12.25 miles, 3,534 feet, 4 hours 1 minute: Rothay Bridge - High Skelghyll - Skelghyll Lane - Holbeck Lane - Robin Lane - Troutbeck - Garburn Pass - Sour Howes - Garburn Pass - Limefitt Park - Mortal Man Pub - Nanny Lane - Wansfell Pike - race descent - Stock Ghyll Lane - Ambleside. A mixture of sunshine, blue sky, and high fluffy clouds. No precipitation. A strong cold wind from the north east. The ground is dry, fairly hard, with good grip. Not many walkers on the fells; 1 runner seen.
There were some Fix the Fells bods on the Garburn Pass - they had a dog with them that had a real go at me.