Saturday, October 2nd

Did a UTUP on Saturday and thought I was the only member of the squad there until Tony turned up and decided to join me on the road circuit. His presence kept me moving and we did 18.4 miles, first doing a reverse lap of the old Jubilee course of four miles before tackling the Bolton 40 course to make up the difference.

The weather couldn't have been better and as we descended down Sheephouse Lane to Rivington Green we got involved with some of the midfield runners in the Salomon trail race for a few yards before taking the track back to the Lower Barn.

The run took 3hrs 13 mins at an average pace of 10.30 mins per mile with a total ascent of 2176ft.

The plan for next week is to extend the initial smaller lap by 2-3 miles, aiming for a minimum of 20 miles.