Todays permitted exercise!

[Mike T]

11.07 miles, 3,389 feet, 4 hours 7 minutes: Elterwater Common - Swinescar Pike - Blea Rigg - just above Stickle Tarn - Sergeant Man - Blea Rigg - Swinescar Pike - Lang How - Silver How - Elterwater Common. Sunny, with some high clouds; a gentle cool breeze from the south. Terrain dry and firm with good grip. Not many walkers about, but today's Kendal Winter League race was based at Elterwater - it goes to Silver How and back - so lots of fell runners seen.

[mr brightside]

Good race, elterwater, if I could afford petrol I'd have gone.

[Mike T]

Good race, elterwater, if I could afford petrol I'd have gone.

I have done them all except Barbon and Sallows. The only one I did not like was Whitestones - running around the perimeter of a waterlogged field is hardly fun. It is a shame the senior races do not start until 1 o'clock, and you need to get there early as there are often parking issues. Having said that, they are great for families if the children also run.

[Travs]

I've got a mind to do a full Bofra season one year. But would probably mean binning everything else off and having it as full priority, so it's just not on the cards quite yet.

Just a slight worry how a season of only running really short races would affect me the next year going back to longer stuff (although i'm sure it would benefit me in other ways)

[anthonykay]

I have never done a BOFRA race, and these short, brutal races don't really appeal to me - with one exception. Some day, before I am too old, I would like to do the race up Kirkfell at the Wasdale Head Show: the unremitting steepness up 2400 feet of climbing (and descent!) is something I would like to experience in a race.

[Travs]

I have never done a BOFRA race, and these short, brutal races don't really appeal to me - with one exception. Some day, before I am too old, I would like to do the race up Kirkfell at the Wasdale Head Show: the unremitting steepness up 2400 feet of climbing (and descent!) is something I would like to experience in a race.

I've walked up a couple of times and racing up it would certainly be painful.

[Llani Boy]

I've walked up a couple of times and racing up it would certainly be painful.

Racing down it would be painful too!

[Mike T]

9.13 miles, 2,493 feet, 2 hours 47 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Roman Ruins - Borrans Park - Stagshaw Gardens - Kelsick Scar - Wansfell Pike from two sides - race route descent - Ambleside. Overcast and very foggy at first, later the cloud base was at about 1,200 feet. Very still, not even a gentle breeze. Intermittent drizzle/light rain. Terrain damp, but traction was surprisingly good. Very few about.

[Mike T]

11.87 miles, 3,570 feet, 3 hours 43 minutes: Rothay Bridge - Roman Ruins - Borrans Park - Waterhead Steps - Wansfell Pike - Wansfell true top - Kirkstone Inn - Red Screes - Roundhill Farm - Ambleside. Sunshine and clouds, the cloud base just catching some of the highest tops. A cool breeze from the north. No rain. Terrain anything from dry to saturated: slippery in places. I only saw about twenty people whilst I was out.

[Mike T]

9.48 miles, 2,888 feet, 2 hours 53 minutes: Loughrigg trails, including Todd and Ivy Crags, Lily Tarn, Loughrigg top, and down to the road at High Close. Overcast, with the cloud base at about 2,500 feet; patchy snow below that to about 2,000 feet. A strong cold wind from the north; a few brief light snow flurries. Terrain damp, but grip was good. Quite a few walkers and bikers about; no other runners seen.