The previous TNH had been my first one since my knee injury, and has also been a rather weird one. We went up a mountain that practically no one could run up. And I certainly couldn't run down it. I figured that this week, it probably wouldn't be so extreme! And initially it looked like we were on more traditional territory. We started in Llanberis, and headed in the rather traditional direction of Bwlch-y-Groes. From there we turned southwest in the direction of Betws Garmon.
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| Into the hills |
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| Waiting by a stile |
We came through a copse with the mysterious red chair. Ross’ dog Coco was willing to pose in it. The lighting was pretty bad but it was sweet anyway! And beyond the copse we came to Ystrad/Garreg Fawr mine. Some people went through! This was turning into an unusual run.
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| The best pic I got of Coco |
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| Admiring the mine |
From there it didn't get stranger, but it did get un-run-like. We headed straight for the summit of Moel Eilio! And that is not anywhere as extreme as stomping up Elidir Fawr as we had done the week before, but it is still so steep that practically nobody ran up. It was about 375m of ascent; nothing like the 775 of Elidir Fawr, but still a bit of work. I was glad to reach the top! Even though I knew that from there on, it would be downhill, and I would be the slowest again.
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| The long way up the hill |
We waited for the stragglers and enjoyed the views. I put on an extra layer. It was getting late! And it's a rather exposed location, of course. And then we headed down. I wasn't anywhere as slow as the previous week, but still indeed the slowest. But somebody has to be.
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| Nia looking regal while admiring the view |
When we got back to the car I didn't linger. This run had taken us quite a while! Total ascent had been 730m. To be honest, I hope that next week we just do a more traditional 400m or so of ascent, and not everything in one go. So that you can spend most of the time actually running!
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