Puma Trailfox Hawkshead Trail

[dominion]

I don't remember resorting to any hands-on-knees Danbert.

[Danbert Nocurry]

Danbert, it's pretty much all runnable.

The worse climb is the bridleway (known as the 'Coffin track') up from Bass Rock on the shore of Windermere back into the woods. It is runnable but I expect a lot of people will use the runners hands on knees approach.

Thanks for the information Phil. I'm guessing the 'Coffin Track' must be Doms 5k warning then!

[dominion]

No the bit at 5k was virtually flat - but unfortunately my calf went ping! Never pulled up lame in a race before that one!

[Danbert Nocurry]

No the bit at 5k was virtually flat - but unfortunately my calf went ping! Never pulled up lame in a race before that one!

Dom i'll think of you when i go through 5k, which the way i'm performing at the moment could take an eternity.

It's fair to say that my running at the moment is best described by a four letter word that rhymes with lap.

Thanks for the info though - i'm glad it was never hands on knees steep.

[Tussockface]

I'm doing this race too. Hope the previous calf-pinging isn't an omen - mine has been making what I can only describe as 'the squeak that precedes a ping' for the past week. As long as calves can be kept silent and persuaded not to form a string section, it should be a good run. It'll be interesting to do some lower level exploring in the Lakes for a change.
Is there a link anywhere to a map of the course? I know there's a photo slideshow which provides a rough guide, but I've tried to trace it on the Ordnance Survey and I'm not certain exactly which paths/tracks are used.

[Stagger]

Enjoy it Danbert, I did last year and the BBQ and Beer tent were great.

[Danbert Nocurry]

Enjoy it Danbert, I did last year and the BBQ and Beer tent were great.

Cheers Stagger i will.

All these injuries have changed my outlook to running.

Ten years ago i was a jogger running to get in shape to run the London Marathon for charity. As a consequence of which i rediscovered the racing bug and club running again and got a bit obsessed with chasing and trying to improve times. Now i just enjoy it.

[Roadrunner]

Hope you have all set off. See you later.

[slowcoach]

Hope you have all set off. See you later.

Don't need to set off just yet. Mrs Slowcoach is running in the challenge today.

[ajohns352000]

What a beautiful day to be doing this. Me, Im going shopping on Stockport