Just a quick update on Eric's Joss Naylor challenge.  Unfortunately due to the adverse weather conditions - well it is the Lake District - he was unable to do more than the first section.  Eric and Darren were due to meet Eric's wife in the car park at the Kirkstone Inn but they had difficulty in finding her.  For anyone reading this who doesn't know the car park, it is small.  They also had driving rain and strong winds to contend with so it is with regret that the whole project has been abandoned for this year.

Just about three months ago Eric, our clerk of works, was 60 and I think had a mid-life crisis. 

He has decided to run the Joss Naylor Challenge. This challenge involves climbing 30 hill tops, crossing some 48 miles of mountain terrain and ascending nearly 17000 feet.  The route starts in Pooley Bridge, Ullswater and finishes at Greendale Bridge, Wasdale.  Each age group has a specific time limit varying between 12 and 24 hours with different times for men and women.  There is no emphasis on record times and pacers are mandatory for safety reasons.  Eric needs to finish within 18 hours and he has been collecting sponsors with the monies raised going to the mountain rescue.  He is starting the run on Saturday 18 August at 4am and Darren Moore will be running with him.  I will update you next week as to how he has gone on.