Dovestones Fell Run

Members: Roy Lee, Duncan Lee, Vicky Alderton, John Cox, Richard Yorke, Jim Symon.

Guest: Ivy Limbrick.

 

We left Dovestones Reservoir running past the boat house and onto the site of the old Ashway house where I tripped over a stone and fell full length on the gravel, removing the skin along my forearm. After a discussion Ivy offered to run back to the car to get the First Aid kit - the rest of us walked on until she caught up with us walking in one direction and she running the opposite one. By the time she met up with us, she had had a four mile run, was knackered and decided to cut the route short. Jim being on a tight schedule joined her and Vicky gleefully took the chance and went with them (I think she tripped me up but she denies it).

After medical attention from John and Duncan, the remaining four climbed up Holme Clough onto the moor and towards the A635, but I started to struggle with my left shoe where the sole had peeled off back to the instep. Richard kindly donated the cord out of his rucksack to tie it back together - off we ran again onto the Cotton Famine Road and towards Broadstones, but nothing was meant to be easy on this run as the sole peeled off my right shoe, which needed more cord and some laces to fasten it back. Never daunted we ran on passing fields of cotton grass, which made parts of the moor look like snow. On arriving at Pots and Pans war memorial we decided to split up again, with Richard of Yorke and Gaunt Jon going over Alderman, and Duncan and I doing the easy way back as my shoes repeatedly needed tying together - we met again at the base of Alderman and ran back to the cars. I must have made an interesting sight with my arm bandaged and my shoes tied together. We decided to give the Pub a miss and head home. I want to thank the people who came for their help - the day did not turn out quite as expected, but in spite of the problems I really enjoyed leading my first KMC meet for many years.

PS. My running shoes returned to New Balance who admitted a production error and refunded my money.

Roy Lee