An 8am 6.5km run before the heat of the day. An Outdoor Day because of the shockingly and challengingly early hour.Route: From the Rectory, heading up Vicarage Lane (the most gradual ascent) then left on Simonscales Lane, over the brow of the hill and down, over the A66, onto a gravel track towards Simonscales Mill. 200m before the end of the track, turning left and running along a field edge for a couple of fields before turning down right and joining the familiar path along the river, back to Simonscales Mill.
Keeping broadly to the side of the river to Double Mills. Crossing the footbridge and running slightly uphill round and slightly below the apparent edge of Harris Park but zigzagging downhill to pick up the tarmac track to the Greenway and along this half round the cemetery and thence home.
Conditions: even at 8am 19-20C and hot.
Pub? Not at 9am.
