by Gordie12 » Thu Apr 18, 2019 5:52 pm
Date walked: 17/04/2019
Time taken: 5.1 hours
Distance: 30.2 km
Ascent: 494m
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Beautiful day for a walk today.
I had no intention of trying for a fast time but I was at Mill Dam in 33 mins, Raor Lodge in 55 mins and the far end of Loch Ordie in 01:29. This is 12 or 13 mile pace and is too fast for a) this distance and b) my current level of fitness.
Due to my speed I was slower from Loch Ordie to LOM but I managed to keep a steady if boring pace. I was pretty hungry when I got to my usual turning point and picnic spot so decided just to do this distance rather than the planned 20 miles.
Usual chocolate stop and I was off for the downhill bit.
Pace was decent all the way back to the car and a time of 05:06 (for 18.7 miles) was 2 minutes quicker than last week and an average pace of 3.7mph was good.
I seem to have finally got my ++++ in gear this year, just as well as 4 weeks to go before my first long distance walk.
