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7.15 miles, 2,199 feet, 2 hours 24 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides, ascending the first time via Blue Hill Road/Lane and the steps, going down to...

The gears have quit on the Dolan. Too much salt and sludge getting into it. I was hoping it might hold out until they stop gritting the roads, but...

No early starts now, so no more trying to catch Antonio before the turn. Seems as though it could have been made RO discretionary depending on...

11.06 miles, 2,943 feet, 3 hours 47 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Miller Bridge - Rydal Park - Low Sweden Bridge - rock step - High Sweden Bridge -...

PRMC press-ups: 30 20 18 16 15 15. Chin-up/pull-ups using the handles: 10 sets, total reps = 21. Session duration 40 minutes.

10.13 miles, 2,979 feet, 3 hours 25 minutes: Wansfell Pike, including - not in order - Stagshaw Gardens, Blue Hill Woods/Lane, Kelsick Scar, and the...

10.27 miles, 2,754 feet, 3 hours 24 minutes: Loughrigg trails, including Fishgarths Wood, Todd Crag, Lily Tarn, Loughrigg top, down the race route to...

Weighted - 7 kg - one arm chest to floor knee press-ups, alternating arms: R: 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3. L: 6 5 5 4 3 3 4 3. 5 sets of chin-up/pull-ups...

10.11 miles, 3,246 feet, 3 hours 48 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides, ascending initially via Stagshaw Gardens, Blue Hill Woods/Blue Hill Lane and...

The Andrex premiership? Soft and unnecessarily expensive?

Rombald's Stride place still available. Transfer window closes 18th. £25 fee and a free T-shirt. Way cheaper than the Premier League.

14.32 miles, 2,711 feet, 3 hours 58 minutes: Ambleside to Lingmoor Fell top and back, going out via Bog Lane, Skelwith Fold, Skelwith Bridge, High...

Weighted - 7 kg - one arm chest to floor knee press-ups, alternating arms, 15 sets each side. Total reps R = 34; total reps L = 40. Session duration...

10.36 miles, 2,702 feet, 3 hours 42 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Roman Ruins - Borrans Park - Stagshaw Gardens - High Skelghyll - Skelghyll Lane -...

Yes, Surprised how little this fantastic effort has been praised.

15 sets of chin-up/pull-ups using the hoops, totalling 36. Session duration 30 minutes.

8.21 miles, 1,890 feet, 2 hours 40 minutes: Loughrigg top, ascending and descending via Fishgarths Wood, Todd Crag and Lily Tarn. Overcast, with the...

My legs are suffering from no exercise, yesterday's ride up to the craven arms was a bit of a lethargic affair. When i'm running i can do these rides...

The fact that it's local to me is one of the reasons it looks a bit grim; that and the distance.

No, the Haworth Hobble is well outside of my distance capabilities. Not sure i could have walked it trouble free tbh.

8 days 1 hour 51 minutes! Overall winter record by 5 hours.

10.43 miles, 2,447 feet, 3 hours 24 minutes: Wansfell Pike - more or less the same route as yesterday. Overcast, with a large bank of cloud in the...

10.23 miles, 2,385 feet, 3 hours 15 minutes: Wansfell Pike, ascending/descending via High Skelghyll and The Hundreds. Initially a mixture of sunshine...

Mr B i know you were a regular at the checkpoint above Todmorden on the Haworth Hobble..... but did you ever run the race?

It's great and local to us. I've done it a dozen times, sometimes fast and sometimes slow. Good weather, but more often crap. Great food at the...

Weighted - 7 kg - one arm chest to floor knee press-ups, alternating arms: R: 6 6 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 2. L: 7 6 5 6 4 3 3 3 3 2. 5 sets of...

My second claim clubmates at Horsforth Harriers go on about this one quite a lot, it looks pretty grim to me for a variety of reasons.

Yes, that was me. It was a hell of a long time ago when i did Jarrett's Jaunt, well over 10yrs.

9.06 miles, 2,731 feet, 3 hours 32 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides, ascending the first time from Kelsick Scar and the 3 way junction, down to...