On last Thursdays RATRun we came across a van parked adjacent to the footpath that went into Light Wood. There was a small pile of freshly cut logs behind it. As we ran into the woods we saw the beams of two headtorches coming towards us belonging to what looked like, a very sheepish, father and son whose arms were laden with more logs.
I think its called foraging!
Visibility good except in Hill Fog
7.85 miles, 3,586 feet, 2 hours 51 minutes: around the Roman Ruins, then Wansfell Pike, including once down and once up the race route to/from the kissing gate. Sunshine, and clouds at multiple levels; a very strong cold blustery wind from the north west - crossing the small flat area at the top of the Pike was interesting. Terrain mainly dry. Not many about.
For the first time in ages I did some fartlek. I expect to be a bit sore tomorrow.
10.27 miles, 2,317 feet, 3 hours 16 minutes: around the Roman Ruins, then Loughrigg trails. Overcast, with the cloud base between 1,500 and 2,000 feet. Intermittent light drizzle. A gentle breeze at times. Terrain damp, not particularly slippery. Not many about.
I was not sore after yesterday's fairly gentle fartlek, so today I added in some drills: high knees, skipping, bum kicks, hopscotch, side to side, strides. It is almost 2 years since I last did these.
10.11 miles, 2,037 feet, 3 hours 4 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Roman Ruins - Waterhead steps - High Skelghyll - Hundreds Road - Wansfell Pike - Skelghyll Woods - Roman Ruins - Rothay Bridge. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 1,500 feet. A cold not particularly strong wind from the west. Intermittent light drizzle. Terrain wet/saturated and slippery. Very few about.
Drills and strides again - the flat grassy area around the ruins is ideal for this.
There'll be more of that in the future, people are certainly going to go back to burning wood to keep warm. Luckily, because i get about all over the area a lot, i make mental notes of blown over trees and pay them a visit.Originally Posted by Llani Boy
8.19 miles, 2,879 feet, 2 hours 54 minutes: Loughrigg trails. Sunshine and clouds; intermittent showers of rain/graupel. The cloud base was at about 2,500 feet, with a patchy snow line a bit below that. A very cold wind from the west. Terrain wet/saturated and slippery - no ice at this level. Not many about.
No drills/strides/fartlek today.
6.65 miles, 1,464 feet, 1 hour 37 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Clappersgate - Brathay trails - Fishgarths Wood - Todd Crag - Old Golf Club - Miller Bridge - Rothay Bridge. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 1,800 feet; no snow visible below this level; constant light to moderate rain, a strong cold blustery wind from the west. Terrain saturated and slippery. I was surprised to see so many walkers out and about - and there was one fellow runner.
8.67 miles, 3,002 feet, 3 hours 10 minutes: Wansfell Pike and around the Roman Ruins. Overcast, with the cloud base just catching the highest tops. A very strong wind from the west at all levels, particularly at the top of the Pike. Intermittent rain/graupel showers. The only white stuff I could see was at the very top of Fairfield. Terrain saturated and slippery. Not many about, but some were starting to ascend the Wansfell steps - I suspect they regretted it once higher up.
Strides and drills done after my warm up.
I've never seen these roman ruins, are they any good? Can we tick any boxes...ramparts/ditches, mosaic, hypercaust box-tile?
8.55 miles, 2,476 feet, 2 hours 47 minutes: Loughrigg trails, taking in Fishgarths Wood, Todd and Ivy Crags, Loughrigg top, and the descent/ascent to/from the road at High Close. Overcast and misty - none of the tops visible. Virtually constant light rain/drizzle. Terrain saturated, icy in places above 500 feet - very slippery. A moderate wind from the west. I saw about 2 dozen walkers whilst I was out.
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