13.17 miles, 3,417 feet, 4 hours 5 minutes: Fairfield Horseshoe c/w from Rothay Bridge, taking the 4 grassy trods on the left on the ascent, keeping the wall on my left for most of the descent, and going around and back up and under the rock step. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 600 feet; intermittent mizzle/drizzle/light rain; a moderate wind from the south. Terrain damp/wet/saturated and slippery in places, especially the rocks. I saw about 30 walkers on the fell. Three fellow runners seen, though two were on the road.

Given the prolonged spell of dry weather we had been having, I had been wearing my Trailflys despite their worn away tread - they are such a comfortable shoe. Today I wore my new X-Talon Ultra 260 V2s for the second time - they were excellent, both in terms of comfort, and grip. When I first wore them they had rubbed/pressed on my right little toe, and I was concerned I had wasted my money, but they have been sitting in the sun packed tightly with paper, and I steamed and flexed the relevant part of the shoe, and it has made a huge difference.