Todays permitted exercise!

[Mike T]

10.24 miles, 2,458 feet, 3 hours 18 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Roman Ruins - Borrans Park - High Skelghyll - Skelghyll Lane - Holbeck Lane - Mirk Lane - Wain Lane - grassland between Robin and Nanny Lanes - Wansfell Pike - race descent - Stock Ghyll Lane - Old lake Road - Ambleside. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 1,500 feet. A few minutes of drizzle. No significant wind. Terrain dry/damp with mainly good grip. Very few walkers about; no runners seen.
The grassy section between Robin and Nanny Lanes started off looking promising, but the trod soon vanished and the grass became lumpier and boggier and I had to climb a couple of walls - live and learn.

[Mike T]

8.13 miles, 2,462 feet, 2 hours 53 minutes: Wansfell Pike, ascending via Stagshaw Gardens, the Champion Tree Trail, and the 3 way junction; descending via the 3 way junction, High Skelghyll, Blue Hill Woods/Lane and Stock Ghyll Lane. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 2,000 feet. No precipitation. A cold moderately strong wind from the south west. Terrain dry/damp with good grip. Very few walkers on the fell; no runners seen.
A poor couple ahead of me had trouble crossing a stile - he fell off, landed on her, so they both ended up on the ground. No damage done thankfully.

[Mike T]

10.15 miles, 3,318 feet, 3 hours 32 minutes: Loughrigg trails, ascending to the top via Fishgarths Wood, Todd Crag and Lily Tarn, and descending down past the old golf club. Mainly overcast, with the cloud base initially at about 1,500 feet - somewhat higher later. Brief spells of sunshine/patches of blue sky. That cold wind is still there and felt stronger. The ground is mainly dry and soft - lovely to run on. Quite a few walkers on the fell, including a group of eleven. No runners seen.

[Mike T]

8.91 miles, 2,452 feet, 2 hours 46 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Roman Ruins - Borrans Park - Old Lake Road - Blue Hill Road/Lane - up the steps - Wansfell Pike - Wansfell true top - Baystones - upper part of Nanny Lane - Wansfell Pike - race descent - Stock Ghyll Lane - Old Lake Road - Borrans Park - Roman Ruins - Rothay Bridge. Wall to wall sunshine - not a single cloud in the sky - rather hazy in the distance. No precipitation, no significant wind. Like yesterday, the ground was soft, mainly dry, and with excellent grip. Not many walkers on the fell; no runners seen.

[Mike T]

9.1 miles, 2,201 feet, 3 hours: Loughrigg trails, ascending via the track in Clappersgate opposite Brathay Bridge, descending from the top down past the old golf club. Overcast, with banks/bands of cloud at multiple levels, including some in the valley. Rather misty generally. Intermittent drizzle. No wind; not cold. Terrain wet/saturated/slippery. Very few walkers on the fell; 1 runner seen.

[Mike T]

10.73 miles, 3,060 feet, 3 hours 33 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Miller Bridge - Rydal Park - Low Sweden Bridge - rock step - High Sweden Bridge - Scandale - Red Screes - south ridge - Golden Rule Pub - Ambleside. Sunshine, blue sky, and thin high streaky clouds. No rain. A moderately strong wind from the south east. Terrain dry/damp/wet and slippery in places. Lots of walkers on the fells - I have never seen so many going up to Red Screes from Scandale. 3 runners seen. Town very busy, particularly the beer gardens.

[Mike T]

12.42 miles, 3,232 feet, 4 hours 16 minutes: Fairfield Horseshoe clockwise from/to Ambleside, going to the left/west of the 1st, 2nd and 4th tops above Nab Scar on the ascent, then to the south west of Dove Crag and down the race/east side of the wall and the rock step on the descent. Sunshine, blue sky, some thin high streaky clouds, hazy in the distance. No rain. A moderately strong wind from the south east. Terrain mainly dry with good grip. Lots of walkers on the fells; I saw 5 runners in the valley and 9 on the fells. It was very warm when out of the wind.

[mr brightside]

First ride without a cag on today, the weather was quite warm and the craven arms was very busy.

[Mike T]

9.09 miles, 3,208 feet, 3 hours 17 minutes: Loughrigg trails, including down the race route from the top to the road at High Close and back up to the top the same way. Sunshine, blue sky, big fluffy clouds above 2,000 feet, and a cold very strong blustery wind from the north. No rain. Terrain dry with good grip. Quite a few walkers on the fell, some of them in shorts. 1 runner seen on the fell, and 1 in the valley.

[Mike T]

10.05 miles, 2,760 feet, 3 hours 14 minutes: Wansfell Pike, ascending via High Skelghyll, Hundreds Road, Nanny Lane, and the true top; descending via the race route. Sunshine, blue sky, and fluffy/streaky clouds above the high tops. Very clear in the distance. That strong cold wind is still there, despite the forecast saying it would weaken. No precipitation. Terrain dry with good grip. Not many walkers on the fell; 2 runners seen.