Much colder this weekend, double thermal top and thermal leggings compared to short sleeved top and shorts last week. Planned route was Ben Vane, Ime and The Cobbler, having a go at the race descent route. Ran slowly up through Glen Loin to Coiregrogain and the upgraded path at the bottom of Vane, Steady walk up through Vanes rocky outcrops, no one else going up, a couple of lone walkers coming down, the scramble thankfully clear of snow. Cool on top, didn't hang about, set off along the ridge past the turning stone before dropping into Lag Uaine, easy running on dryish ground. Crossed the bottom of the glen and trudged up the small ridge between the burns, through the crag towards Glas Bealach, Ime a bit higher, covered in cloud and colder, jacket on, grass misted with a thin layer of snow nearer the top, short stop at the top then off towards Bealach a Mhaim and the back stairs of the Cobbler, busier now, more walkers about. Top of the Cobbler busy as usual. Set off behind the Needle, tried a couple of potential short cuts avoiding steeper bits of the path, probably slower overall. Dropped down the descent route from the end of An t Sron, there's a few wooden posts to mark the route, easy run down steep grassy slopes, through the forest a couple of short boggy patches, steady run along forest roads to the lower zig zags back to Succoth.
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