I don't BELIEVE IT.........

No, I really don't......
I watched the weather on the BBC at 6.30 this morning...."snow over London".....but it looked like we would miss it. To be sure, I went online & looked at the BBC website for the 24 hour forecast for Felixstowe....dry, bit cloudy, big sun at 10am. Great, ideal for a big walk.
I even told Tracey's daughter Gabriella that no, we would not have snow as per the forecast, even she looked at me as if to say, yeah right. Do NOT trust anything I say about the weather...
During our sixth mile, we went for our usual p-stop in readiness for doing a long walk. We had seen a few tiny flakes of snow on & off for a few minutes BUT.................
Literally two minutes later on leaving the loo, IT WAS SNOWING REALLY HEAVILY.
We were not happy. The awful thing with snow (apart from making you very cold & wet) is that no matter which direction you walk in, the snow always aims for your face. Nice. Unfortunately, this meant that we would not be walking along the High Road to do 12, 14 or 16 miles as the snow was not showing any signs of stopping & we both remembered just how wet we got the other Sunday. It was just not worth it. So we just did the 10 miles & surprised Tracey's family by arriving back at her house 2 hours 14 minutes after leaving! Our thighs did not warm up at all again: it's really weird as the top half of our bodies were really warm, too warm for me really but our legs felt like they were in another place!
The good book suggests walking only 12 miles this week, so we were not too concerned about having to cut our walk short today. The main reason for the short distance this week is that next week we are meant to be walking the 42 miles. I guess it's a bit like the calm before the storm!! We will still walk on Tuesday & Thursday this week though as we are regularly walking longer distances & I am finding that these walks are helping to improve my stamina & to believe in myself that I CAN actually do this.
A pattern is starting to form during my walks now for me: I find that the first 2 or 3 miles are a bit of a struggle at times as the front of my lower legs always ache & seem a bit tight. But, once I get warmed up & walk on further, the aches subside & I get into the flow of it. I suppose it's a bit like an old car (!), it starts off spluttering on a cold morning but is better once it's warmed up!! Maybe I am really just an "old banger"!!!! Ha ha ha!!
Just think, this time in 6 weeks, it will all be over & we will be back in the comfort of our own homes recovering..................
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ps. Something REALLY funny happened on the walk today........a "first".....something that just doesn't normally happen........
I actually walked AHEAD of personal trainer for a short distance today............



Well, she did have to stop to do her laces up............!!
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