest of the afternoon and look forward to the next stage in our training schedule; 6 hours next Saturday.
Walking on my own took some getting used to but once I got into the swing of things I really enjoyed it. The fresh air helped clear my head and instead of worrying about work I took in the delights of a walk in late spring. These delights included several families of ducks and swans on Beane River, some pretty wildflowers (which I don't know the name of) and some undelightful stinging nettles on the rougher paths.
It was a bit of Zen navigation today as I didn't have a map and put my memory to the test as I usually just follow Phil and don't really take in the route I'm going. Didn't get too lost though, just one tricky detour outside of Stapleford which took in a nice hill to stretch the legs. Luckily spotted the spire on top of Stapleford church so headed for that and back on the river path to Hertford. 
Not a testing walk but at least I managed to do something this weekend which taking into consideration how I felt yesterday morning was an achievement in itself.It was a fairly uneventful walk without too much to blog about but an enjoyable one with plenty of thinking time. Various thoughts included: Why do farmer's feel the need to disguise footpaths and then moan at you if you take a wrong turn? Does Lurchio use walking just as an excuse to eat more snack food? Should I paint the lounge mocha or mink? Fairly profound stuff...
When I got home I measured the walk at just over 18kms. Not very long but what I didn't achieve in distance I made up for in speed as I was only gone for 3hrs and 10 mins which included a detour to Focus for some colour charts (hence the thoughts about mocha or mink!). Now to relax for the rest of the afternoon and look forward to the next stage in our training schedule; 6 hours next Saturday.
Nik
No comments:
Post a Comment