Cobwebs

If there were any cobwebs amongst the three of us today they would have been well and truly blown far far away. I reckon we had 20-25mph wind with gusts on the tops...here's a few photos:

our starting path, leading up from Ladybower Reservoir to Lockerbrook

and we dropped back down to the road at Derwent Reservoir for a few kilometres by the water

rhododendrons in full bloom looking glorious

Jon leading the way with Rachel in hot pursuit

climbing up from Howden Reservoir on the spur between Ditch and Fagney cloughs

looking out from the bird hide above Alport, sadly no peregrine falcons in sight today

It was so windy that we feared the tin built hide would be picked up and blown away, it certainly wasn't a peaceful retreat from the wind, everything rattling and shacking!!

Alport Castles

Looking back towards Alport Castles

View across to the Kinder plateau

Crook Hill just visible in a spot of sunshine

Rachel on the last bit of ascent above Hagg Side plantation

and the start of the final descent, back down to Ladybower

We ran just over 15km in just over 2hrs, with 524m ascent, a good Long Steady Distance run. Here's a copy of the route: