Today's Training

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Originally Posted by merrylegs

12m/2335ft heavy snow at one point then bright, blue sunshine, foot still hurting a bit but seems a lot better, ibuprofen;)

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same for me. Set off at 8.30 this morning on a long trip round a bit of the HPM Bitingly cold at one point with a hard frost making the ground uncomfortable to run on unless you got on the marble hard snow then it was like road running.

Fairhomes up to Lost Lad then followed watershed route to Wainstones where I cut down to the swamp and back via Alport and the Defiant wreck(first time I've been there) by Rowlee pasture.

Feeling it by the end but it could be the intense cold/carrying a heavier load/tired Legs from Mondays race/all of the above:o or the fact i've not done much long stuff recently.

22.2 miles 2,100ft

I'll post some pictures on the HPM thread later

Wednesday night headtorcher with the club. Bit of snow in the air and some on the ground, chips and gravy and excellent Landlord made for a slendid night. Who cares how far we ran; it's of little consequence! :cool:

I have done 4 miles round Marianplatz on monday night- 32 minutes
7 miles yesterday-44 minutes
5k today in Nuremburg- 18;12

Oh im in Germany by the way

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Originally Posted by TurboTom

I have done 4 miles round Marianplatz on monday night- 32 minutes
7 miles yesterday-44 minutes
5k today in Nuremburg- 18;12

Oh im in Germany by the way

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Wondered why i couldn't find Nuremburg in the A-Z of Manchester:D

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Originally Posted by swift

A little bird told that you did,


6.11 miles. 1 233.5958 feet climb. :)

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Is that 1233ft swift? :confused: :)

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Originally Posted by Derby Tup

Is that 1233ft swift? :confused: :)

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If you miss out the decimal point i reckon your BG ready mate;)

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Originally Posted by merrylegs

If you miss out the decimal point i reckon your BG ready mate;)

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12million feet in 6miles sound hellish steep :eek:

I'd have guessed 6ml and 800ft tbh

Tonight i did my first orienteering event.

It was on the streets on Lancaster and it was a very good experience.
I was on the 75 minute course, it went ok.....i was almost last but hey ho i had a good interval session.
580 points (winner was well over 1000+) 7.62 miles with 557ft of climbing.:D

Even Mr Wheezing Donkey was there!


First time ive run 3 days on the trot....ever!!!

Normal training finally resumed since saturdays race.

My usual 7mile training loop.

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Originally Posted by ukhursty

Normal training finally resumed since saturdays race.

My usual 7mile training loop.

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Ah! Just PMd you about a lunchtime run, but see you've already been out.:rolleyes:

Anybody training on Edale Skyline route in next week. If so drop us a PM.{I am very slow}.

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Originally Posted by Herakles

Anybody training on Edale Skyline route in next week. If so drop us a PM.{I am very slow}.

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You seen this thread?

http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/showthread.php?t=10514

Check it out. :)

A regular 6.5 mile route yesterday, made more interesting by a short blizzard. 20 minutes cold sunshine, 15 minutes blizzard, 15 minutes snow.

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Originally Posted by Al Fowler

Tonight i did my first orienteering event.

It was on the streets on Lancaster and it was a very good experience.
I was on the 75 minute course, it went ok.....i was almost last but hey ho i had a good interval session.
580 points (winner was well over 1000+) 7.62 miles with 557ft of climbing.:D

Even Mr Wheezing Donkey was there!


First time ive run 3 days on the trot....ever!!!

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How did that work Al? I went to Uni in Lancaster. The only competition I did was the gallon challenge in the Penny Bank!

Looking forward to finishing work at 1 tomorrow. Drive up to Rosedale Abbey & a 9 miler in the heart of the North Yorkshire Moors to Dale Head & back. Has anybody run this route ? The view down the valley, on a clear day, is unbeatable. I'll be then fully prepped for the Castleton Beacon race on Sunday.

Well thanks to the servers being down at work I was able to make up for sleeping in this morning and missing my planned run and got across to Pendle at lunchtime.

