Just half a mile

Ascending the Lapworth flight

Moored on our own above Lock 6 at Lapworth

We are ahead of schedule and dont want to be in central Birmingham until Monday at the very earliest.  It had rained heavily overnight and was still damp when we got up so so we didnt set off until 11:30 and then only moved 0.5 miles and 9 locks up the canal helped by a CRT volunteer.  Densie is moored 4 locks below the top of the flight at a point whee there is a significant distance between locks.  Total journey time 1.5 hours.

During our journey many runners passed by.  A member of a team taking part who has unable to run because of injury was walking on the towpath and provided some information. The run was from the other side of Stratford on Avon to Bournville in Birmingham, a total of 30 miles.  Some people were undertaking the whole distance, others as a 3-person relay, 10 miles each.  The person out in front was a member of Birchfield Harriers and of "elite" ranking.  I was told a runner of this standard could expect to run 10 miles in 1 hour 5 minutes.  We will be passing Bounville in two day's time - plenty fast enough!