Todays permitted exercise!

8.28 miles, 3,014 feet, 2 hours 43 minutes: Wansfell Pike, including up/down the race route from/to the kissing gate, and to the true top and back to the Pike via Nanny Lane both ways. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 1,500 feet. Constant drizzle/light rain. A moderate breeze from the south west. Terrain saturated/streaming and very slippery. I saw about 20 walkers on the fell; there were 2 runners in the valley and 1 on the fell.

The race route descent was a bit of a muddy mess in places, but overall I am surprised how well it stood up to yesterday's event.

10.2 miles, 3,698 feet, 3 hours 24 minutes: Loughrigg trails, taking in Todd and Ivy Crags, Lily Tarn, and the loop down the race route to the road at High Close and back up again. Sunshine and clouds, mainly the latter, with the cloud base at about 2,500 feet. A strong blustery cold wind from the west. Intermittent light/moderate showers of rain and graupel. Terrain saturated and very slippery. Lots of walkers on the fell; no other runners seen.

I have no doubt the strong wind has exaggerated the height gain.

10.05 miles, 3,736 feet, 3 hours 36 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides, including up/down the race route from/to the kissing gate, and down to the top of the Hundreds Road and back up again. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 1,000 feet. Constant drizzle/light rain; a strong wind from the south west. Terrain saturated /streaming and very slippery. Lots of walkers in the valley, very few on the fell. No other runners seen.

10.22 miles, 2,796 feet, 3 hours 24 minutes: Loughrigg trails, taking in Todd and Ivy Crags, Lily Tarn, and the loop down the race route to the road at High Close and back up the Loughrigg Tarn steps. Overcast, with banks of cloud at multiple levels, so no distinct cloud base. No wind; intermittent drizzle. Terrain saturated and slippery. Lots of walkers on the fell; no other runners seen.

8.04 miles, 2,724 feet, 2 hours 44 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides, including up/down the race route from/to the kissing gate, and the loop along the ridge to the true top, down to Nanny Lane, and back up again. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 1,000 feet. Almost constant drizzle/light rain. A strong wind from the south. Terrain saturated/streaming and very slippery. I saw about 2 dozen walkers on the fell, and a couple of runners.

I have never seen so much water cascading down the Wansfell steps.

Good on yer Mike. Another year of quietly doing epic.

Thanks Mossdog - so lucky to live where I do.

11.74 miles, 3,536 feet, 4 hours 10 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Clappersgate - Todd Crag - Lily Tarn - Ivy Crag - Loughrigg top - down the race route to the road at High Close - Silver How - High Close and back up the race route to Loughrigg top - down past the old golf club - Miller Bridge - Rothay Bridge. Almost wall to wall sunshine, just a few clouds above the high tops in the distance. A moderate breeze from the north. No Rain. Terrain frozen/crunchy in many places - if anything this improved the grip. Ice on some puddles. Lots of walkers about.

There were 4 runners at Loughrigg top when I first got there, and 2 at Silver How, 1 of whom I knew from a coaching course many years ago - I showed her and her companion some of the Loughrigg Silver How race route.

7.13 miles, 2,587 feet, 2 hours 30 minutes: Wansfell Pike, including up/down the race route from/to the kissing gate. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 800 feet. Constant light/moderate rain. A moderate wind from the south - as is often the case it was very strong at the top of the Pike. Terrain saturated/streaming and very slippery; it was still firm in places from the recent freeze but it is too warm/wet to still be crunchy. I saw only 4 walkers on the fell; there was 1 runner in the valley.

8.1 miles, 2,454 feet, 2 hours 24 minutes: Loughrigg trails, including Todd and Ivy Crags, Lily Tarn and Loughrigg top. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 1,200 feet. Almost continuous light/moderate rain - this, combined with a strong blustery wind from the south west made for interesting conditions, even at this level. Terrain saturated/streaming and very slippery, though I did not attempt any challenging gradients or surfaces today. I saw about a dozen walkers on the fell, and 1 runner.