A 7km run along the Kent and the Mint.Route: leaving the car parked on Mintsfeet Road in the Mintsfeet Industrial Estate and running to the footbridge over the Kent but diverting under the bridge to head north on the east side on a muddy path and across a scrubby field to Sandy Bottom. Contining between industrial buildings and the River Mint to cross the A6 and to continue on the south side of the Mint past the Thirlmere-Manchester aqueduct to join the Mealbank Road and cross the river at a bridge. Turning south near Dodding Green to run back, now on the north side of the Mint, to the rugby club and then returning to Sandy Bottom. Here taking a green lane for 200m and then turning right along the top edge of the industrial estate to rejoin the outward route.
Conditions: initially cloudy but with blackening skies and a heavy shower near the end.
Pub: the Lakes Brew Co brewery during one of its monthly opening for half pints of Pale Ale, DDH Pale, NE Session IPA and Lost in Mosaic DDH IPA.
