Open 5. Not heard of that, I'd maybe fancy a go at one or two of them if I could get the dates and didn't have stuff on already. So much to do, so little time!! :)
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Open 5. Not heard of that, I'd maybe fancy a go at one or two of them if I could get the dates and didn't have stuff on already. So much to do, so little time!! :)
5m with dog, plenty of folk out sledging. Saw an old motorbike sidecar combination, a funny sign and lots of snow, thawing quickly now.
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Nice trot out to Bolton Abbey and back from home; 7.5 to 8miles-ish. Steadily away because we stopped to take plenty of photos :thumbup:
Warm down, Patterdale style!
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9.5 miles 1770' climb in local hills. I was planning on going a bit further but the snow tired me out so I shortened my route :D
He looks like one pooped pooch :DQuote:
Originally Posted by stevefoster
No pace judgment these young uns, she's probably done 10m to my 5m though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alf
Poor lass, everybody thinks she's a lad!
Awww, she's gorgeous. I love Patterdales.
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Originally Posted by stevefoster
orrest head onto garburn pass onto sour howes and back approx 8m 1725ft accent 6-8" of snow, sunny
First fell run in ages for me. 12 miles / 4000ft, from Scales, up Blencathra (over Blease Fell) then onto Bannerdale Crags, down into Mungrisedale then back over the col between Blencathra and Souther Fell to Scales. Lots of fresh powdery snow (especially on Bannerdale Crags) made it bloody hard work! Great to be running in the hills again though. Saw another group of runners on the summit of Blencathra.
I took the lazy option and did 12 miles from home over Scout Scar and Cunswick fell. Brilliant sunshine South lakes but a bit cloud on the eastern fells so made the right choice.
Not a lot today,just a few steady trail miles.
Planning 3 or 4 climbs of Kinder Scout tomorrow,weather permitting. Anyone know how it is underfoot up there today ?
You must be near me as that's my run out from the house! Hoping to take a trot up there tomorrow subject to my chest feeling ok. For well over a week I've had a cold that's turned in to right bugger on my chest. Itching to get out for a run!Quote:
Originally Posted by mattp
11 miles, just over 1,000 ft of up, but had to do 12 reps to achieve this; snow underfoot, but it had been smoothed out by a truck. If only I lived somewhere hillier!
10 miles over Baildon, Ilkley & Burley moors on my "Rombalds Stride" legs. Which felt surprisingly good & begs the question, did I push myself hard enough on Saturday ? Stunning conditions for running. Cold, sunny, very gentle breeze, bit snowy, bit slushy.......fantastic !
Started my run tonight and after 1k my left calf went very tight, had to walk home, will try the turbo trainer for the next week or so.
First run today for 11 days. Felt good, if a little more wheezy than I'd like. Hoping it's turfed the lurgy out for good now. Subject to no problems from today's short one I'm hoping to stick in a big day on Thursday.
Took the new Wave Harriers out for a gentle test and ended up doing 2500 ft of hill repeats.
last weeks totalQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
including the 2 runs over the weekend
47 miles and 6000ft, a bit dissapointed with the climbing but it would have been more if Mickledon wasn't cancelled.
Monday night race 6.35 miles 1020ft climb
supposed to be an easy trail 10 miler this morning, 10 mile trail it was, easy it was not. still lots of snow and ice out there so had a mixed run of rutted ice or deep crusty snow, still it's all good for the legs...
Fantastic little run late on this afternoon, up to Bare House across to the Bycliffe Road then onto Mossdale Scar shooters House and back the same way. Did not see a soul just me and hundreds of rabbits running on top of the snow looking for some thing to eat.:thumbup:
15 miler on the roads (though still with 500ft ascent) around Quernmore (near the Trough of Bowland). Upping the miles for the Edale Skyline, not long to go...
Tonight I had a small flock of rats run over my feet whilst passing a field with a few huge piles of hen sh1t plonked at the side of it......jumped out of my bloody skin!
Thats about what I'm doing each week Ian. According to my garmin 'dashboard' :cool: my last five weeks of running are:Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
53 miles with 9,671 ft
37 miles with 5,980 ft
42.5 miles with 6,764 ft
45.5 miles with 7,429 ft
43.5 miles with 6,687 ft
Average is 44.3 miles with 7,306 feet. I'm now also really good at exporting running stats from garmin connect into excel... and the needle on my geekometer is getting dangerously into the red :)
And Al, surely it was a plague of rats, not a flock? Get your collective nouns right!
Said to hell with a pile of deadlines yesterday and ran for the hills....Attachment 5674 ... only met 2 folk on the whole round... any guesses?
Looks like Eel Crag/Crag Hill from the top of Grisedale Pike (or maybe Hopegill Head?).
Easy one but where's this (taken today)?
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Putting on pictures like that Mark could be your "down fall"Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Smith
you could have been a bit kinder in your review...?
5 mile speed session including 6 reps up pit tip, (we have to make do with what we have got ) in quite deep snow , then 1 hour in gym, killer session on rower, bike and tredmill, good session and fully recoverd from tuesdays killer on and around Higger Tor, all going well for the skyline.
One word: LETHAL. In all my years of running I have never known it as icy & slippy ont' fells ! 10 miles over the tops from Saltaire to Burley. Took me an hour & a half ! Everything is covered in a blanket of ice. Had a few "bambi moments", but managed not to fall.
2 hours and around 10 miles on Ilkley Moor this morning.
Ice everywhere.
Jez, get yourself some flippin Microspikes!
Morgan, I know ! My brother-in-Law has just been saying the same thing to me !!
A nice 10 miles up Cut Gate along to Margery Hill and High Stones and back. Very Icy, lethal in places! One mysterious paw print. No Human prints within 20 yards, and heading off into the moors away from any path.
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Chased by some long horn cattle today near Fox House , really scary and very icy. They were after the dog who I have off the lead anyway , trouble is he sticks to me like S**t to a blanket so that left me in the firing line . Lots of shouting and arm waving while backing away all the way to Stoney Ridge Rd about 400 meters to the ladder style , don't mind admitting it was scary. Ruined my route
Glacial 9 miles around Scarth moor and Arncliffe woods before 5km of O in Cod Beck woods. Bushed, tomorrow's Danby Beacon may be a bit faaast for my weary body. I really hope I'm sandbagging!
Should see you down there nic, although not quite sure how im getn down yet, might have to get the bike owt yet :pQuote:
Originally Posted by ba-ba
Bogmonster footprint? looking for somewhere to go to sleep? Giant Hare?? The Broomhead beast???Quote:
Originally Posted by Rodders
The high Stones Hippo?Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Fairfield Horseshoe from Rydal. Rydal side was crisp icey snow which suited micro spikes but the return leg had some deep snow that was soft enough to sink into. Very hard work (for a slow un like me).
Aye. Me and a friend did the Trig this morning. Pretty much moonwalked up and ice skated down. Slowest run ever but great :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell