Today I’d set out to do the Moel Wnion fell race (4 miles, 1600ft) near Bethesda, but due to horrendous and most unfortunate traffic I reached my destination some ten minutes too late. I had my kit with me, so to avoid a wasted journey I decided to run up Moel Siabod.
Starting from Plas-Y-Brenin I slogged my way to the summit (872m) in roughly 40 mins. It was extremely cold and windy up there and probably not the best place to be wearing shorts and t-shirt. Gloves and something long would have been a good idea. I sheltered behind the trig point very briefly to admire the view, then went straight back into the strong winds picking my way through the boulders towards a grassy descent. Running down was wonderful, and only took 20 mins. Got a few funny looks off some walkers I passed on the way there and back.
Have wanted to run this mountain for a while. A good dosage of hill training.
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