A Day To Run

Derwent Water Dawdle: 27 th  Apr Location: Braithwaite, Cumbria Length: 23 Miles Elevation: 4300 ft Terrain: Trail, Single track, rocky paths, open fell and road Ever since I saw the route for the Derwent Water Dawdle I have been looking forward to it. The Keswick area is one of my favourite areas in the Lakes, so I naturally couldn’t wait to race there. Training had been good in the build-up to the race but in the week preceding the race there had been some unseasonal hot weather. I really struggled in the heat so I was relieved when the forecast for race day was around 10C and showery. Showers were on and off all the way up until the start. We had our race briefing where encouragingly race director Jeff told us to prepare for the worst and expect conditions to deteriorate throughout the race, happy days. Conditions were near perfect, if a bit chilly, as we set off from Braithwaite heading towards Cat Bells which would be our first climb. The first two miles...