Cotswold Marathon – Practice 4
A stunning damp start to practice 4 which took in the second 10 miles of the Cotswold Marathon Silver route. Starting at Birdlip in a horizontal downpour which showed no immediate signs of letting up we wondered what on earth we were doing!
Tricks to walking on a (very) rainy day:
1. Don’t bother, head to cafe for tea and cake skipping any walking….(came close)
2. Crack on anyway fully waterproofed up and hope for the best
We went for option 2 and a test of everyone’s waterproofing! Thankfully 30 minutes in the torrential downpour gave way to standard British rain and showers so a quick call to Jon who was loitering in Gloucester in case we decided to abandon to release him.
From then on things improved, we got to see a field full of hare and one even hopped out on the track in front of us. A red kite was taking an interest in the hare as well, and later on in a spectacular meadow in a valley with wooded hillsides a herd of deer crossed in front as well.
Fell in love with a number of houses, which I suspect are well out my budget now or any time in the future, but didn’t stop us dreaming.
In short scenery was great, weather got better and everyone is now walking 10 miles pretty comfortably, even with damp feet.
A great team that works well together, looking forward to the full practices for the Bronze and Silver teams on the 28th.
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