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11.39 miles, 3,335 feet, 3 hours 52 minutes: Wansfell Pike and Loughrigg, including up and down the Wansfell Pike race route, along the ridge to the...

Bit of an extended recce of the Gt Whernside route yesterday, 6m/2000'. I've found a faster route down the scar behind hag dike, but getting to it is...

"Because its hard and you have to use a map" sums it up but the weather today makes it even more challenging.

Press-ups, one arm, alternating, on knees, 20 sets to failure or nearly so; session took 51 minutes: R: 9 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 8 - 8 - 6 - 6 - 6 - 4....

11.48 miles, 3,076 feet, 3 hours 36 minutes: Rothay bridge - Roman Ruins - Borrans Park - Lake Road - Rydal Park - Low Sweden Bridge - rock step -...

10.6 miles, 2,587 feet, 2 hours 55 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Roman Ruins - Borrans Park - Stagshaw Gardens - High Skelghyll - Mirk Lane - Wain Lane -...

Another 50 chin-ups, done in pairs, spread over 46 minutes. I must do something different next time.

There are some photographs on the Fell Running UK FB site which will give you some idea of the terrain MrB.

14.03 miles, 3,128 feet, 4 hours 3 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Bog Lane - Skelwith Bridge - High Park - Little Langdale - Lingmoor - Elterwater - High...

Christos Tzelis. He's very talented and only 19 years old (I think). He's focusing on track, road and triathlon rather than fell. He finished in...

It is a good race. All the "pathless, steep and technical looking descents" are just that. Plenty of thistles too. There is a couple of hundred yards...

I once beat Bashir Hussain to the first corner of the Good Friday Southport 4 mile race.

10.48 miles, 2,937 feet, 3 hours 30 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Miller Bridge - Low Sweden Bridge - rock step - High Sweden Bridge - Scandale - Red...

Is Ilam actually any good? I considered it, but feared all the pathless, steep and technical looking descents were actually tourist steps.

The list of people finishing behind me at the 1981 Kentmere race includes K Shand, J Norman, M Short, P Walkington, R Pilbeam, C Donnelly and H...

Ha ha. Results don't always tell the whole story. I once beat Yiannis Tridimas to First V65 at Thievely Pike and when I expressed my astonishment ...

I did Mr B. Nothing to get excited about though. He hardly broke sweat, trotting around whilst returning from injury.

I see you beat Billy cartwright at Ilam at the weekend, LB.

12.12 miles, 2,353 feet, 3 hours 21 minutes: Rothay Bridge in Ambleside to Slater Bridge in Little Langdale and back, going out via Clappersgate, Bog...

Yep. Obviously the RO should be told "for information". It brings to mind an infamous English Champs race where a blatant short cut was taken...

Join 'em I say! ;)

Yes, need to find out whether it's contravening race route and then take it up with RO. I've done a couple of Shropshire fell races where there is...

No place for that around here. Ban the lot of 'em, I say.

There's nothing wrong with it. But some folk's don't love it no more.😥

Caught a couple of blokes fiddling with their phones at the bar on something called Discord. Should I ban 'em?

Mark is correct...was there a prescribed route between check points or was it open to choice?

Press-ups. I started with a single right arm hoop knee press-up - success - I will try a left arm one next time. Then, on toes, hoop...

But was it a prescribed route to the finish. With respect ROs don't always make it clear. I've known flagged sections that are 'recommended'...

10.09 miles, 2,956 feet, 3 hours 5 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides, including up the race route steps, along the ridge to the true top, down to...