12.04 miles, 3,011 feet, 3 hours 25 minutes: Wansfell Pike, ascending via Nanny Lane, descending via the race route, and taking in Stagshaw Gardens, the Champion Tree Trail, Skelghyll and Holbeck Lanes, and the ascent from Low Wood to Low Skelghyll. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 1,000 feet; misty below that. A few minutes of light drizzle. No wind. Terrain damp/wet/saturated and slippery in places. Very few walkers about; 3 runners seen.

The more I do the grassy route between Low Wood and Low Skelghyll the more I like it. I ran all of it today, with brief standing rests.