A.M. 2°C and first decent snowfall of the year this morning, so begins the snow shuffle uphill - 2 steps forward, one backward & repeat and cautiously slow downhill. Strong winds that seemed to ancipate my direction of travel and remained headwinds added to the flavour. Seen from above, the lightly dusted town rooftops at the end of the run looked positively cosy & inviting. Total 18k in 1:28:27 at 4:55/k or 7:54/mi. |