Today's Training

[Will.Race]

I shall be doing a leisurely low level hour or so testing out Sunday's Windgather blisters and also trying out my new £ 6 Head trail shoes. Not sure thats a good combination ?

[IainR]

I shall be doing a leisurely low level hour or so testing out Sunday's Windgather blisters and also trying out my new £ 6 Head trail shoes. Not sure thats a good combination ?

Stunning few nights recently, great time of year, the air gets clearer, great sunsets at around the time you'd normally run. Wife put some photos on her blog

http://sarzmountainrun.blogspot.com/

[Will.Race]

Stunning few nights recently, great time of year, the air gets clearer, great sunsets at around the time you'd normally run. Wife put some photos on her blog

http://sarzmountainrun.blogspot.com/

Indeed, and looks like it'll be another lovely evening too. Might extend the blister test to include a hill or 2

[Dynamo Dan]

5k blast along the Mersey tonight, a hard tempo effort really hurt at the end. I can't get enough of this weather it's been perfect running conditions in Manchester for ages...It has to start raining soon surely?

[PaulE]

5 1/2 mile, plenty of climbing headtorch race with darkpeak this evening. Excellent course, loads of runners and a great evening all in all....

[IanDarkpeak]

5 1/2 mile, plenty of climbing headtorch race with darkpeak this evening. Excellent course, loads of runners and a great evening all in all....

gutted I couldn't make it but got a long one planned for thursday...

[PaulE]

Definately a good intro to Warting....

Oh, and someone grassed me up to "dave holmes' dog" for navigational cockups.... who could that be

[IanDarkpeak]

brilliant run today even if it was on that hard stuff.

14 miles, 2000ft over country hilly lanes. from chez IDP into Ewden valley up to Strines road across to High Bradfield-Low Bradfield. Up to Mortimer Road and back up to Bar Dike-Ewden valley-Bolterstone- home. went up the last big hill with a spring in my step. felt really good.

[Jez Hellewell]

Cracking headtorch run tonight. From Ilkley over the moors to Baildon. 6.8 miles, 1460 feet of climbing.

[Will.Race]

After choosing 2 toughies for my first fell races and realising " S*** I'm not as fit as I thought " its time to start the get fit for the fells 2011 schedule.
Starting tomorrow with a circuit of Hayfield. From New Mills over Lantern Pike, up Kinder via Wildboarclough, across the plateau down from Edale Cross up Mount Famine,South Head and home over Ollersett Moor.