WB 23rd August

Lots of running this last week and weeks prior to this!
The target is the Full Tour of Pendle (FTOP) in November. 17 miles and 6 times up and around Pendle! Fun or what!!
Anyway found another run to add to the number from Clough Head Car Park.
Cross the road and over the gate opposite the car park, down the hill and follow the path along the reservoir. At the stile straight over, up the hill to the gate and turn left.
Follow this path up the fill to the chimney at the top of musberry heights.
Follow the path left and after you cross the remains of the railway lines turn left this follows the route of the Rossendale Way. Over the stile and stay left heading for a small clump of trees, when you get to the bottom of this valley you are at the bottom of Tor Hill. I've now been up there twice, but as yet haven't managed to find any form of 'route' to the top. A very tough hill to try and run up, due to the steepness. However once on top the views are amazing!
The route back is equally tough. First the descent is difficult and when you get to the bottom of the hill and head back towards Musberry Heights it is a tough up hill run for quite a while that drains the legs especcially after the run up Tor Hill. Back down the heights to the reservoirs and retrace the steps. The final climb away from the reservoirs to Graine rd again tough.
A great run with plenty of options to explore the valleys surrounding Tor Hill.
The last watch details said -
77 mins, 44 mins in the 80 - 90% range, Avg HR 143, Max HR 160, Cals 875
Having checked out the route on Google Earth the route is anything between 7 and 9 miles, call it 8 then.
First run was about 1 minute quicker than this, but felt a lot harder! Cals got up tonearly 1000 used. Trying to use HR zone training more at the moment!