A rough following of the 2nd half of FTOP. Lovely crisp day, clear blue sky, cracking views from the top. Struggled all the way though. Thought it'd be fun to go with an unnecessary load in my rucksack, and got there and realised I hadn't eaten and only had 2 cereal bars on me. Still, all miles and feet of cimb under my belt. Threw in a last climb up through Fell Wood too, just to finish those legs off!!

10.7mi, 3,122ft, & *whispers in embarrassed fashion* 2h38m:o

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/24445588

Makes you glad to be alive!! :cool:

(P.S. Also had the weird, almost hallucinatory experience of 'growing' during the run whenever I took my shades off. I felt another 2ft off the ground!:eek::confused:)

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Originally Posted by southernsoftie

Well thanks to the servers being down at work I was able to make up for sleeping in this morning and missing my planned run and got across to Pendle at lunchtime.

A rough following of the 2nd half of FTOP. Lovely crisp day, clear blue sky, cracking views from the top. Struggled all the way though. Thought it'd be fun to go with an unnecessary load in my rucksack, and got there and realised I hadn't eaten and only had 2 cereal bars on me. Still, all miles and feet of cimb under my belt. Threw in a last climb up through Fell Wood too, just to finish those legs off!!

10.7mi, 3,122ft, & *whispers in embarrassed fashion* 2h38m:o

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/24445588

Makes you glad to be alive!! :cool:

(P.S. Also had the weird, amost hallucinatory experience of 'growing' during the run whenever I took my shades off. I felt another 2ft off the ground!:eek::confused:)

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Fell wood is a bugger of a climb, but great for reps int summer.

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Originally Posted by The Original MountainGoat

How did that work Al? I went to Uni in Lancaster. The only competition I did was the gallon challenge in the Penny Bank!

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Well there was a 40 minute class, 60 minute and a 75 minute class i think?

You have exactly that time to visit various point indicated on the map. These may be a lamp-post, telegraph-pole, sign, date/plaque etc.

Each is worth different points from just 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60. You spend the 75 minutes running round with your map trying to back as many as possible.

I think you get a point taken off your score for every 2 seconds you are late.

There is a series....next one is st annes, then penwortham i do believe.

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Originally Posted by Al Fowler

Tonight i did my first orienteering event.

It was on the streets on Lancaster and it was a very good experience.
I was on the 75 minute course, it went ok.....i was almost last but hey ho i had a good interval session.
580 points (winner was well over 1000+) 7.62 miles with 557ft of climbing.:D

Even Mr Wheezing Donkey was there!


First time ive run 3 days on the trot....ever!!!

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Hope you kept away from the less salubrious areas of Lancaster mate, i wasnt too happy running on my own in the pitch black on the footpath around Marsh estate. I reckon i got 810 points, i think the winner got 1270. One of the 50 point controls was outside our house.

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Originally Posted by Richard Head

Hope you kept away from the less salubrious areas of Lancaster mate, i wasnt too happy running on my own in the pitch black on the footpath around Marsh estate. I reckon i got 810 points, i think the winner got 1270. One of the 50 point controls was outside our house.

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Ha, i stayed at the bottom of the map...so the only dodgy bit was running along the canal - but that was quite enjoyable.

I think i got something around 580 points, could have bagged probably 200 more if i didnt get lost and totally lose my bearing on where the hell i was.
Never been to lancaster before so had no 'LK'...damn:rolleyes:

Some d*ck did laugh at me for having a headtorch on though, but i suppose he's got a point.

Been doing short runs this week - turned ankle on Sunday and it's been a tad unstable...

Managed 1.5 miles tuesday, 2 yesterday and 2.5 today. Not a lot of hill, about 250' per run, but nice to get out in the frost and dusting of snow today. Felt like summer underfoot, but without the sweating!

12k on one of my local runs up to Top of Pike and back taking in a reservoir or two on the return leg.

