This post is more snowy pictures than words. Storm Larisa certainly delivered! I got up last Friday to my poor little Mini underneath a pile of snow.
It was going nowhere as I live at the bottom of a big hill. School closed, so it looked like a working from home day. It literally snowed all day but just as I logged off my laptop before dinner the snow stopped and out came the sun for the last couple of hours of the day. Now I love playing out in the snow so couldn’t resist a quick walk around the village before the sun went down. It’s at times like this when I just love Yorkshire. It looks so pretty in the snow. So here’s just a few photos of the village I call home.
Saturday was even better as the snow was still there and the sun was out again. I need to get some serious running training in as I’ve got a race coming up so I managed to dig the car out with a shovel and drive the few miles to Langsett reservoir and moor. There’s no such thing as bad weather just the wrong clothing, apparently, so I attached my spikes to my running shoes and saw it as the perfect opportunity to do some hard uphill training in the snow.
I just love it here. It’s the perfect escape, up on the moors, and you can run for hours and not see a soul. It’s hard going when it’s snowed though as it feels twice as hard. The views more than make up for it and it was just beautiful. I only managed just short of seven miles and it was a slow seven miles at that.
I also had the wrong clothing on! In my running tights the bottom part of my legs are uncovered and about 3 miles in I had to turn back, The snow had drifted and was above knee height and ice and snow on bare legs is excruciating. It stings so much and feels like someone is cutting into your legs with razor blades. I stood it for around five minutes and then it stopped being fun so a hasty retreat was made.
It’s always windy up there too, head wind outbound and tail wind on the way back. I’ll make no excuses for my choice of headwear. My little skull cap keeps my head so warm and the wind out of my ears. I have so much hair though and I am acutely aware that it makes me look like I’ve got two ears like a spaniel where my hair sticks out but sometimes fashion has to give way to practicality!
This was hard, up and up and up through the woods. A bit like wading through treacle, two steps forward and three back.
I felt so exhilarated though after my snowy run. I just love being outside exercising. Its so important to me to get out there after a busy week at work. All life’s worries and stresses are a million miles away when you are out adventuring in a happy place.
There were of course refreshments involved. This time Bank View Cafe came up with the goods …….. a Terrys Chocolate Orange Luxury Hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows and a piece of flapjack but I have to admit, I was so cold and hungry, it disappeared very quickly and I forgot to take a picture. Sorry!