Brrrrrrr!

We decided to bite the bullet and braved Farley church car park today (now known as pheasant car park)... no sign of it... phew!

It was freezing cold (-6) and we had to wrap up warm but we were determined to do the 15 miles. We packed sandwiches and drinks and set off with big coats, hats, scarves and gloves. Most people must have decided to stay inside in the warm because it was almost deserted out and about. Coming down the Clarendon Way from Farley Mount we saw our usual herd of deer (forgot the bloody camera of course), about 30 or so of them just grazing happily in the field opposite.

The cold did have an up-side... all the mud was frozen solid so it was pretty firm underfoot.

We did just over 15 miles, in 4 hours 40 minutes... an average speed of 3.21 miles per hour. This time, despite the icy conditions we stopped for 2 short breaks along the way. Happy with training progress so far.

Click to see our route.