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Well done. First run is the hardest.

And also some 2020 highlights:
National xc
Crib Goch and Snowdon in August
An early Sunday run up Skiddaw in October
Unofficial road 5k pb in virtual national road relays

Punchy. Good luck!

Goals:
BGR
Welsh 3000s
Abraham's Tea Round

Life and lockdown look like #1 is going to be a big ask though. I need to recce and complete before end of May.

Is today the first day? I'm down about 5 miles if it is.

Might as well call it ten miles a day.

I'll give it a shot.

Friend worked at Whipps last weekend. Covid test yesterday... Be careful.

Back to virtual racing until February I reckon.

Must be nearly time for some yearly highlights and targets.

10% increase per week max.

He did it. Sub 24 for a winter paddy Buckley. Well done Russ. Damian Hall's record survives.

Russell is coming off Snowdon now. Hopefully he has cracked it and will at least get a sub 24 finish. The Winter record held by Damian Hall might be out of reach though.

If anyone fancies some dot watching from Wales tomorrow: https://russellrunner.com/paddy-buckley-winter-round-is-on/

Russell is a top guy and a quality runner. This is going to be at his limits though.

The fundraiser for Chris Smith is well worth a donation.

Enjoy it.

Utterly grim. So sad. His poor family.

Respect the mountains.

It can't be much fun being an amateur sports administrator at the moment. Unless something changes significantly in the next four months there isn't going to be a X country season and lots of people will be lost to other activities.

There are some people organising X country on private grounds near London but without the team aspect of the race I'm not sure how it will work.

My motivation for road racing and time trials is now extinct.

Hill sprints, fartlek, steadily increasing in time tempo runs will all help speed you up @Well_is_it

Incredible time.

Nice weekend of BGR recce, well today was nice. Did the more technical half of leg three in the mist and drizzle yesterday then checked out the first part of leg one and the trod off Skiddaw this morning. One Nav error yesterday and some doubt about the route up Foxes Tarn onto Scafell. Still plenty to think about before attempting the full thing.

Met League X country cancelled for the season.

Sadly inevitable but at least it saves any issues on which course I should do. I'm saving the John Kelly article for tomorrow evening.

I'd echo this. The earlier the better. We parked just across the county boundary in a layby, the blue circle, to avoid parking fees as well.

Yes, the other weekend. Where are you coming from? There are lots of very clearly defined and virtually paved paths up and down, including the Pyg track. If you have a bit more experience and a head for heights then Pen y ass, Crib Goch, Snowdon is the best choice.

You may want to think about how you will get there as well. The parking gets very busy.

So I've managed to find the forerunner 45 I thought I'd lost during lockdown. Is anyone interested in buying my newly spare forerunner 45s? they're going for about £100 second hand on ebay. I'll accept less and a forum/charity donation.

PBR just have to touch the summit and probably can run away from any complaining walkers?

It's been a crazy year for long distance records. Paddy Buckley fell at the weekend too.

I hope you weren't all hungover.

If you want something pretty reliable I think the OMM stuff is a good bet. I had an Inov8 rain jacket that wasn't particularly good.

Just back from four days around Snowdon. We used Blaenau Ffestiniog as our base to get out and about. First day we did Carnedd Dafydd, Carnedd Llewelyn and Yr Elen via a scramble up Crib Lem. The scramble was in the mist and wet and my head nearly went at the start, fortunately we had an experienced climber in our group to nurse us up. The scree run off Yr Elen was quality though.

Second day we did some official trail running at the Coed Y Brenin MTB centre, I'd recommend it if you want some very safe fun, with well marked trails.

Saturday morning we did the Blaenau horseshoe guided by the local fell champion, Russell Bentley. This route has been used for the British fell running championships and it had a good mix of runnable grass, scrambly downs and persistent uphills.

Final day was the highlight: Snowdon via Crib Goch. My experience on Thursday made me doubt if it was for me but the others persuaded met. A 4.30 alarm meant we were on on the mountain by 6.30. It was absolutely spectacular and a great way to end the holiday.

My first real experience of the Snowdonia park - it felt a lot more rugged, jagged and steep than the Lake District. It's definitely one to be shown around by people who know the area first.