Quote Originally Posted by Toreador View Post
The white out over Sticks was definitely the highlight for me, followed closely by the section past Grisedale Tarn. The lowlight was when the wheels fell off on the track through the forest above Thirlmere, I just wanted to sit down and go to sleep. Some pasty and painkillers kept me going until we turned uphill again and everything suddenly seemed much easier. After that it was all enjoyable again until I lost concentration right at the end and we went for an unplanned detour
I too found the forest track very hard, I can do ups and downs no problem but long stretches of running does my head in. Luckily it was undulating so we walked the ups and ran the flats and downhills. Once we got to Dunmail and started the climb up to Grisedale Tarn I was happy again. The view of the tarn made it all worthwhile.