October

[glaconman]

Yes, I'd read that the trick is to scan the ground further in-front of you. Common-sense might suggest that we need information that's bang-up-to-date in order to put our feet in the right place. But practice suggests that we can successfully operate with a longer time-lag between seeing and planting our feet; and this enables us to cover ground more quickly.

The alternative is to stop theorising and just spend longer running on proper fells and develop some instinct.

Hopefully I've got a couple of decades to practice and get half-decent. But it's difficult not trying to be competitive and chase people down the hill who you've beaten up it.