After 3 weeks away from Edinburgh it was definitely head torch time at KB this Wednesday. The dark nights mean that once again the golf courses are fully open for running, so we headed off across Craigmillar Park. The fence out was heavily brambled and although some runners got pricked others had a feast on the berries. It is time Oz went for a run with his machete!
The steep climb to Braids was hard work (20 mile mountain bike ride in my legs) and then a nice run across Braids to Mortonhall (wall climb). A nice run along the groomed fairways past the pond and we summited by the south ridge.
A quick run back across Braids and through the Hermitage and time for a bit of democracy. I was lazily hoping for an easy traverse, but the team are true hill runners so Blackford summit it was.
A quick descent back to KB and the 7 o’clockers appeared from Arthur’s Seat so we had a good blether, unfortuanately minus any beer,
but all good fun.
Willie