Duncan dropped me off at the end of Wallsuches this morning as he was going playing ball with Ruby over at Ridgemont.
I ran along Wallsuches for a short way, then went up a short flight of steps on the right and ran alongside the fishing lodges (that's a pond for anyone not from Lancashire). I then climbed up onto George's Lane and headed towards Wilderswood, which is where I bumped into Ed who was out for a walk. After a brief natter, I continued on my way and ran up to Two Lads in the fog.
From Two Lads I ran cross country to the mast which was really boggy (surprise surprise). I then went to the trig point and then set off down the diagonal. The diagonal was so muddy that my shoes totally clogged up with mud and I found myself running out of control. I was just sliding down and it got quite scary so I had to try to gain some control before I fell on my backside. Eventually I got to the bottom in one piece and then ran along the track and then up Noon Hill. Noon Hill to the Pike was VERY wet. My feet were freezing and soon became quite numb. For some reason, numb feet seemed to serve me well though and my climb to the Pike via the steep grassy bit up from the kissing gate seemed really easy and I then ran straight over the top and went down which again I seemed to zoom along (although according to Strava I was 13 seconds off my PB).
I then got onto George's Lane and headed for the kennels then ran down the field opposite which again, I felt like I was zooming through and this time I was right as I got a Strava PB, taking 9 seconds off my previous time (although not a course record, I'm 4 seconds off that).
From the bottom of the field I ran towards the stables then turned left towards Wilderwood then down to home.
Had a really good run despite having been really tired when I first set off.
Total distance - 6.7 miles
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