Anybody doing a recce of the course?
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Anybody doing a recce of the course?
Will be having a look at course the weekend before the race. Got a injury at mo so can't go any sooner.
Ok mattp,not sure what day yet. Will post on here closer to the time. Do you know the route at all?
Erm. Kind of. Did Dale Head, Hindscarth and Robinson from the Buttermere Side last week but not done the full waltz route from Newlands. Should be able to work it out. Saw a couple of runners who looked like they were doing a recce last week and noticed a trod that comes off Robinson to cut up the side of Hindscarth. After that it should be straight forward (he says crossing fingers and toes).
I had a trot round on Monday from Buttermere up Robinson and then the rest of the anti-clockwise round, then back down Robinson. I'd not been up there before and was blown away by the views. Stunning. especially on a day like that.
It all seemed straight forward enough. Apart from 2 sections really. The first being when to head west and up on Robinson. I followed the river then followed a faint path from the dam then cut to the summit. It being the first time up there I have now idea if this is preferable to getting up onto the ridge earlier?
I also couldn't figure out the best line coming off Dale head down to the tarn. I aimed for the tarn pretty directly but ended up drifting to far right. Once at the bottom i could see a much steeper but direct route but at that point there was no way I was going to go up again to give it a go.
I might try and get up there again before if I get chance. More down to it being such a lovely run than route choices. But I guess its a bonus.
All good info,looking forward to getting a run around this.
It's a piece of cake to be honest - no need to recce.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8011535...7604637599232/
Have a look at some pics on this link - you will see how there are a few lines up Robinson and it would seem from having tried a few different ones that it doesn't really matter.
As for the descent of Dalehead, it seems the elite end / good descender seem to take a left hand line, more careful runners head right of the tarn and most direct for the tarn.
Not sure it's going to make or break your race whatever you do.
But it's fantastic and as slow as I am this year I'm still thoroughly looking forward to it. It will be steady as I'm at the PPP the week after.
:D
i might go for a recce on 7th or 8th
Excellent pics Witton park- Might be a piece of cake,still want to reece it-looks a top route.
I would usually agree, but I managed to get it all wrong coming off Robinson a week or so back in the Clagg and ended up on High Snockrigg :confused:. I still cannot quite work out how I managed it, but it made for an intersting diversion none the less to an area not previously visited :rolleyes:
Its a cracking race am doing it this year. The way off Robinson is easy just go left after the summit and you will soon see the trod down to the path up Hindscarth over to Dale Head there is a little trod to side(right) that avoids the rocky bit before the summit,from the summit its up to you the path is evil ! The fastest way i've found is to drop inside the path down to Honister about half a mile and arc back round as its less steep and easyer to run it might be shorter to just drop but its quite steep and i found slow.On Borrowdale last year some people ahead took the steep way who where ahead and i caught them at the tarn....
I haven't been able to fit a recce in so I'll be mostly following the pack (although I will have a decent map with me and a few pointers from a mate who knows it well). I'm not really trying to be competitive for this one as it's my first proper lakes race so I'm more bothered about enjoying it. Might change my mind on the day if I'm feeling good.
Looks like am heading up on Tuesday 10th to have a trot around if anyone is free to join me
Andy