P and I checked out some of the running section of the Cumbrian leg of the Three Peaks Yacht Race on Saturday. Its not that we needed to check out the route or best lines, we know them already but what we fancied was checking out the times between points between Wasdale Head and Gillerthwaite YH. So in low cloud and a stiff breeze we set off from the Green in Wasdale over Black Sail Pass, past the hut and down to Gillerthwaite. After a short stop there for a bite to eat we turned around and head back. It stayed dry until the return leg, when it started lashing down and we climbed up and over the pass in driving hail. Not very pleasant! Now we have some decent timings to add to the ones we already know for the ascent and descent of the Pike.
After this excursion of 14 miles, we had a house full of friends for the weekend. More drinking then usual ensued which meant less exercise than normal occurred! Sunday started late with a short run and then a bouldering session at the Fisherground. On Monday we met up with some old friends from uni with their kids for a pootle through Grisedale Forest. Strange to be there without the bikes!
