Todays permitted exercise!

[Mike T]

12.96 miles, 3,407 feet, 4 hours 11 minutes: Fairfield Horseshoe clockwise from/to Ambleside, going to the left/west of Great Rigg, south west of Dove Crag, down the non race/west side of the wall, and down the rock step. Again, sunshine and clouds, with the cloud base above the high tops. A few minutes of drizzle. That wind from the south west is still there, though it is less strong. Terrain wet/saturated/slippery. Not many walkers on the fells; 6 runners seen, 3 in the valley, 3 on the fells.

[Mike T]

10.55 miles, 2,926 feet, 3 hours 44 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Miller Bridge - Rydal Park - Low Sweden Bridge - rock step - High Sweden Bridge - Scandale - Red Screes - south ridge - Golden Rule Pub - Ambleside. Overcast - I was in cloud from 800 feet on the way up until 1,600 feet on the way down. A few minutes of drizzle. There was a moderately strong wind from the south, only really noticeable above 1,000 feet. Terrain saturated/streaming/slippery. Not many walkers about; no runners seen.

The rock step was very slippery - I went around to the right rather than staying within contact of the wall.

[Mike T]

10.35 miles, 2,750 feet, 3 hours 18 minutes: Wansfell Pike from High Skelghyll, preceded by the Skelghyll Lane - Holdback Lane - Low Wood - High Skelghyll loop. Initially overcast, with the cloud base at about 2,000 feet. It became sunnier later, and the cloud base rose to above most of the high tops. No rain. A moderately strong wind from the south, only really making itself felt above 1,200 feet. Terrain anything from dry to wet/saturated/ slippery. Not many walkers about, though there were quite a few at the top of the Pike. No runners seen.

[Mike T]

11.24 miles, 2,985 feet, 4 hours 1 minute: Rothay Bridge in Ambleside to Silver How and back, going over Loughrigg top both ways. Sunshine, blue sky, and banks of cloud at various levels; it gradually became significantly more overcast as the day went on. No rain, no significant wind. Terrain wet/saturated/slippery. Not many walkers about; no runners seen.

Thankfully the bracken between the road at High Close and the top of Silver How is no longer a problem.

[Mike T]

14.05 miles, 2,585 feet, 3 hours 59 minutes: Rothay Bridge in Ambleside to Lingmoor Fell top and back, via Clappersgate, Bog Lane, Skelwith Fold, Skelwith Bridge, Low Park, High Park, Stang End and Dale End. A mixture of sunshine, blue sky, and fluffy clouds mainly above the high tops. No rain; no significant wind. Terrain dry/damp/wet with mainly good grip. Lots of walkers about, some in big groups. 5 runners seen on Bog Lane as I was heading out.

[Mike T]

10.32 miles, 2,332 feet, 3 hours 23 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Under Loughrigg Road - Pelter Bridge - Rydal Water - caves - path going south to the fell gate above the old golf club - Loughrigg top - race descent to High Close - Deerbolts Woods - Grasmere shore - Loughrigg Terrace - up the steps overlooking Grasmere - Loughrigg top - down past the old golf club - Miller Bridge - Rothay Bridge. Initially very overcast, with the cloud base at about 2,000 feet, and some banks of mist below that. It cleared up significantly as the day progressed. A few minutes of drizzle. No significant wind. Terrain saturated/streaming/slippery. Lots of walkers on the fell; 7 runners seen.

[Mike T]

12.04 miles, 3,041 feet, 3 hours 33 minutes: Wansfell Pike from High Skelghyll, descending via the race route; prior to ascending the Pike I took in the Roman Ruins, Borrans Park, Stagshaw Gardens, the Champion Tree Trail, Skelghyll Lane, Holbeck Lane, Wain Lane, Mirk Lane, and the lovely grassy descent from Low Skelghyll to Low Wood and back up again. Overcast, with banks of cloud at various levels; some patches of blue sky. No rain. A moderate breeze from the north. Terrain damp/wet/saturated and slippery in places. Lots of walkers about; 1 runner seen.

[mr brightside]

200 consecutive good form squats followed straight up with 1x30 inclined leg press with 140kg on it.

[Mike T]

10.53 miles, 2,872 feet, 3 hours 14 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Miller Bridge - Rydal Park - Low Sweden Bridge - rock step - High Sweden Bridge - Scandale - Red Screes - south ridge - Golden Rule Pub - Ambleside. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 1,300 feet, so I was in cloud/mist a lot of the time. No rain, no significant wind. Terrain damp/wet/saturated/slippery. Not many walkers about; 1 runner seen; unusually for a runner he was listening to music that I could hear.

[Mike T]

10.37 miles, 2,789 feet, 3 hours 27 minutes: Loughrigg trails, including down the race route from the top to the road at High Close, down through Deerbolts Woods to Grasmere shore, then back up to the top via Loughrigg Terrace and the steps overlooking Grasmere. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 1,200 feet. Occasional patches of blue sky. I did not see the sun, but some of the distant fells were spotlit by it. No rain; a moderate breeze from the south west. Lots of walkers about; 2 runners seen.

Some of the routes that I have not taken for months are now viable, though not all.