We set off at around 2pm in the direction of Dove Stones but with no particular route in mind. The aim was to get a minimum of 10 miles in.
From about half way up Church rd in Uppermill we cut through on a footpath to Gellfield/Knowl Top Ln and followed the road till the dirt track peels off left (just before the road drops down into Greenfield). We then followed this in the direction of Dove Stones and it brings you out on the A635 at Binn Green car park where you can cut down some steps to the Res. From there we ran up past Yoeman hey and Greenfield Res with a view to crossing the stepping stones and running back down the other side but neither me or Tom relished the prospect of getting wet through in the rapids, so we ran up to the dead end at Greenfield Brook (photo taken) before re tracing our tracks back to Dove Stone.
Tom & the view looking back down the valley from Greenfield Brook
After running around Dove Stone we dropped back through the drive of what was Fletchers paper mill (see below) and along to the Royal George pub and back through to Uppermill on the bridal path. Approximately 11.2 miles in a little over 2 hours. The leg felt ok and I'm sure I'll be fit and ready in 5 weeks!
Tom had a minor issue (he may not have thought it minor) from Saturday's run when he got wet though and developed a nice dose if 'nipple rub'! It sounds ridiculous but if you've ever had it you know exactly how painful it can be. If you wear a loose fitting/rough material top and it gets wet/or you run for long enough the material rubs a layer of skin off the end of your nipples. You don't always know about it until you get into the bath/shower and then you very nearly go through the roof with the meeting of water on skinless nipple! I've only had it a couple of times and now generally wear fitted tops that don't move about as much to avoid the problem. So well done Tom for battling on, at least you didn't get to this stage:
Ouch!
Fletchers Paper Mill - a bit of local history
If you're interested, over looked by Dove Stones, is the former Fletchers paper mill (in red on the map above) where i worked back in 1993 for 2 years. My job was to work at the end of one of the paper making machines and look after the big reel's of paper; the 'reel end' - a very appropriate job title!
Anyway without boring you to tears about the factory, i googled it for some info and came across the site below. It would appear that people like to visit these kind of places and take photo's etc and then publish them for others to see. To be fair, although not my cup of tea, they've produced some cracking pictures of the place (which doesn't seem to have changed much :o) along with some local history. There are quite a few different posts on Fletcher's, I've just linked to one of them:
http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=60044
(for some reason when you follow this link it comes up with a 'Database error' when it does just click the 'refresh link'. Alternatively copy and paste the link above into your browser and it should work fine).
By all means have a look at the you tube clip also but it's a bit Blair Witch with dodgy music!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gWZGI2LT3I
If you like the Blog, spread the word and i may just hit my target of £1000 for Dr. Kershaw's hospice!
Off to the lakes on Suday for a proper test run with Gaz & Frank!
Cheers
Mick
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