It wos ‘Imm wot started it mister. Snot my fault.
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Originally Posted by Witton Park
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It wos ‘Imm wot started it mister. Snot my fault.
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Originally Posted by Witton Park
9 very hilly miles on the roads to the west of Otley. Only benefit of road running is that you don't have to watch your feet all the time and can look at the view.
Bike ride today, managed 14 miles (about 41/2 off road) which came out at 1870ft, but most of that is on the way out 7 miles. That's enough hills for my little legs at this stage.
20k road bike with just over 300m of ascent.
Nice afternoon to be out with a little sunshine breaking through.
Well, that's my permitted exercise outdoors for today.
Another 26km/500m ascent bike ride this evening. I like to pick up on the positive in all this and every ride I have done in the last week or so, I have seen lots of families out exercising together. Let's hope it continues post-virus.
8 mile, 1000ft 2:30
Similar to last two days with a slight extension at the end.
Looks like the walks will come to an end Sunday. Mrs WP called back in to work from Monday. Seems that they have agreed to make PPE for the NHS/Care sector.
Drove A couple of miles to do a couple of miles. I am angry at my local council for compromising my safety by closing paths and parks forcing me to run in areas I cannot avoid proximity to people, so I ignored the closure sign
The council should be prosecuted for conspiracy with landowners to actively prevent others social distancing as required by the law
. My approach to this would be to sack half the council. If they still have enough resource to close the park ( or prevent fell races at other times of year) then sack another half till all they have left is time to do the job they are paid to do, instead of more non jobs like this
Ps comparing your experience Witton - the ( 300 man) biotech facility still hasn’t been asked to help despite having all the modern equipment and skills needed. PHE bosses need sacking. Not the governments fault.
They'd probably get a tidy severance package and then after a little holiday be back in employment in another department, or as a consultant :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Oracle
But apart from that Oracle, have you had a good day?Quote:
Originally Posted by Oracle
Trying to do a foreign tax return, probably explains my grumpiness. Even then I was happy till I saw the path closed signs!
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Originally Posted by Graham Breeze
Pleasant 10 mile plod on fields and trails. Skirted the villages of Thorner and Barwick in Elmet on the outskirts of north east Leeds. Fine evening for it. Saw few people on large stretches of my route.
Just make a large donation to charity and feel virtuous!Quote:
Originally Posted by Oracle
Today's run passed the other end of this path. It appeared that it had been blocked there as well, but someone had tossed the obstacle aside. Sensible fellow!Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonykay
Today's PDE was a 5 mile walk at dusk with the dogs to Shining Bank Quarry and back. A beautiful still evening and saw 6 roe deer and a few bats but no humans. Nice!
The humans were keeping away because they knew that coronavirus came from bats.Quote:
Originally Posted by Llani Boy
Walk again with Mrs WP.
12.2 miles, 1700ft, 4 hours.
Headed south to Tockholes then worked around clockwise to Hoghton Tower, and then Billinge Woods to the North of Witton then back home.
Had a bimble up to the standing stone and back, about 7 miles, my legs were knackered on the climb up - this government enforced daily exercise regime is hard, I think OAPs should be allowed one day a week off. Walking with Missus tomorrow.
9.5 miles, 2,700 ft, over and around Loughrigg, mainly on grassy trods. Not many about, some needed reminding to keep to one side of the road/tracks. It is said some tourists have arrived in Ambleside today. Hope not, but it would seem it is true.
42 miles, 4200 feet (such symmetry!) and I probably saw 420 cyclists.
Riding through a deserted Burnsall it occurred to me that with pubs/cafes/car parks/gift shops & etc closed - why would anyone wish to visit in a car?
Because they are HalfwitsQuote:
Originally Posted by Graham Breeze
Yes, we all know that 42 is the answer, but what is the question?Quote:
Originally Posted by Graham Breeze
Well today it was "where is the forecast sunshine and what am I doing out in a freezing wind?":)Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonykay
that's tomorrow :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Graham Breeze
An easy 9.5 miles, a few feet ascent (hills not very high around here) with the dogs this morning. Usual route through woods and fields, along footpaths, and a small amount of road. Saw 2 dog walkers and 2 runners. Today's bonus - for the first time since October I came back without shoes and legs caked in mud, and better still the dogs didn't need hosing down; I think the rain finally stopped a couple of weeks ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aboZctrHfK8Quote:
Originally Posted by anthonykay
Not a problem on an e-bike gum!Quote:
Originally Posted by Graham Breeze
was warm enough for me to run shirtless today... these northern/southern/western softies (delete as applicable!)
