Really nice (and slow) run around ousborough and beamish woods. It's amazing how much a little snow slows things down.
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Sunday, 13 January 2013
Bolts Law 20km 1459'
Really amazing morning out in the fells today. It was hovering around 0 degrees, crisp and clear with no wind to speak of. What made this run so nice was that I had one of my buddys biking alongside me whilst I ran.
The ground was very hard, with a dusting of snow in places which made going easy and even the final ascent up to Bolts Law was really enjoyable. This was the first chance I've had to use my new Inov8 gaiters which were great and stopped the top of my socks and show tops getting wet and full with bits of mud.
Route: Generally this is an out and back route starting at the bridleway junction with the road just coming out of Edmundbyers on the Blanchland road. After a km or so we dropped down onto the farm road carrying on west which "is a footpath" so we were "bollocked" for riding on it by an irate miserable old farmer, you've been warned - saying that he didn't have a problem with people on foot. Keep on this west to the road. Turn left and head south on the road for 3-400m and then turn right (west) again on the clearly marked bridleway to Bolts Law. To return retrace your steps to the road, turn left (north) onto the road and carry on past the footpath you came on to the bridleway on the right. Follow this bridleway East all the way back to Edmundbyers.
http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/151080908/804118
On the climb up to Bolts Law, a snapped hanger stopped my biking buddy and forced him to turn back, I carried on running to the top and caught him up. The highlight obviously the go in the ancient tractor at the end!
The ground was very hard, with a dusting of snow in places which made going easy and even the final ascent up to Bolts Law was really enjoyable. This was the first chance I've had to use my new Inov8 gaiters which were great and stopped the top of my socks and show tops getting wet and full with bits of mud.
Route: Generally this is an out and back route starting at the bridleway junction with the road just coming out of Edmundbyers on the Blanchland road. After a km or so we dropped down onto the farm road carrying on west which "is a footpath" so we were "bollocked" for riding on it by an irate miserable old farmer, you've been warned - saying that he didn't have a problem with people on foot. Keep on this west to the road. Turn left and head south on the road for 3-400m and then turn right (west) again on the clearly marked bridleway to Bolts Law. To return retrace your steps to the road, turn left (north) onto the road and carry on past the footpath you came on to the bridleway on the right. Follow this bridleway East all the way back to Edmundbyers.
http://www.endomondo.com/workouts/151080908/804118
On the climb up to Bolts Law, a snapped hanger stopped my biking buddy and forced him to turn back, I carried on running to the top and caught him up. The highlight obviously the go in the ancient tractor at the end!
- DISTANCE19.93 km
- DURATION2h:37m:43s
- AVG. SPEED7:55 min/km
- MAX. SPEED3:43 min/km
- CALORIES2162 kcal
- HYDRATION0.52L
- MIN. ALTITUDE286 m
- MAX. ALTITUDE584 m
- TOTAL ASCENT445 m
- TOTAL DESCENT444 m
- WEATHERIntermittent clouds
Sunday, 6 January 2013
Bredon hill from Kemerton
I've been wanting to go up bredon hill for ages now, its on the edge of the Cotswolds and we visit family in Kemerton a couple of times every year.
The views would have apparently been stunning if it weren't for a really heavy early morning mist.
It's a mix of farm tracks and singletrack trail, with some nice grassy sections on the top. It's a good pull up, managed the 8.5km circular route in 60m25s which ill be looking to improve on next time.
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