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Thankyou for supporting the forum, Andrew. I've been meaning to get to this one, I've a feeling it's a good descent with options on lines.

I'm planning on having a crack at Penrith parkrun tomorrow. It's a 2.1 scratch score so I'm looking at a time of around 20m, though I can't work out...

Buttermere Shepherds' Meet Fell races 2024 Sunday the 27th of October 2024. We have added another Junior race to complete the set. Full...

Thanks Luke. Yes good old comfrey (aka knitbone) has so many advantages over ibuprofen gel. Combination of swiss ball work, foam roller and the...

Agreed, not a good start. Some of this will haunt them at the next election.

11.12 miles, 3,403 feet, 3 hours 18 minutes: Ambleside - Stagshaw Gardens - High Skelghyll - Skelghyll Lane - Troutbeck - Garburn Pass - Sour Howes -...

Going well so far.

10.57 miles, 2,986 feet, 3 hours 24 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Miller Bridge - Rydal Park - Low Sweden Bridge - rock step - High Sweden Bridge -...

Pull-ups using the handles of the raised Porta-gym. All singles x 30. Session lasted 40 minutes.

10.43 miles, 2,915 feet, 3 hours 32 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Fishgarths Wood - Todd Crag - Lily Tarn - Loughrigg top - race descent to the road at...

12.4 miles, 3,471 feet, 3 hours 56 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Roman Ruins - Borrans Park - Stagshaw Gardens - High Skelghyll - Skelghyll Lane - Robin...

Weighted - 5kg - one arm knee press-ups, alternating arms, session lasted 30 minutes. R: 9 - 7 - 5 - 6 - 6. L: 4 - 5 - 7 - 5 - 4. Yet another...

10.25 miles, 2,671 feet, 3 hours 10 minutes: Wansfell Pike, taking in a lot of the lanes between Ambleside and Troutbeck - Skelghyll, Mirk, Wain,...

10.26 miles, 3,099 feet, 3 hours 16 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Clappersgate - Fishgarths Wood - Todd Crag - Lily Tarn - Loughrigg top - race descent to...

Leg 4 relays recce with some wharfedalers last night led by Ted. Easily the most technical of the short legs, starting with a brutal climb out of the...

I raised the Porta-gym up onto four 9 inch plastic stools so it was high enough - just - for me to do chin-ups/pull-ups using the handles. 20 singles...

10.08 miles, 2,928 feet, 3 hours 19 minutes: Wansfell Pike twice, the first time from the Skelghyll Woods' side, the second time going up to the true...

Pull-ups in the back plank position, using the handles/straps on my Porta-gym. So in the up position my weight is on my heels and on the handles. 5...

11.1 miles, 3,063 feet, 3 hours 34 minutes: Rothay Bridge to Silver How and back, going to Loughrigg top both ways. Sunshine, blue sky, and lots of...

Press-ups, one arm, on knees, with 5kg backpack, alternating arms, session lasted 30 minutes. R: 6 - 8 - 7 - 7 - 6. L: 7 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 6.

10.21 miles, 3,263 feet, 3 hours 34 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides, including up the race route steps to the Pike, down to the upper part of...

Great. If you get any niggles or soreness lingering around your knee, try rubbing comfrey oil. It's particularly effective on connective tissue...

Thornthwaite, what a little gem. Great organization by Keswick and hosts St Mary's Church. I came first last and kept telling the sweeper to go...

10.51 miles, 2,971 feet, 3 hours 18 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Miller Bridge - Low Sweden Bridge - rock step - High Sweden Bridge - Scandale - Red...

:rolleyes: Shows what I know about cars! Still looked :cool: though

Golf? I couldn't afford a golf, not even one without an engine. It's a 2F Polo GT Coupe.

Nice to meet you too Luke and also Graham and his Celeste Bianchi. A great race and well worth the 200 mile round trip. Joanne thought you...

I'm planning to do the champs races but won't be doing the local league.

Chin-ups, pairs, 15 sets, with 4kg in my backpack, session took 40 minutes.

The early line off right towards the far cairns above hag dike is not, I repeat, not on. It wouldn't be on for a top runner like Ian Holmes, it...