Today

Today the team was TF (for half an hour or so only), T’Y, EtU, NR and me. At my request, thinking about doing the Pike race, we went via the Rivington and Blackrod School to the Pike. It was just as hard as expected perhaps telling me not to do the race. TF left us on the Pike and the rest of us went via Two Lads to Burnt Edge, Smithills Reservoir and “The Wall” to Winter Hill trig point. At this point EtU, who had run from home, wished to return home and NR decided that he would return with him to the Lower Barn. I suggested extending the run, with T’Y, to the bomber memorial area but as he also preferred to finish, we all made off over the wooden bridge adjacent to George’s Lane, down the Sheep’s Back and via the Top Barn to the finish.

The atmospherics were superb throughout with large inversion layers and, new to us all, we twice witnessed a phenomenon in the shape of a rainbow but formed in dense mist against a backdrop of thin mist. There must be a name for this. Anyone know what it is?

10.5 miles (more for EtU).

There will be some pictures.