After leaving Ruby, who was looking at us with the most pitiful look on her face because we were going out without her, we headed off along dog poo alley and up the continuation of Brownlow Road out onto George's Lane (the reverse of the Two Lads race route).
We ran along to the Pike and up the Pike Race route. We both got up there really well in my opinion and, after a very brief pause, headed back down again at the steps side, although we took the grassy route to the side of the steps.
Back on George's Lane we ran along and turned right at the Pigeon Tower and headed over to Noon Hill. We ran straight off Noon Hill back down to George's Lane (although I think it's called Belmont Road at this point) and along towards the diagonal.
After starting up the diagonal, we turned off to the left and followed the contours around. I think the route we took was part of the Belmont Winter Hill Fell Race route and I haven't been along this trod since doing that race nearly three years ago.
We crossed the stile onto the muddy path which goes up to the top of Winter Hill from Hordern Stoops but it was horribly muddy so further up, we crossed back onto the other side of the wall and went up the really steep way, again part of the Belmont Winter Hill race route.
No rest for the wicked, as soon as we reached the top we continued on and along to the Mast Road. We headed down the Mast Road, where it was incredibly windy, to the cattle grid, then turned left down the flags to the Shooting Hut.
We cut through Roscoe's Tenament and out onto Coal Pit Lane, then along past the farm and followed the path which brings you back out onto the Mast Road, which we crossed straight over and followed the path to the water tanks then up to Two Lads.
From Two Lads, we ran down to the kennels then down through the field opposite the kennels coming out at the stables which are just up from my house. We then turned right and ran down the track and out onto Green Lane where we then just ran though the housing estate (past David Jackson's house, which I pointed out to Steve, along with lots of other runner's houses, it was like a guided tour of the Pennine Road estate) and back to my house.
It was a really enjoyable run and great to have good company. One thing about today which is unusual for me is that Steve kept going, rather than stopping for a breather at the top of hills which I think will have done me good and it's something I need to start doing a lot more.
Great run!
Total Distance - 8.43 miles
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