Bank Holiday Weekend

Bank holiday weekend took us the lakes to Gill Head Farm Campsite just off the A66 Road. Just before you get to the path that leads up to Blancathra. Due to the weather our first walk  we kept fairly low. Our aim was to walk to Mungrisdale to the pub there for lunch. Our route took us over fields to Far Howe farm, to where the path took a different route than the map through the yard. This took us to Near Howe Farm and a path that lead us back on route. But the next field was very water logged and rutted, which we did get though in the end. Slowly we got to the pub to enjoy a beer before heading back out to follow the path along the River Glendermavkin. This followed the valley up on a good path to meet the path that would lead up to Blancathra. We were surprised how high we got as it did not feel we were climbing.  We then headed back down to the main road and cross over to follow the path though more feilds back to the campsite. All in all about 10 miles. No Wainwrights but near some.

Sunday took us a short drive  down the road to climb Clough Head and onto Great Dodd. We parked in a small layby near wanthwaite bridge.  The hill was clear of cloud  as we went up. We took a path that went though the old quary and up onto wantwaite bank and and short detour to Threlkeld Knotts.  Then it was a quick steep path climb upto clough head where we had lunch. Soon the weather closed in and  we then change the route and headed back down to the oldcoach road track. We did not fancy the climb to great Dodd in the lashing rain. The track took us back down to that start. Walk was about 5 miles in all and one wainwright. Fortunately it cleared up as we got to the bottom, and after a quick dash to Keswick to get there before the supermarket shut, we enjoyed a BBQ in the evening.

Saturday Walk

We did our park run today and Helen got her third PB. 3out of3. I did not beat mine but I need to get move or Helen will be catching me.
So after the walk we did some planing for a forecoming holiday. Then we went for a walk around Marple. First we went looking at the new Park Run route in Marple, which is mainly off road and on trails. So we may and do this one Saturday

Then from the park we did a small walk joing the canal and we headed along the canal to find a very wet muddy path that would take us down to Stines Road.  |But just before we left the canal we came across the Heron who did not move from the edge. Then we saw him dive in for his dinner.  Thats why he did not move as we walked past by him about 2 foot away.

So from the road we took the track that would lead us past Roman lakes and slowly back to Marple by the local pub. Lovely day walking the sun was out. Then we felt good after the run.

Park Runs

Started getting back into running last November mainly to get my back and ankle a lot stronger. Nothing too big mainly 5k to 7k off road if I can.
Then came across  Park Runs which is a free time 5k run on a Saturday. Now done about 7 in all and in the last two weeks Helen has joined me. Her first run was 8th July in the Isle of Man. She have never ran before and by the end of the week we did the prom at Douglas which is about 5 to 6km  in 55 mins.

Fast forward 4 weeks she just done her second park run in 32mins and caught the running bug. New running shoes. I now need to watch out for her.

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