Been on the fells a year.
I just worked it out and it has been exactly 1 year to the day that i first ventured into the fells.
A year ago on a grotty day, i caught the bus from preston to keswick and headed up to walla grag via ashness bridge. It nearly killed me but i never looked back and it has changed me for the better.
I love this sport and everything that comes with it, im gradually toughening up and not being such a wimp.:rolleyes:
Ive met some quality people and done some quality race and pushed my body to its limits every time.
Amen.:D
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Happy Anniversary Al!
it's just about 3 years for me, and I still feel like a rank beginner, but I love it so!
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Yeah, Happy Anni Al!
Been nearly a year since i met you and we did that plod from Coniston to Wrynose Pass and back, Happy Days;)
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Happy anniversary A, I love that story...as a TOTAL newcomer it has inspired me!....happy fell running :)
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We always remember the first time so well!:)
For me it was an August Bank Holiday thrash on Machen Mountain. And although I loved the ups it was the awesome lovely downhill plummet through the pine forest that made it so utterly addictive.
Within 3 years I was tilting at Snowdon, Scafell and the Ben from the cramped confines of a 30 foot fibreglass torture machine! Happy days but, 23 years later, each race is still just as special, just as exciting (well, not the second half the Brecon Beacons!:rolleyes:).
And it was all Toffers fault!:p
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Happy anniversary Al. Sorry I didn't get you a card.;)
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Nice post Al! I love that its about 'the fells' and not about 'running' or 'athletics'. Also the Wainwrightesque bus journey out into Lakeland for your first run out :):cool:
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I thought you'd been at it longer than that, much longer. Did you run a lot before starting with the fells?
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Awwwwwwwwwww cheers guys, anyone for cake?
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Originally Posted by
mr brightside
I thought you'd been at it longer than that, much longer. Did you run a lot before starting with the fells?
I wish i did!
In high school i was good at cross country but we only used to train one morning a week from september up until december where we had all the regions decend to a local grammah school who have this quality course and race our arses off!
I did that until year 10 but packed it all in in year 11 and didnt start running again until 3 years later when someone tried to convince me to do the Rivington Pike race.
I only had a few weeks to try and get fit for the race but i started running every few days. The road runs gave me shin splints and ive only ever run on tarmac a handful of times since.
After 7 months of starting running i'd only clocked up 50 miles and i did a 10k. Was tough but enjoying it (once it was over;)) but much prefer to be off-road, getting muddy!:D
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Originally Posted by
freckle
Happy anniversary A, I love that story...as a TOTAL newcomer it has inspired me!....happy fell running :)
:D
Have you been able to get on the fells much?