A solitary (T) 15km run which quickly became as much a walk.Route: taking the 10:21am train to Staveley and running from the station along Beck Nook across the footbridge and along the A591to High Reston Farm and walking slowly uphill on the grassy path to Hugill Hall. On reaching more level tracks, failing to start running and feeling dizzy but continuing alternating periods of running and walking past the start of the Three Rivers trail and continuing towards Kentmere village but diverting on the non-right of way track (through a now barricaded gate) to pick up the path back to the Hollingworth & Vose factory. To minimise all altitude because of exhaustion, crossing the Ullthwaite Bridge to join the main c-road and staying on this, crossing back, all the way to Staveley.
Conditions: quite hot in wispy sun but with no breeze.
Pub: the Hawkshead Brewery, Staveley, for Rooster’s Return IPA.