Todays PDE was an evening 6 miles run round Lathkill Dale. Surprisingly warm and the HH Lifa base layer under my T shirt was definitely not needed. Saw a heron, 2 dippers,assorted ducks and a swan sat on her nest.
No humans or bats this evening!
That old boy is inappropriate following the Fell runner's guide linesQuote:
Originally Posted by Graham Breeze
The time spent out doors is not fair or savey.
As a person in your position I would expect better.
Don't take the piss GB
The old boy is also slowing down, since it must have taken him 4.20Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
He’s hoping nobody noticed the 42W motor in those wide bianchi tubes!
12.3 miles, it's giving me 1200ft but I reckon 900-1000ft. 3:43
Canal, Brinscall (where we decided against including Great Hill) Roddlesworth, home.
Strange thing is my Strava is default set up for a run, so when I edit and convert to a walk, it increased the ascent from 1,000ft to 1200ft!
Met an old frind of ours on the dam in Roddlesworth and had a good chat at safe distance. Then met an old primary school make of WPette's at the high point of today's walk in Tockholes. She's around 24 now, was out on a run and haven't seen her since she stopped hurdling at the club at around 15.
It was windy at times.
A very gentle walk with the Missus today, took the clippers round to a footpath I've been clearing and gave the brambles a haircut before they swamp the path again. Nice walk in the sunshine.
A few miles round the block on a bike, dodging kamikaze kids on bikes!
8 mile run for me today including my local park, Temple Newsam. Normally it would be rammed on a day like today. But it was fairly quiet with walkers and runners keeping their distance.
Worrying comments from Hancock this morning threatening to ban exercise. This seemingly in response to some people sunbathing in parks yesterday. I think this would be a terrible response. Getting out once a day is the only thing keeping many people sane.
13 miles, 3,700 ft - over Loughrigg to Silver Howe and back the same way. Not as warm/sunny as promised, but perfect for running. Some people needed reminding to go to one side - more about today than on any other lockdown day, but still not many.
A total exercise ban would be self defeating and illogical - a bit like banning all driving because some are going outside their local area - people would defy it - and they would then defy other rules as well.
Hancock is confused between exercise and outdoor activities.
Be a shame to see exercise banned but there are people on here are doing too much in my opinion.
Always the same though. The minority will spoil it for the majority. This is where our society is poor. Bring the minorities to justice.
Don't punish us all.
It depends how you look at it... what about your 20km bike rides... taking you much further away from your home, even though it might take you less than two hours to complete your ride. Someone might take that long to do a 5 mile walk round their local streets...
What about GB's 42 mile ride.... on the face of it sounds a lot, but probably took him less time out the house than WP's 9 mile walk...?
Don't think you can go round claiming that people are doing too much...
Ten days or so back i made a non-essential (in a lot of people's eyes) journey to pick up a treadmill... but apart from a couple of shopping trips, i've not had to leave my house/garage since then...
We could all theoretically do less, until we're doing nothing at all. I don't think we should be so quick to judge each other...
Nobody is being prevented from going outside, they can go for a gentle walk, run, bike so long as they do that and keep apart. This is not acceptable:Quote:
Originally Posted by Muddy Retriever
It comes as Brockwell Park in Lambeth was forced to close on Sunday after more than 3,000 people spent the day there sunbathing or in large groups on Saturday.
If a percentage of the population continue to act like idiots, we will be treated like idiots. Hopefully a few threats and some sabre rattling will have the desired effect. But if we are shut down, it is not the government I shall blame, but us.
How many people do we think were completely abusing their 'right' to go out and do what they want...? At the highest estimate, 50,000 people across the UK (sounds a lot to me), out of a population of 66 million...Quote:
Originally Posted by molehill
That is something like 0.075% of the population of the UK... i think it will be a huge overreaction to lock everybody inside off the back of such a small minority taking the p**s... i'd much rather the police went out in force against those bbq'ing on the beach, etc, using the powers they already have, than granting permission to totally shut down society...