Midweek run

My midweek run (Tuesday) was very much, to borrow a phrase from Richard Askwith, a case a feet in the clouds. Approaching Rivington the tops of the Pike and 2 Lads were shrouded in mist and clag and by the time I got there a strong cold wind was blowing down Coal Pits Lane, conditions which left very few people attracted onto the moors -- just one over optimistic walker with a pair of binns round his neck and a couple of workmen up near the mast.

Conditions did not put a dampener on performance with the average pace being 13mins 07sec compared with 14mins 31 secs the previous week and 13mins 51 secs two weeks earlier. So some progress there.

Plan for the new month is to move to a new midweek route (probably heading out towards the Nab) and up the mileage to 10 or 11. I am going to try to settle on Tuesday for the midweek run so if anyone wants to join me we can discuss start times.

Saturday's outing was a route decided by committee but was nevertheless interesting if covering familiar territory. Pace, for the benefit of those involved, was 13mins 20 secs per mile. And I just about managed to keep up.

TF's new route linking Roddlesworth with Great Hill is one I have had in mind for some time and in fact discussed with a walker in that area a couple of weeks ago and was waiting for an opportunity to try it out before inflicting on the squad. So having been pre-empted I'm happy to give it a go on Saturday.

Here's a suggested route: Lower Barn, Top Barn, Ammo Corner, allotments, Dog Bucket Farm,
Slipper Lowe, follow TF's guidance to Great Hill, Spittlers Edge, Horden Stoop and then, depending on time and energy either back by the outward route to the Lower Barn or up the diagonal ( for the climb) and then via 2 Lads and back to the Lower Barn . Would someone like to measure the distance(s)?

We should be able to make Slipper Lowe car park in 90 minutes from the Lower Barn.