My post-Ilkley ankle pain resolved quickly and I suspect that it was more of an inset bite than shin-related injury as it responded well to topical Ibuprofen and the pain was more in the skin than deep in my ankle.
I've been run-walking more local paths although I'm feeling out of condition. I'm partially blaming having work going on in the house which stops me from going out at my usual times. But perhaps that's an excuse? Nonetheless, I went to Unstone this morning, towards the south east of my map in the hope of covering all remaining rights of way between the bypass and B road. Progress was slower than I'd hoped due to a combination of a lack of fitness, detailed searching for paths between houses and muddy fields. Some footpaths through housing seem to have been incorporated into the roads, whilst others persist as tortuous ginnels. The A61, the Dronfield bypass, also cuts through some rights of way, without any means of crossing.
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| This was a safe and easy way to cross the tracks |
The farmland has more hills than one might expect and with autumnal colours the majority of the run was picturesque. I returned to the car with a few paths still to visit in this small area as I'd spent as long as I'd planned. Next time I'll have to revisit Whittington as well as completing the paths adjacent to the A61.
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