12.05 miles, 3,605 feet, 3 hours 41 minutes: Fairfield Horseshoe clockwise, taking the 1st, 2nd and 4th trods to the west on the way up, descending on the west side of the wall, and going down the rock step. Mainly overcast with occasional sunny spells, the cloud base was at about 2,500 feet. Intermittent drizzle/sleet. A cold strong unpleasant wind from the north. Below 2,000 feet the terrain was damp with good grip; above 2,000 feet there was a sprinkling of snow/ice, increasing to a couple of centimetres higher up: the rocks were slippery but otherwise traction was good. I saw 10 walkers on the route; there were 2 fellow runners, 1 in the valley, the other ahead of me on Nab Scar - they vanished, so I think they went to Alcock Tarn.

The 3rd trod to the west on the ascent is only really useful when descending.