Todays permitted exercise!

10.18 miles, 2,864 feet, 3 hours 20 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides, including along the ridge to the true top, down to the top of Hundreds Road and back up again, and up/down the race route from/to the kissing gate. Overcast, with the main cloud base at about 1,500 feet, and banks of cloud at various levels below that. Intermittent drizzle; a moderate breeze from the north. Terrain saturated/streaming/slippery. Given the weather, I was surprised how many walkers were on the fell, though I did start later than usual - Dental visit, all OK thankfully.

The race route descent is really good, despite all the rain.

10.28 miles, 3,100 feet, 3 hours 15 minutes: Loughrigg trails, including down the race route to the road at High Close, down through Deerbolts Woods to Grasmere shore, and back up to the top via the steps overlooking Grasmere. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 2,000 feet. No rain. A moderately strong wind from the north. Terrain wet/saturated and slippery in places. Lots of walkers on the fell; 3 other runners seen.

One of the runners had a rather threatening dog that was not on a lead. "It is very friendly". Lots of subsequent l'esprit de l'escalier.

11.41 miles, 3,337 feet, 3 hours 24 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 3 sides, including along the ridge to the true top, down to the upper section of Hundred Road and back up, down to High Skelgyll Farm and back up, and up/down the race route from/to the kissing gate. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 2,000 feet. Intermittent inconsequential drizzle. A moderate wind from the south east. Terrain damp/wet and slippery in places. Not many walkers about, 3 other runners seen.

2 of the runners had a dog with them, it barked at me, once, from a distance, and was not at all aggressive - they apologised - that is the way to do it.

10.28 miles, 2,624 feet, 3 hours 7 minutes: Loughrigg trails, including down the race route to the road at High Close, and up the steps overlooking Grasmere. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 2,500 feet. Intermittent drizzle; intermittent weak sunshine. A moderate breeze from the north. Terrain dry/damp/wet/saturated and slippery in places. Not many walkers about; 2 other runners seen.

8.19 miles, 1,457 feet, 1 hour 41 minutes: The 9 hills of Ambleside, so all on road/pavement. Constant drizzle/light rain. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 1,500 feet. A gusty wind from the south, even at this level. Lots of puddles. Very few people about; no other runners seen.

I had on full waterproof kit, albeit very lightweight - it was just right.

10.15 miles, 595 feet, 2 hours 11 minutes: Low level roads in/around Ambleside/Rydal, so all on road/pavement. Initially overcast, with the cloud base at about 1,000 feet, later probably double that. Almost continuous drizzle/light to moderate rain. A surprisingly warm wind from the south. Lots of walkers about despite the rain; 1 other runner seen. As I was finshing the sun came out and there were patches of blue sky.

The Under Loughrigg Road was under several inches of water in places.

10.21 miles, 3,079 feet, 3 hours 22 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides, including down to the upper section of Hundreds Road and up to the true top, then along the ridge to the Pike, and up/down the race route from/to the kissing gate. A mixture of sunshine/blue sky and clouds, with the cloud base at about 2,500 feet. A few minutes of drizzle; a moderate breeze from the south. Terrain damp/wet/saturated and slippery. Quite a few walkers on the fell; 1 other runner seen.

10.83 miles, 3,089 feet, 3 hours 41 minutes: Loughrigg trails, including down the race route to the road at High Close, right along the road, then up the steps overlooking Grasmere. Overcast - initially the cloud base was at about 600 feet, later, it was above most of the high tops, and there were some glimpses of blue sky. A few minutes of drizzle, a moderate breeze from the east. Terrain damp/wet/saturated and slippery in places. Not many walkers about; 3 other runners seen.

13.15 miles, 3,715 feet, 4 hours 11 minutes: Ambleside - Low Sweden Bridge - rock step - Low Pike - High Pike - Pile of Stones between Hart and Dove Crags - Dove Crag - Scandale - Red Screes - south ridge - Roundhill Farm - Ambleside. A mixture of sunshine/blue sky and high clouds, mainly the latter. A moderately strong quite cold wind from the south. No rain. Terrain anything from dry to damp/wet/saturated and slippery in places. Lots of walkers on the fells; 7 other runners seen.

I took the Hodgson Relay trod just to the south west of Dove Crag, then came back over it before joining the route down to Scandale. On the initial ascent I stayed on the race side of the wall until just before Dove Crag.

9.59 miles, 2,615 feet, 3 hours: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides, including up the race route from the kissing gate, along the ridge to the true top, down to the top of Hundreds Road, back up to the Pike, and down the race route. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 700 feet. Almost constant drizzle/light rain. A moderately
strong wind from the south. Terrain saturated/streaming and slippery. I was surprised how many walkers were on the fell, but then the forecast was rather better than the actual conditions. 1 other runner seen.