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13.69 miles, 3,190 feet, 4 hours 7 minutes: Wansfell Pike from the Troutbeck/Nanny Lane side, having taken in Stagshaw Gardens, High Skelghyll,...

One armed chest to floor knee press-ups, alternating arms, using the 8kg kettle bell, total extra weight 9kg - the pack itself plus some clothing as...

10.8 miles, 3,012 feet, 3 hours 27 minutes: Loughrigg trails, visiting the top three times: the first time from the direction of Todd Crag and Lily...

11.1 miles, 3,303 feet, 3 hours 58 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides, ascending the first time from Kelsick Scar, and the second time from the...

One armed chest to floor knee press-ups, alternating arms, using the 8kg kettle bell, total extra weight 9kg - the pack itself plus some clothing as...

15.16 miles, 4,391 feet, 5 hours 8 minutes: Fairfield Horseshoe, or most of it, anti-clockwise, plus Loughrigg. Sunshine, blue sky, thin high streaky...

Some leg press work, 150 monkey squats, and some courtsey squats.

12.51 miles, 3,598 feet, 4 hours 40 minutes: Rothay Bridge in Ambleside to Silver How and back, going to Loughrigg top both ways, and taking in Todd...

One armed chest to floor knee press-ups, alternating arms, using the 8kg kettle bell, total extra weight 9kg - the pack itself plus some clothing as...

12.82 miles, 3.029 feet, 3 hours 59 minutes: Wansfell Pike, ascending from High Skelghyll, descending via Blue Hill Woods, and taking in Stagshaw...

Green is easy, red is hard. The tuesday club session is an easy 5-7 miler. As far as i can remember i was running quite well when i was following...

11.65 miles, 3,531 feet, 3 hours 50 minutes: Loughrigg trails, including Fishgarths and Deerbolts Woods, Todd Crag, Lily Tarn, down the race route to...

Assuming the tuesday club night is a decent session..... thats three sessions a week on minimal mileage.... Its a hell of a lot of fast work.

I've started up my 'training program' again; that thing that never gets adhered to due to racing and my packed injury schedule... It's...

One armed chest to floor knee press-ups, alternating arms, using the 8kg kettle bell, total extra weight 9kg - the pack itself plus some clothing as...

I mentioned that there were some big updates on the way. Well some are here... New ratification form Since I took on the role of membership...

15.32 miles, 3,957 feet, 4 hours 53 minutes: Wansfell Pike from High Skelghyll, descending via Blue Hill Woods, and doing the High Skelghyll Low Wood...

7.01 miles, 1,607 feet, 2 hours 34 minutes: Loughrigg trails, including Todd Crag, Lily Tarn, and Loughrigg top. Overcast, with cloud/mist almost...

10.66 miles, 2,876 feet, 3 hours 37 minutes: Loughrigg trails, taking in Fishgarths and Deerbolts Woods, Todd and Ivy Crags, Lily Tarn, Grasmere...

10.59 miles, 2,979 feet, 3 hours 25 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Miller Bridge - Rydal Park - Low Sweden Bridge -rock step - High Sweden Bridge -...

A chap was running on the local fells one winter evening some years ago when his head torch gave out suddenly. He was in complete darkness - could...

10.74 miles, 2,940 feet, 3 hours 27 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Roman Ruins - Borrans Park - Stagshaw Gardens - Champion Tree Trail - High Skelghyll -...

I did a night fell race this time last year. I'm fairly happy running at night on the fells when necessary.... but this was ridiculous... Was...

Tonight I got reacquainted with how tiresome and unnecessarily risky headtorch running is. Roots, logs, monsters...all waiting to strike a fatal...

10.46 miles, 2,760 feet, 3 hours 23 minutes: Loughrigg trails, including the usual desert from the top to Grasmere shore and back up again. Sunshine,...

Don’t suppose the Icebug shoes are still for sale? Interested if they are.

One armed chest to floor knee press-ups, alternating arms, 10 sets, 24 minutes for the session, doing 1 pull-up/chin-up with the hoops between sets,...