Week 4 run 3 of the Cto5Km.
Week 4 run 2 of the Cto5Km.Route: leaving the car parked just outside the Coledale Inn and walking and running down the footpath to the church, along the track to cross the Buddhist bridge, cross the road and enter the Hope Memorial Camp area. Taking the left at a fork to run along a clear shady path in trees spurning paths to right and left, climbing to reach a track down to Hallgarth and thence to turn right onto the road. At the fork taking the higher road to the right and then turning right onto a path rising towards the north end of Braithwaite How impeded by gorse in a couple of places. Walking along the summit ridge to descend to the road and footbridge and then a beeline of path back to the car.
Conditions: hot sunny cloudless day.
Pub: The Coledale inn for Corby Blonde, Mowdy Pale and a sandwich (£8) lunch.
A 15km linear walk courtesy of the Honister Rambler at the limit, still, of T’s stamina.Route: taking a delayed 9:44am 77A bus over Whinlatter to Braithwaite and having a preliminary coffee at Jaspers. Then walking up through the village to the road and then track towards Barrow but keeping to the lower route to Barrow Door. Continuing under Causey Pike and rising to the pass, east of Sail. Ascending the rather gruelling zigzags to Sail’s summit before a small descent and ascent of Crag Hill. Spurning Eel Crag and its more difficult descent in favour of the gentle descent to an obvious path crossroads and turning right for Coledale Hause. Ascending 170m to the summit of Hopegill Head and bumping by chance into Mark Frost (owner of No3). Continuing to the summit of Whiteside and after a swig of wine, descending towards Dodd but turning right at the saddle just before it to follow minor paths to the new foot bridge and home via the familiar track to Scales.
Conditions: a hot sunny day though cooler at altitude and an occasional cooling breeze.
Pub? No but a double espresso at Jaspers on getting off the bus and a small can of Malbec just down from Whiteside looking north.
Week 4 run 1 of the couch to 5Km.Route: leaving the car near the old school building in Wythop Mill (space for 3 cars) and heading west along the road to Green Lonning, starting to run uphill. Then running and walking as instructed first north downhill through Highside Farm to the church, along the road and turning off left onto Seacross Lonning but, for the first time, taking the path uphill through a field to the right. However, at Low Abbey, failing to find the right of way and so retreating to the road to return to the start.
Conditions: a fine sunny warm evening.
Pub: the Pheasant, Bassenthwaite for Hawkshead Red in a willow cabin in the garden.
Week 3 run 3 of the Cto5Km.Route: meeting Lois after her meeting at Plumgarths and running west along the road for 700m to turn left on a footpath across a field and then climbing through woods to the summit of Cunswick Scar. Then heading towards the footbridge over the A591 but bending left across the field to find a stile, pass through Helsfell farm and follow a track and then diverging left onto a path back to Plumgarths.
Conditions: a hot sunny May day.
Pub: the Gateway Inn for Thwaites Gold.
Week 3, run 2 of the Cto5Km.Route: leaving the car at the usual parking space at GR349 490 and walking north on the gradually rising path. Then running and walking as per the programme to exit the gate in the corner, reach the trig point, return to the gate and descend via the spooky building and escarpment adding in an extra run to descend to the start.
Conditions: a hot sunny May day.
Pub: Romneys for Bowness Agnes Ghost.
Week 3 run 1 of the Cto5Km (while Lois was at a ministry training day).Route: taking the train to Burneside and walking and running north along the road to Bowston. Turning half right on a footpath observing where the weir had recently been removed. Continuing to Cowan Head and taking the second footpath to the left climbing diagonally towards Cragg Farm though staying on a more natural line to take a tarmac track downhill to pick up a foot to the walled path towards the railway crossing. Thence to the Millyard.
Conditions: a warm sunny day.
Pub: the Hawkshead Brewery, Staveley, for Hawkshead Mosaic.
Week 2, run 2 of the Cto5Km (alone as Lois was at a conference in Carlisle).Route: leaving Staveley station and walking south to join the Dales Way route. Thereafter alternating running and walking to Hagg Bridge and then back through the woods on the north side of the Kent staying close to the river for as long as possible to minimise road use and then back to Staveley Mill Yard across fields from near the sewage works.
Conditions: initially cool but warm in the sun.
Pub: the Hawkshead Brewery, Staveley, for Hawkshead Five Hop.
The first run of Week 2 of the second attempt at the Cto5km.Route: leaving the car near the Punch Bowl and taking a path to the south to pick up a green track round the bottom of the village and back to the road. Turning right for 20m and then left and following this to a sharp left bend to take a path to the right, this time spotting the netrance to a hedge enclosed but muddy track to the B-road. Here bending back left to follow South Terrace and then back to cross the B-road and take a gravel path rought trees turning right at a T-junction and then right again to entere Little Broughton in a new housing estate, eventually being forced left to the other B-road and then round to the pub.
Conditions: grey and cloudy but initial spits of rain disappearing.
Pub: The Punch Bowl Great Broughton for Ennerdale ** and East Londing Brewing Company Jubilee.
A solitary cycle ride (while Lois attended a lengthy Saturday church meeting).
The first run on a second attempt at the couch to 5km. (The first having been in 2021.)Route: leaving the cottage holding the phone and following Sarah Milllikans to walk, run and walk repeatedly for nearly 30 minutes. Taking the road south and the lane to Highmill Bridge and then the track to the Hopebeck road. Back to the village and past the church to the end of the road and then left back to the pub overshooting a little to complete the warm-down walk.
Conditions: a lovely sunny late afternoon.
Pub: the Wheatsheaf, Lorton for their own branded Yan for the Hill (probably Tirril).
A 4+km linear walk with Janet Hornby to escape the coronation brouhaha.Route: Leaving one car at the obvious parking spot to the south east of Binsey and driving the other to a narrow informal lay-by by the path from near the Roman fort to High Ireby. Taking this up to the top of a ridge and bending right on an invisible, though marked on the map, track. Following this, by GPS, climbing gradually across Whittas Park to a gate into right to roam land. Surprisingly finding the gate unlocked on this occasion and then proceeding slowly more steeply uphill to the summit. Descending the obvious path to the south east to use one car to drive back to the start of the walk.
Conditions: despite a forecast of possible thundery showers, dry and even some hints of brightness.
Pub: the Ravenstone Manor Hotel (for the first time) for Corby Blonde and lunch.