Two Lads and a TLoB

Apart from a young engaged couple doing the timekeeping at the finish, I was the sole representative of the group at the Two Lads Race. Having marshalled the previous evening at the Jubilee Road race where EYJ put in a fine performance, good enough for him to count for the Horwich senior team (that says more than one thing) with a poor turnout of just over 80 runners, the registration at the Bridge was teeming with runners. Eventually we got away and as usual I lost plenty of places on the descent to finish 159th of 220 finishers with a time within seconds of two years ago so could be better, could be worse.
TLoB had arrived late Thursday night so came over on Friday for a run from Anglezarke car Park around the reservoir, taking in Healey Nab from where the photo was taken.


As a glutton for punishment, he then wanted more and returned on Saturday for a route from Wilderswood, up the side of Two Lads, across to the shooting hut and then over to Winter Hill whereupon he offered me the choice of the longer route down to Georges Lane whilst he found plenty of mud on the more direct route via Noon Hill and stream junction to meet up again at the Pike.
A rare three days consecutive running for me and TLoB managed to run most of the way so must be happy with his visit up north.