Millstone

Finally back on broadband, and it coincides within a day of a fantastic run I've just done for the first time. Starting at Donview CarPark ( NJ672190), we headed up Millstone. We followed a slightly winding path, which has bits you could run - if you were fitter than me...

After the summit, we headed back down to a shallow bealach where the path splits - back to the car park or down the far side. By this point I had convinced myself that another hill wouldn't be too bad, so we headed for Mither Tap on Bennachie. Of course, leading the windy summit of Millstone for the 'bathed-in-sun' Mither Tap, how could we fail to have fun!

When got there, up some fast bits and some steppy stone paths, the wind had picked up and it was pretty evil. Shelly stayed out of the wind, but I headed up to the summit, followed by Rob, and felt great. Running down the long descent to just below Millstone was fast, intricate and tested most of yor downhill skills (except heather and burn jumping). There was a slog back up to Millstone to get back to the car park, but even that was worth it. 1h 20min.

In the pub afterwards I was almost convinced to run the Stuc a' chroin hill race this weekend. As the race starts at 1pm and could well be 4+ hours, I've decided to give it a miss. I want to be ready for the Saw Doctors in the evening... well - we all have our priorities!