Mal Bisby led 14 riders from the B group out of Dalton square for the run north taking the route up to Carnforth via the kellets only remembering we usualy meet a couple of riders in bolton- le- sands, so a turn left off kellet lane took us down on to the A6 picking up another 3 riders before reaching carnforth, the sky was looking very grey with quite low mist, we took the route up through warton and the first split took place in true lune fashion as riders streched legs & lungs on the climb up to yealand then the group were soon back together, legs were streched again on the short steep climb after yealand storrs, now through quiet lanes towards beetham, after a short trip on the A6 soon had us on quiet lanes once again through beetham and then through the beautifull Dallam park, on through the marshes to the A6 up to levens on to the old road below the A590 to Town End and on through witherslack, at this point there was steady drizzle coming down, so i thought i would liven things up a notch and mentioned the accent of "Tow Tops" that realy sent a silence down the line without any takers i said we would meet up later at grange as i was focused on T/Tops, then "Phil i will try any thing" chipped in with me, that started chatter through in the ranks, then suprise Julya said count me in then glynis and then debi this was real "girl power" at this stage a few more lads had chucked in with me so at the junction I had 8 riders with me on the climb of the tough Tow Tops, leaving the main groupe heading for Lindale, The Tow Tops climbe is always a tough climb but in winter it takes good riding skills to stay up right as it is alway wet and covered in leaves, there was quite afew riders decending with numbers on so it must have been some organised run, i stayed with debs and glynis to encourage them up the climbe then debs came off at one of the hairpins shouting she was ok then not to be out done glynis in true style came off, phill who was now walking as he was having serious wheel spin on his 39/25 vaulenteered to see the girls to the summit every body up with no injuries and a few giggles had us soon flying down to barber green and a very fast decent to cartmel over the golf course hill, and a fast down to grange were 8 soggy riders met up with the rest of the group who were ensconced in the cafe tucking in to home made fare & Hot drinks, after refreshments it was back to business, through methop and back on to the old road with a quick trip on the A590 Levens, here there was another split as some riders opted for a more direct route home I led 5 riders up leasgill , Heversham, Ackenthwait, Wasset, Holme, Burton, the kellets, and Lancaster or morecambe a cracking 66 mile in testing conditions well done to every one, special mentioned to julya and her partner Dave who had traveled from Garstang probably giving them best part of 90ml, also well done to mal for his lead today as he has been of the bike for three weeks with flu,  Howard Hirst