6 Dales Circuit

Yet again, stunning weather to go running in. Relatively low key run part with the usual friendly greeting and ease of registration that I'm now used to with all LDWA races. I also accidently missed the deadline for entries, but luckily, maybe because I'm a member I got a reserved place at the last minute. Note to self... Must enter on time next year! The route was great over some classic White Peak trails, quite wet in places but grippy enough through all the technical sections. There's only 3 checkpoints on this one but really well stocked with all the usual cakes and flapjacks etc. It's quite easy to end up gaining weight on these types of races. The profile is.

Reviewing it following completion I'm not surprised that the last 10k took so long and the old adage of what goes down must come back up still stands! The route finding was tough over the last 5k but apart from that, navigation was fairly straight forward. Looking forward to coming back next year especially if the weather can be this good. 2013 is the year of sunny summer running!