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    10.75 miles - (actually 12.55, as my Garmin for some reason did not record the first 1.8 miles - I repeated it later to check the missed distance), 2,684 feet, 3 hours 10 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Roman Ruins - Borrans Park - Stagshaw Gardens - Champion Tree Trail - High Skelghyll - Skelghyll Lane - Holdback Lane - Low Wood - High Skelghyll - Wansfell Pike - race route descent - Waterhead- Stagshaw Gardens - Borrans Park - Roman Ruins - Rothay Bridge. Overcast, with the main cloud base at about 2,000 feet; banks of cloud at various levels below that. Intermittent drizzle/light to moderate rain. A moderate breeze from the north. Terrain wet/saturated/streaming/slippery - I wore an old pair of Mudtalons as they were "dry" - for about 5 minutes. Very few walkers about; 1 runner and 3 grey squirrels seen.

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    10.49 miles, 3,029 feet, 3 hours 28 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Under Loughrigg Road - Fox Ghyll - Loughrigg top - race descent to High Close - Deerbolts Woods to Grasmere shore - White Moss - Loughrigg Terrace - up the steps overlooking Grasmere to Loughrigg top - down past the old golf club to Brow Head - across the bridge, up to the kissing gate and down again - Miller Bridge - Rothay Bridge. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 1,500 feet, misty in the distance. A few minutes of drizzle. A blustery wind from the north east. Terrain wet/saturated/slippery. Not many walkers on the fells; 3 runners seen.

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    10.66 miles, 3,013 feet, 3 hours 25 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Miller Bridge - Rydal Park - Low Sweden Bridge - rock step - High Sweden Bridge - Scandale - Red Screes - south ridge - Golden Rule Pub - Ambleside. Lots of lovely blue sky, some high fluffy/streaky clouds. A strong cold wind from the north. No rain. Terrain mainly dry with good grip. Not many walkers about; 1 runner seen - in the valley.

    I forgot to mention that some ashes have been spread on the top of Loughrigg - they are persisting despite all the recent rain. Nearby are of course sheep droppings and banana skin. Odd. Spread me well away from pedestrian traffic please, so that at least if I get "mixed up" nobody will see it.

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    10.1 miles, 3,149 feet, 3 hours 37 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides, ascending the first time via Kelsick Scar, the second time via Nanny Lane to the true top and Baystones, then along the ridge; I descended back to Ambleside via the race route. A mixture of sunshine, blue sky, and clouds that were mostly above the high tops. A few minutes of drizzle. A moderate breeze from the south west. Terrain dry/damp with mainly good grip - new Mudtalons help of course. Not many walkers on the fell; 1 runner seen.

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    10.04 miles, 2,719 feet, 3 hours 13 minutes: Loughrigg trails, including the race descent to the road at High Close, down to Grasmere shore, and back up to the top. Initially it was quite sunny, with banks of cloud in various places; it became more and more overcast, and started to rain about half way through the run. A moderate wind from the south west. Terrain initially dry, later wet/saturated/slippery. Lots of walkers on the fell, some in big groups; 3 runners seen.

    I could see it was raining heavily on Bowfell - those slippery rocks must have been fun.

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    I had a breakfast bap at Keswick yha this morning, the one by the river, 8.50 for saus bac egg hbrown all in a bun. It was one of those shitty fake brioche buns and the bacon was still oinking, but apart from that quite good value. It came with a pot of tea for one thrown in too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr brightside View Post
    I had a breakfast bap at Keswick yha this morning, the one by the river, 8.50 for saus bac egg hbrown all in a bun. It was one of those shitty fake brioche buns and the bacon was still oinking, but apart from that quite good value. It came with a pot of tea for one thrown in too.
    I had a bacon sandwich at Thruxton last Sunday and it came in a brioche bun. It was not good. The bacon was fine and plenty of it but who thinks a savory filling needs a sweet bun.

    These people probably think its trendy but I reckon its shite, like you. No doubt its the combination that Two Tier and his cronies would enjoy.
    Visibility good except in Hill Fog

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    14.04 miles, 2,596 feet, 3 hours 51 minutes: Rothay Bridge in Ambleside to Lingmoor Fell top and back, via Clappersgate, Bog Lane, Skelwith Fold and Bridge, High Park, Stang End and Dale End. Overcast, with the cloud base above the tops. No rain nor significant wind. Terrain dry/damp with good grip. Not many walkers about; half a dozen runners seen.

    I am still trying to clarify the best way between the top of Lingmoor Fell and Dale End - the route I used to take has partly disappeared from lack of use.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Llani Boy View Post
    I had a bacon sandwich at Thruxton last Sunday and it came in a brioche bun. It was not good. The bacon was fine and plenty of it but who thinks a savory filling needs a sweet bun.

    These people probably think its trendy but I reckon its shite, like you. No doubt its the combination that Two Tier and his cronies would enjoy.
    Sugar and salt together, for example salted caramel, seems to be all the rage, though not with me, but then I dislike anything blatantly salty. Often ordinary bread is too salty for me, and we do not add it to anything at home. So bacon sandwiches are a non starter.

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    14.8 miles, 4,274 feet, 4 hours 56 minutes: Fairfield Horseshoe anti-clockwise, then Loughrigg. Initially there was not a cloud in the sky, later some thin high streaky clouds appeared. No rain. A moderate breeze from the south. The grass was frosty in places, but the ground was not hard. Good grip. Not many walkers about, apart from a large group of school children at Alcock Tarn. 4 runners seen - 2 in the valley, 2 on Loughrigg.

    I ascended via Low Sweden Bridge and the rock step, then stayed on the race side of the wall, on the steep grass when it was an option. I went south west of Dove Crag, and on the descent, I went to the right of both Great Rigg and the north top of Heron Pike, then down to Alcock Tarn, and across to Loughrigg via White Moss.

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