tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5543974619833686457.post-3569483203587002072008-03-16T12:39:00.000-07:002008-03-16T12:57:09.302-07:00This was held in Keswick in the Lake District from Saturday 8th to Tuesday 11th March 2008. Weather during the break was fine.<br /><br />Around 20+ Otley member's were booked in some nice log cabins at the foot of Skiddaw hills, but minutes from the local Jennings Ale house. The Pheasant.<br /><br />Saturday's run was the Dewentwater 10 with a bit added on (as I got lost trying to get out of Keswick onto the right road to Barrowdale.<br />Going to Grange was a head wind on the main road to Grange. I was keen to get this part out of the way quickly and then settle down. It's about 4.5 miles from Keswick to Grange, and then it's up the west side which is more enjoyable. Did the run in about an hour on my own.<br /><br />Sunday's run was with Andy Robertshaw (our guide), Hugh Pearson and heavy rucksack (triathlete) and John Armitstead.<br />Our objective was Skiddaw the direct route! What a long long climb. My calfs were screaming. I was pleading in my mind for mountain goat Andy R. to wait for the other to catch up.<br />We had started in the warm sunshine and ended up on a snow covered peak. I was wary of falling over because of Ackworth Half in a weeks time. But thankfully, nothing happened to me. We went down the other side and then east bound and loop around to the climb were the Skiddaw race route comes up and down.<br /><br />Monday was another solo run with a difference. It was east bound along the dissused railway track which is quite close to A66, and then it went off northbound to Musgrisedale village. It was then southbound to the A66 and then west to Grangehouse and then back to Keswick. Something like 22 miles in all.<br /><br />Tuesday was taken up with a walk from the Great Wood beside Derwentwater.<br /><br />It was a nice weekend apart from paying twice the price for a curry. And £1.10 for one japatti!<br />A highlight of the weekend was the accoustic guitar face-off with Rogan Ashton Vs. David Hainsworth. What a battle indeed.Ian Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12681062119370306076noreply@blogger.com