Dales Divide - not doing the full 600km route, as I can’t spare 3 days. But will aim for 325km or 440km, depending on my mood!
The official shortcut is north after York, up to Osmotherly, making it 440km .
But I’ve got an unofficial one from Patterley Bridge up to Leyburn, which should get me to a bothy by 9pm 
I’m not fussed on a time,.or even doing the full route. Just a good excuse to get out for an overnighter.
I bailed. Again
Exactly the same place as last year, but for totally different reasons.
Great first 2.5hrs, then the wind started. And the rain. And the hail. And the 2⁰ temperature. The climb up to Whernside was just a push, as none of the path would grip, just slippy, then the bog across the top was just madness. All in the aforementioned “wintry mix”
I’ve never been wetter on a ride. And I’ve been colder twice in my life. Just couldn’t bear to do another 9 hours in that, then 8 hours the next day.
Went the road way back to Ingleton, then the back roads back to Milnthorpe. 45km took just shy of two hours with the wind 
Managed 105km in a smidge over 7 hours, to give you an idea on how hard it was!
Looking at Dot watcher, 15% DNF rate already, and Ali Brownlee is still in the lead, averaging 18kmh. I was going for 16kmh based on what I did last year. Managed 13kmh yesterday!
Sorry to hear that @Poet . However, with ‘Dave’ on the way up there, you may be glad of your decision.
A few we know who started have all bailed. So definitely not a good weekend for it. Now you can enjoy the rest of the weekend 