Johnny Hall's Travels and Travails

The second day of my trip was designed to be a shorter day, with some hill running combined with more micro-navigation work. Sarah led me over the route of the Moel Eilio hill race, Moel Eilio itself, then Foel Goch.  This was a shorter run, with less ascent and easier, more runnable terrain.  My legs were tired, so we walked the major climbs and discussed map work.  Again, the cloud was down a bit low which deprived us of any decent views.  That meant we had plenty of time to discuss navigation and training. After a cup of tea at Pete's Eats in Llanberis, we drove back up Pen y Pass and spent an hour or so micro-navigating.  It was very useful to be given pointers to improve my navigation.  Mostly, my issues seem to have been about confidence and observation.  I've been navigating for years but it's very easy to become lazy and not pay full attention.  If I want to improve, I need to practise until it become second nature to keep track of the road travelled and keep an eye on the map. In the afternoon, I went back for lunch at Pete's and then spent a lazy time reading the paper and eating, taking a trip to Betws y Coed for outdoor shop browsing and a cream tea.  All very pleasant.