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On the rare occasions when I do parkrun, I don't usually turn up until about 8.50. Long enough to take off any unwanted clothing and change from...

To bring this thread up to date, I had my one year post-op review in September. Surgeon said xrays look fine so he doesn't need to see me again (but...

I had a bacon sandwich at Thruxton last Sunday and it came in a brioche bun. It was not good. The bacon was fine and plenty of it but who thinks a...

Chin-ups/pull-ups, using the handles on the raised Porta-gym. 18 singles, interspersed with lunges/squats and similar stuff, and I snuck in a 4 and a...

Yeah, that's a return to the old start route I think. Last time I did it we went left up a lane then straight on past the field with the stile at the...

I had a breakfast bap at Keswick yha this morning, the one by the river, 8.50 for saus bac egg hbrown all in a bun. It was one of those shitty fake...

10.04 miles, 2,719 feet, 3 hours 13 minutes: Loughrigg trails, including the race descent to the road at High Close, down to Grasmere shore, and back...

I remember some geezer with a double buggy full of kids at the start literally on the start line. I overtook him thinking he would slow a bit, but he...

It has a couple of hills in it that won't have been there when the trains were running, probably cost me 30s. 19.49 for the session and a much...

Hope it went well MrB I'll be doing Keswick Parkrun in December, but at the back end of a week of long hill days... and i'll do something like 8...

I'm back up stainmore way so looking at Keswick parkrun tomorrow if I get up for it. There are no big names in the results, so obviously the ginger...

10.1 miles, 3,149 feet, 3 hours 37 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides, ascending the first time via Kelsick Scar, the second time via Nanny Lane to...

Its a nice race AK. I did it last year. More of a tough XC than Fell but there is a steep climb up to Baslow Edge. My only criticism is the start...

Glad you got in Luke. Just in time, as entry has closed at 230 and there is now a waiting list! Just looking at the route map on the Limestone...

Some takeaways from Denise Park's excellent talk last night: Don't try and stretch your iliotibial band - you can't, and it irritates the tissues...

10.66 miles, 3,013 feet, 3 hours 25 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Miller Bridge - Rydal Park - Low Sweden Bridge - rock step - High Sweden Bridge -...

On the subject of races with more than a mile of tarmac, but otherwise look quite interesting, in Llani's part of the country: I'm considering the...

Cheers, LB, i'm number 230 in the list. I've never had a problem with the first stile, which i think is after the first short road section, i just...

One arm chest to floor knee press-ups, alternating arms, 20 sets, 52 minutes for the session; squats, lunges etc between sets. R: 15 - 11 - 7 - 7...

10.49 miles, 3,029 feet, 3 hours 28 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Under Loughrigg Road - Fox Ghyll - Loughrigg top - race descent to High Close -...

Hey Luke, Entry now open for Litton Christmas Cracker on SIentries. I don't know if you've done it before so I'll let you know my thoughts on...

10.75 miles - (actually 12.55, as my Garmin for some reason did not record the first 1.8 miles - I repeated it later to check the missed distance),...

I've spent the last two sundays taking a look at the descent of Birks fell in preparation for the sadly shortened race. It's going to be very...

Couldn't make my usual run as I'm not up to it yet but did my longest trip out since last year. Never forgotten mate.

10.03 miles, 2,509 feet, 3 hours 6 minutes: Loughrigg trails, taking in Fishgarths Wood, Todd Crag, Lily Tarn, the caves, and Loughrigg top. Overcast...

Chin-ups/pull-ups, using the handles on the raised Porta-gym. 20 singles, interspersed with lunges/squats and similar stuff. Session took 30 minutes.

I remember her running at some of the fell races in the Lake District in the late 1970s, the early years of women being allowed to run fell races. ...

One arm chest to floor knee press-ups, alternating arms, 16 sets, 51 minutes for the session, though I was tidying up between sets. R: 12 - 12 -...

10.41 miles, 3,136 feet, 3 hours 16 minutes: Ambleside - Old Lake Road - Blue Hill Road/Lane - up the race route steps - Wansfell Pike - Wansfell...

A return visit to Woodhouse moor after 7 years. Caught the bus there using my bus pass (one of the benefits of being an old fart). They had changed...