Todays permitted exercise!

[Mike T]

10.28 miles, 3,398 feet, 3 hours 34 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides, including up/down the race route from/to the kissing gate, down the other side to the northern end of Nanny Lane, up to the true top, and back along the ridge to the Pike. Initially overcast and drizzly, later the sun appeared intermittently and the precipitation lessened, leaving large banks of cloud at multiple levels. No significant wind. Terrain saturated/streaming/slippery. I saw 1 runner and about a dozen walkers on the fell.

[Mike T]

Not sure if others apart from Mike can post in this, but:-
A run up Simon's seat this morning with my son. Started from Barden Bridge and ran down past the Strid, which was impressive with the Wharfe in spate. Up the Valley of Desolation and over to Lords Seat and on to the trig. Steeply down to Howgill with the path a waterfall and back along the Dales Way to the car. Had to divert to the fields a few times as the river had broken its banks, and a bit of thigh deep wading. No one out on the fell, but saw a bunch of Ilkley runners on the road. The Heavy rain stopped as we summitted abd we had views of an autumnal Wharfe Valley.
The Kex Gill road is now open which will please the ex president.

Sounds like a good outing. It is good to have some company on this thread.

I did suggest in the past that it be merged with Today's Training but for some reason it was not felt to be appropriate.

[Mike T]

10.84 miles, 3,296 feet, 3 hours 43 minutes: Loughrigg trails, going through Fishgarths Wood both ways, taking in Todd and Ivy Crags and Lilly Tarn, descending the race route to the road at High Close, and going back up the steps overlooking Grasmere. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 2,000 feet; very misty below that. Some brief episodes of sunshine. A moderate breeze from the north west. Terrain saturated/streaming and slippery - puddles and rivulets everywhere. I saw about a dozen walkers and 1 runner on the fell.

The remains of the bracken managed to undo both my shoelaces.

[Mike T]

10.29 miles, 3,254 feet, 3 hours 31 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides, including up/down the race route from/to the kissing gate, along the ridge to the true top, and down to the northern end of Nanny Lane and back up again. Overcast, with banks of cloud at several levels. Intermittent weak sunshine through the clouds. No rain, no significant wind. Terrain saturated/streaming/slippery. Quite a few walkers on the fell; 1 runner seen.

There are a couple of big trees that have been recently downed, one in Blue Hill Woods that you have to climb through, another to the side of the race route just above the kissing gate.

[Mike T]

11.96 miles, 3,554 feet, 3 hours 58 minutes: Ambleside - Rydal Park - Low Sweden Bridge - rock step - Low/High Pikes - Hodgson Relay route south west of Dove Crag - Pile of Stones - back over Dove Crag - High Bakestones - Scandale - Red Screes - south ridge - Golden Rule - Ambleside. Initially there was an inversion to the south - I was in cloud between 500 feet and 1,000 feet, above that to the south was lovely sunshine/blue sky, but there was a large bank of cloud to the north - I re-entered cloud just above High Pike, and did not leave it until well down the Red Screes' south ridge. No rain, no significant wind. Terrain saturated/streaming/slippery. I saw perhaps a dozen walkers on the fells, and 6 runners.

[Mike T]

10.37 miles, 3,477 feet, 3 hours 38 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 2 sides, including up/down the race route from/to the kissing gate, and along the ridge to the true top. Heavily overcast, with large banks of cloud at several levels, including in the valley floor in places. Constant drizzle; a moderately strong wind from the south west. Terrain saturated/streaming/slippery. Not many walkers on the fell; 1 runner seen.

Despite the constant drizzle and the wind, it wasn't cold, and I did not wear my waterproof top. One of the walkers near the top of the Pike was in shorts and a T shirt.

Town is heaving - after dusk there is a children's parade where they carry home made lights - it is quite fun to watch.

[Mike T]

11.09 miles, 3,204 feet, 3 hours 40 minutes: Loughrigg trails, including from the top to the road at High Close via the race route, and back up the steps overlooking Grasmere. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 600 feet. Almost continuous drizzle/light rain. A moderate breeze from the west. Terrain saturated/streaming/slippery. Quite a few walkers on the fell, including a couple of large groups. No runners seen.

One chap on the fell was wearing sandals - I hate to think how cold his feet were.

[Mike T]

10.81 miles, 3,141 feet, 3 hours 34 minutes: Wansfell Pike from 3 sides, including up/down the race route from/to the kissing gate, and along the ridge to the true top. Sunshine and clouds; the cloud base was at about 2,500 feet, though there were some cloud banks at lower levels - it became sunnier as the day progressed. A few minutes of drizzle; a moderate breeze from the south west. Terrain saturated/streaming/slippery. Not many walkers on the fell; 3 runners seen.

[Mike T]

17.51 miles, 4,883 feet, 6 hours 35 minutes: Ambleside to Sergeant Man and back, going over Loughrigg top, Swinescar Pike, and Blea Rigg both ways, and adding in Lang How and Silver How on the way back. Lots of sunshine, some high fluffy clouds, and even higher streaky clouds. A moderate breeze from the north. No rain. Terrain damp/wet/saturated and slippery in places. Not many people about, but then I did start quite early; no runners seen.

[Mossdog]

17.51 miles, 4,883 feet, 6 hours 35 minutes: Ambleside to Sergeant Man and back, going over Loughrigg top, Swinescar Pike, and Blea Rigg both ways, and adding in Lang How and Silver How on the way back. Lots of sunshine, some high fluffy clouds, and even higher streaky clouds. A moderate breeze from the north. No rain. Terrain damp/wet/saturated and slippery in places. Not many people about, but then I did start quite early; no runners seen.

WOW! Chapeau. Don't you ever get physically tired Mike? I can't imagine doing half of your weekly mileage and climbing.