18.2 miles 5 hours 40 mins Max elevation 192m but total ascent 642m
A good walk at what I would regard as a blistering pace. I was certainly flagging at the end and if we had gone further I would have needed a break and refuelling. As well as my piriformis syndrome on the right I had numb toes on the left which I presume is tarsal tunnel syndrome. In retrospect I had the tarsal tunnel symptoms on the Traquair – Gala walk as well. I might change to thinner socks after 10 miles or so next time. P.S. Elaine, please slow David down a bit…put a brick in his rucksack or something.
The route map for this walk is now lost and I can’t recall the various paths, mostly MTB, that Mags led us along. I had been hoping to break the 20 mile barrier before Hearts & Heroes but it wasn’t to be this day.
