January jaunts.

[Bierzo Baggie]

On the crest of a New Year’s wave of running enthusiasm I went for a run 5 times in the first week of January. Celebrated the fact by taking the next week off.
Back to business on Saturday with a swift run around the canal. Felt good. Then this morning woke up to an inch or so of snow and just had to hit the Pajariel trail. Have done this route literally hundreds of times but running it in the snow always adds something special. Took the camera but after several photo-stops my glasses steamed up. Almost took a dip in the icy waters of the River Sil as a result.
Running time. Satutrday; 29 minutes.
Sunday; probably about 45 minutes.

Photos below. The road bit, the Monte Pajariel bit and the makeshift bridge back to Ponferrada where I almost came a cropper.