Running from Hayfield To Hathersage.

Tom and I have a new pair of running shoes each. We went out earlier this week and ran 5 miles which incidentally is the same distance we ran in total in 2017.

We were going to Hathersage for Alpkit's shop 1st Birthday party on Saturday, and Tom suggested that we should run over there in our shiny new shoes.

I asked Tom if he realised quite how far it was, and his guess turned out to be only a couple of miles short of the 19 miles that I plotted on the map.

19 miles, and 3500 feet of up and down. We knew it wasn't going to be easy, but it had been a while since we'd had an adventure.

The plan was to head up on to Kinder, follow the plateau's Southern edge before dropping down to Hope for refreshments. "Refreshed", we would climb again up to Shatton Moor before dropping down to Hathersage.

Climbing Kinder Low End

We left mid morning as planned and other than stopping to shed layers we kept moving.

Fuelled by homemade pancakes for breakfast, we didn't stop to eat until we'd already covered 8 miles. Our view below above the Edale valley.

Our shiny new shoes, now not so shiny.

For the first time in ages, the sun was out and we were having a great time, whilst trying to ignore the pains of cyclists do running.

Kinder

As we descended down towards Hope, our arrival at the Adventure Cafe couldn't come quick enough. 13 miles in and we were both suffering a bit.

An ice cream each and a drink of water, and we were away again though.

Tom eyeing up my ice cream.

After being sat down for a few minutes, standing up was painful. The last few miles were going to hurt a bit.

We took the opportunity to cool down our feet in the river below. In retrospect not the brightest idea unless you're a fan of blisters.

Temporary pain relief.

From the ford a climb up to Shatton Moor from where we could see our destination Hathersage in the distance.

Nearly there....

We were now running a bit, walking a bit, and hobbling a bit.

Thanks James for the photo.

On our arrival at Alpkit's shop they had suitable refreshments awaiting us. The usual for Tom and a Jaipur for me.

A great day out!

and no, we didn't run back.