Twelve Merry runners enjoyed a remarkably mild evening, given the snow and ice general environment. Turns out that the Deeside Way has been dangerous and difficult of late with large stretches of sheet ice. On the other hand we have enjoyed easy-to-run-on side-walks around Banchory that have been well cleared and gritted. The run tonight included Mark, Chris, Bill, Jack,Gordon, John, Lesley, David, Richard, Paula, Sandy and Paul.