Talons probably better out of the two but it depends on the race day weather (and personal preference, to be honest)
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To put you in the mood for the 3 Peaks, here are our 2017 photos The start - https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Q...QxeXNwUy03RlNn
Ribblehead - https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Q...tZSGRFcUdKb2p3
The Finish Line - https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Q...UyTjBiYXQ1Q3F3 & https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Q...VmRmg4SFRuNVVn
64th 3 Peaks photos
Winners & prize giving https://photos.app.goo.gl/VHMXj8jcW4uhPaW53,
The start https://photos.app.goo.gl/pdAs07ErUe41Fs4Q2,
Run up Pen Y Ghent https://photos.app.goo.gl/pRuMtGUmaH7c31z72,
Ribblehead https://photos.app.goo.gl/aReAVS8Ukrn6WLd86
Finish line album 1 https://photos.app.goo.gl/jYvdl33hQLEpVcfr1
Finish line album 2 https://photos.app.goo.gl/xvesUnLChc5A1p5A8
Finish album 3 https://photos.app.goo.gl/qDBoLBLc3chiQ2YS6
Finish album 4 https://photos.app.goo.gl/MNDhnr5ERnvTBwtK8
Brilliant sets of photos, Seymour Hills. Thank you for posting, even though I wasn't running it (I was on the Fellsman).
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Now entries are open, does it mean I can ask what shoes I should be using now? Planning to go up for a recce in March but would be good to have an indication - fell shoes, trail shoes, road shoes, wellington boots??
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Any guesstimates on the added time the Whernside normal path adds to the race route?
percentage-wise... not at Andy Peace pace!
If by 'normal path' you mean the 3P contoured walkers path, distance wise it adds about 2 miles by adding a huge extended loop but it is all runnable. I'd guess though that it must add at least 10 plus minutes, maybe 15 depending how fast a runner you are. For a race like recce though it's much better to go up the old walkers path route up the wall line; its a line to the left of the actual race ascent but absolutely mirrors the climb and is perhaps just a couple of hundred yards at the most to the left of the race route. And unlike the race route there's no problems going up that way pre-race. I'd post a picture of it on an OS leisure map it this forum would let me:rolleyes:. PM me on facebook or instagram (search Brian Stallwood) and I'll send it to you :)