How hilly can you make a run? In the Howgills pretty hilly! The route may not be logical, but it is certainly good training. However this 6.30 hour outing was rather lonely, not a single person in sight all day. And above the 400 metre line it was poor visibility and sub-zero, I just followed the thin black line on my GPS up and down the slopes. Without consulting the map all day it was a pleasant surprise to realise on one really steep descent that I was further than I thought as the Cautley Valley appeared through the gloom.
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| The loneliness of the Howgill Runner |
Hoar frost or "rime" had built up on the grass and fences, and towards dusk the temperature on the tops plummeted.
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| Rime frost on the Howgill Fences. |
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20km run in red - 30km run in blue
1,500 and 2,800 metres of ascent respectively |
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