At least in Devon for the whole of next week.
Fantastic!
Bring it on. Walking on the moor in trainers and no wellies - bliss. Plenty of
water in the reservoirs so doom-mongers can get lost :-)
My weekly forecast is on my web site, shortest one ever! (Feeling lazy :-) )

Will.
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I cannot explain as fraud. Carl Jung "

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Will Hand wrote:
At least in Devon for the whole of next week.
Fantastic!
Bring it on. Walking on the moor in trainers and no wellies - bliss. Plenty of
water in the reservoirs so doom-mongers can get lost :-)
My weekly forecast is on my web site, shortest one ever! (Feeling lazy :-) )

Will.
--

" I shall not commit the fashionable stupidity of regarding everything
I cannot explain as fraud. Carl Jung "

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Is it wise to walk on the moors in trainers? I always wear walking
boots, saves my ankles becoming strained or even sprained if I slip on
rough or rocky ground.

Joe
Wolverhampton
175m asl

"Will Hand" wrote in message
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At least in Devon for the whole of next week.
Fantastic!
Bring it on. Walking on the moor in trainers and no wellies - bliss.
Plenty of
water in the reservoirs so doom-mongers can get lost :-)
My weekly forecast is on my web site, shortest one ever! (Feeling lazy
:-) )

Will.
---------------------------------

Doom-monger calling! Just 8mm of rain in last 30 days. Surface starting to
crack and am having to water the garden. But what the heck - fantastic isn't
it!
Anyway - only three weeks till the start of the cricket season so plenty of
rain due then.

Dave, S.Essex.

"Joe Egginton" wrote in message
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Will Hand wrote:
At least in Devon for the whole of next week.
Fantastic!
Bring it on. Walking on the moor in trainers and no wellies - bliss. Plenty
of
water in the reservoirs so doom-mongers can get lost :-)
My weekly forecast is on my web site, shortest one ever! (Feeling lazy :-) )

Will.
--

" I shall not commit the fashionable stupidity of regarding everything
I cannot explain as fraud. Carl Jung "


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Is it wise to walk on the moors in trainers? I always wear walking
boots, saves my ankles becoming strained or even sprained if I slip on
rough or rocky ground.

Joe
Wolverhampton
175m asl

Hi Joe, depends how agile your ankles are and how much support they need. I know
someone from the LDWA (Long Distance walkers association) who swears by them, he
regularly walks 25-30 miles in good trainers. I wear them in summer only as they
get too wet in winter.

Cheers,

Will.
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Will Hand wrote:
"Joe Egginton" wrote in message
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Will Hand wrote:
At least in Devon for the whole of next week.
Fantastic!
Bring it on. Walking on the moor in trainers and no wellies - bliss. Plenty
of
water in the reservoirs so doom-mongers can get lost :-)
My weekly forecast is on my web site, shortest one ever! (Feeling lazy :-) )

Will.
--

" I shall not commit the fashionable stupidity of regarding everything
I cannot explain as fraud. Carl Jung "

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Is it wise to walk on the moors in trainers? I always wear walking
boots, saves my ankles becoming strained or even sprained if I slip on
rough or rocky ground.

Joe
Wolverhampton
175m asl

Hi Joe, depends how agile your ankles are and how much support they need.

I expect so.

I know someone from the LDWA (Long Distance walkers association) who
swears by them, he
regularly walks 25-30 miles in good trainers. I wear them in summer only as they
get too wet in winter.

Cheers,

Will.
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My right foot flops on to it side even when I'm wearing shoes and
walking on good pavements. An old wound from jumping 20 feet down from
a tree has a teenager, ending in a fracture ankle.

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Wolverhampton
~175m ASL

On 7 Apr, 09:25, Joe Egginton wrote:
Will Hand wrote:
At least in Devon for the whole of next week.
Fantastic!
Bring it on. Walking on the moor in trainers and no wellies - bliss. Plenty of
water in the reservoirs so doom-mongers can get lost :-)
My weekly forecast is on my web site, shortest one ever! (Feeling lazy :-) )

Will.
--

" I shall not commit the fashionable stupidity of regarding everything
I cannot explain as fraud. Carl Jung "

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Is it wise to walk on the moors in trainers? I always wear walking
boots, saves my ankles becoming strained or even sprained if I slip on
rough or rocky ground.

Joe
Wolverhampton
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Hi, Joe,

I do a fair bit of running on the fells (that's what we call moors
around here) - wouldn't dream of wearing boots - far too heavy, it's
Merrell fell trainers for me. Mind I do come across a few "proper"
fell rambling people equipped with boots, walking poles, maps,
compasses, emergency supplies, anoraks, torches, whistles etc etc.
I suppose you can sprain your ankle in boots as easily as fell-running
trainers if you are inclined that way.
When I walk on the fells I use the same trainers. I get a new pair
every year, usually just after the Great North Run, as I cover around
1,000 miles a year, so I always have a good tread.
As Will says, wellies are essential for rough winter weather walking
(not running!) but keep checking the treads for wear. Wellies don't
look as silly around Copley as they would do in some parts.

Another 13 hour sun day looking likely here btw with a pleasant 15C
high.

Ken
Copley 253metres asl, nr Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham
http://copley.mysite.orange.co.uk

Dry, Dry, Bang

Risk of spanish plume in a few days, feels like summer already

So, i was listening to the radio last night, and the presenter
mentioned one of the papers said it would reach 100 degrees next week.
I can probably guess which rag. The presenter also sounded as if he
believed it

Nothing like priding themselves in swift, honest, accurate news
reporting ;-)