I had originally planned to go on Saturday 1st April. Grandparents had duly been booked in well in advance and so I was pretty tied to this weekend. However, as the week progressed, the forecast for the Sunday was significantly better than for the Saturday and so with some diary shuffling there was a last minute delay by 24 hours. This was absolutely the right decision. The weather can make such a difference when you are out all day. I set off just before dawn at around 6am and completed the first 20km solo before meeting up with my husband, Andy, who would keep me company and pass me food every 15-20 minutes for the remaining 40km! There was no schedule for the day. This project had been all about just completing the round. Consequently, there was no pressure and it was just a real treat to be spending the whole day out in the mountains with Andy. There were moments where it seemed like a silly idea but as we summitted The Calf and entered the final kilometres these were replaced by feelings of satisfaction and elation as I reached the 40th top. This just left the final painful descent (there was bum sliding) and then the run back along the river to the car. Job done.
Full blog here https://www.runlikeahaggis.com/blog/harvey-howgill-tops-round-april-202…