1500mtr swim tonight (easy pace)

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Originally Posted by PaulE

Been doing short runs this week - turned ankle on Sunday and it's been a tad unstable...

Managed 1.5 miles tuesday, 2 yesterday and 2.5 today. Not a lot of hill, about 250' per run, but nice to get out in the frost and dusting of snow today. Felt like summer underfoot, but without the sweating!

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Ditto !!

did mine last week and have only run a handful of times since..one of them longer than i should have

easy trot this afternoon..i full light and on good paths

Round the 7 mile training loop again this morning, slightly better than yesterday.

Can still feel that bleedin trog in my legs though....ah well, must train harder. :)

16.6 miles 2,100ft

HPM route from Cut Throat Bridge to Snake summit.

more snow than on Wednesday with the ground still frozen hard. Ran with Mick from team "Nuns from Chinley" he was told to push me a bit! went round in 3.20 which was pretty good as we looking at different lines.

Passed team " 3 Ramblers and a farmers wife" ;):D ( I'll be in trouble for that) near Cutgate on their own recce.

Going out again later in the week with Youngfeller.

6 miles this morning round the Pilgrims Cross fell race course. Great running weather today :D

12 mile today up and around kinder lots of snow.:)

13 miles today, including a lovely bit from high neb on stanage direct to wyming brook. Ankle feels fine too, should be fully ready for next weekend's mini-MM at Macc Forest.

On Red Screes from Kirkstone Inn looking at route for JNC.
A total white out at top, lots of snow n ice visibility down to 10 metres or less with snow n wind blowing into eyes.
By the time I got back to car the sun was shining n looked like the mist had cleared off the tops.

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16.6 miles 2,100ft

HPM route from Cut Throat Bridge to Snake summit.


Passed team " 3 Ramblers and a farmers wife" ;):D ( I'll be in trouble for that) near Cutgate on their own recce.

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Saw your tracks this morn along Wilferry edge? Still plenty of snow up Cut Gate.

Went up the Straddle route from blue gates with a whippersnapper this morning. Luckily he slowed down before me!

In the absence of any fells I managed 8 miles across some muddy fields and footpaths. Felt like I was running in diving boots at times with the amount of mud accumulating around my feet :eek:

Middleton-in-Teesdale to Cronkley to Micklefell to Dufton - about 20 miles (3 hours 5 mins) and a 9 mile walk with friends back up to and around High Cup Nick afterwards - lovely:)

4 mile XC today had hoped to be able to do the Parbold Hill race but a furniture delivery arrived much later than anticipated. Not been able to get much running in over the last 2 weeks due to a very heavy workload and Ofsted inspection.

A steady hilly 8 on the roads. lovely morning and nearly binned the idea for a run round Mickledon but too much work to do at home

4 recovery miles after a short lay off - hope to get more off road miles done this time around.

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Originally Posted by PaulE

13 miles today, including a lovely bit from high neb on stanage direct to wyming brook. Ankle feels fine too, should be fully ready for next weekend's mini-MM at Macc Forest.

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Which way did you go from stanage direct to wyming brook? Never been that way before!

Started this morning in the pool for five sets of 5 lengths crawl/5 lengths 'running'.

Will be hitting the hotel gym this evening for some rowing, biking and CV circuits, after a run with a weighted pack.

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Originally Posted by The Original MountainGoat

Which way did you go from stanage direct to wyming brook? Never been that way before!

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There's two good ways
1) from the cairns at Crow Chin follow left side of valley rough at first but trods appear. best done late or early in season before the dreaded Bracken get too high. I suspect this is the way Paul Went by an earlier post.
or
2) From High Neb 'Bus shelter' follow grouse Butts to Spot Height then wall line all the way. this is good running on short grass for most of the way.

Don't forget to say hi to the ghost in the cabin;)

A jaunt up Penyghent this morning.

New snow on the ground and plenty more coming down.

The Pennine Way path down (in my case today) has vanished under several substantial snow banks just before the hairpin bend. Lots of fun with an inch of new wet snow on top of hard icy old snow. :eek: