Sunday arrived, the day of the Kentmere Horseshoe fell race and a gathering of Glossopdale Harriers descended upon the tiny village in the Lake District. My plan was to have a low level run to Kentmere Reservoir and perhaps get a glimpse of the runners on the ridges way above me. It was a hot and sunny day, following the theme of the past few weeks. A few fluffy white clouds provided some occasional welcome relief from the heat, but it was the cooling waters of the river (where I had to cross, as I'd missed a footbridge), then the reservoir, and the river again at the end which proved most refreshing. Here's a few photos from my run:
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| Irontongue |
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| The horseshoe in the distance |
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| Horseshoe getting closer |
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| Approaching the reservoir |
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| Reservoir just over the near rise |
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| Cooling off my feet |
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| Looking up to the ridge, scanning for runners |
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| Nearly at the top end of the reservoir |
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| Looking up to the valley head |
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| Looking down towards Kentmere over the reservoir |
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| Heading back to Kentmere, cloud cover very much welcome |
My run was a total of 14.4km and I was out about 2 hours, though with stops for cooling off in the reservoir and taking photos I was only moving for 1hr37mins. I may not have reached the lofty peaks that the racers did, but I had a thoroughly enjoyable run in the hot midday sun. I seem to be coping well with about 500ml water for a couple of hours, providing I'm not pushing the pace.
Tim's write up from his race can be found here.
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