7.5 miles by the SIDE of the canal around Hyde/Dukinfield !!
long one today, Recce of the watershed from Fairholmes up to Sheepfold clough following route over MH OE SH WS as far as Hern Clough, still wet up there but signs it is starting to dry with these strong winds, returned via the swamp and the loooonnnnggg run down Alport and back to Fairholmes
Windy once again and back to car has the rains came.
Joined by Mrs IainR and friend Rob, Only three of us out today as someone had a broken arm.
25 miles and 2000ft in 5.20 hours
Glad it all went well, they are nearly back, first time up there for both and they seem in remarkably good spirits for 5 hrs on Bleaklow, :-)
I managed 6.6 miles up to Pen y Pass and back with my new waterproof cast cover, felt OK just worried how much this cast is going to stink after 6 weeks.
Anyway thanks for going out with them today, both had a good day.
Andi - can sympathize at the moment. Running is now done at work in between naps in the lab where I can lock the doors!! Ben's 4 weeks today and past few nights he has been sleeping 5 hours straight from 1ish to 6am. That's made it much easier.
Have to admit, canals are a bit boring out of Manchester and round the roads, more abuse than .... well .... not when there's sensitive women like JJ present
5 this morning, steady run over undulating roads (I have been told off by friends from Cheshire about my use of the word undulating, but I lived in Rammy and now the Trossachs so hilly means something very different) very wet but was this a glimmer of light on a morning run?!
Club speed /hills session on the roads in the west end of Glasgow past houses and cars I will never get near affording. Felt good, worked hard, sore stomach by end.
Jason
Is it meant to be this hard?
Solo headtorcher up Beamsley Beacon. Really enjoyed it and amazed how dry it was underfoot