Another great days running in the bag. Stewart, Graham and I drove into Wales Friday morning to the village of Bala on the shore of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid). We parked in the hotel car park, got a bite to eat in the cafe in the High Street before catching a taxi to Vyrnwy. We couldn’t have asked for better weather. The sun was out the skies were clear and there was a chill in the air. Perfect running conditions. We started the day by running across the dam to the far side of Vyrnwy reservoir. It was quite a contrast to our last visit in November when the water was overflowing the dam giving us the spectacle of a huge white waterfall with the river below flooding the fields.
Once we had run the length of the lake the road soon started to climb. We ran through the valley between Foel y Geifr and Pen y Boncyn Trefeilw. When I say ran, it was a steep climb in parts which meant frequent walk breaks. Once we broke the back of the climb it was a nice long downhill trot with magnificent views down the length of the valley. The downhill run was a little hard on the calves and the occasional photo stop was welcomed. We followed the river Hirnant to Rhos-y-gwaliau where we left it and made our way to the shores of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid) then into the village of Bala.
We clocked up around 15.25 miles by the time we got to the hotel and after a freshen up and a cup of tea in the lounge we hit the high street for a few beers and something to eat. Next morning we were up early for breakfast. I had to get back for a late shift so couldn’t hang around. The village meanwhile was filling up with off roaders on some sort of rally and cars with 2,3 & 4 canoes strapped to their roofs.
I must admit that when I got home I did have a little power-nap before getting ready for work. I was on call too so it could have been a long night. Luckily they left me alone and I got a good nights sleep after work.
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