Mégevette - easy

After a couple of days in the mountains, with a night in Refuge de Folly and a day's walking spent in the snow (up to 15cm deep at 2300m), we arrived back at the centre tired but happy after a successful walk. I have to admit that it was probably one of the most worrying excursions that Laurence and I have done, where I wondered several times whether we shouldn't turn back as the path was lost under fresh snow and the cairns disguised by a thick blanket of white. some of the descents are hairy enough as it is (Pas de l'Ours; Pas de Boret) without the added complexity of the snow and the mud.

It was a relief to have a day off running on Thursday, where we went for a day walk on the plateau des Glières. Unfortunately, this was spent in the pouring rain for the best part of the day. So when Bertrand proposed an easy run for Friday, Laurence and I accepted with pleasure.

The group was composed of Bertrand, Alain, Laurence and I and we were joined by Philippe and his wife Dominique. Laurence was really pleased by this as it meant that she would be far from being the slowest member of the group.

We set off to Amoulin by the track and then crossed the bridge to Laitraz before heading up the valley to Mégevette on the east side. I accelerated up this first hill which goes up for about 1 kilometre before flattening out along the valley side. I ran back with the others and ran the rest of the route with Laurence and Alain. We ran easily and both Alain and Laurence have improved considerably since the beginning of the week, looking much easier both up and down the hills.

10 km all up in 57 minutes. Good recovery run.