Long Mynd Valleys - 7th Feb

[nightingale]

He's been using vibrams for a while now and I think he's got used to them . He ran the half Peris in a pair with almost no grip in September and was slipping all over the place . His new ones (Treks I think they are) have more grip and appart from the real muddy stuff he seemed to be able to adjust his style to cope . He wil be bloging about his experience by the end of this week

http://trainnowlivelater.blogspot.com/

[tarren]

I promised at the start, to put a link up to a selection of the video I took with my videocam. This was with the tiny cam I wore around the head.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wlCAEXoPu8

[nightingale]

I wondered what it was in your head when I looked at Alistairs photos . It all makes sense now .
Cheers

[tarren]

I wondered what it was in your head when I looked at Alistairs photos . It all makes sense now .
Cheers

Yes, a lot of folk asked me about it before the start, one thought it was a torch, and how long did I intend being out there.

[philbrynmaen]

Nice one Tarren. I was running yards in front of you for much of the race but didn't twig that was a camera on your head! I'm the bloke in black with the enormous yellow bumbag - seriously that bumbag is going on a diet.
Terrific race - I must confess to not having a clue where I was - perhaps it was the clag but those valleys all looked the same (steep!!). I got round in 2'25 and was pretty chuffed as I've barely run since summer.
Agree with comments about max grip fell shoes - I was in trail shoes and wish i had the Mudclaws. Hence all the flapping of arms.
I overheard at least a dozen runners wandering out loud what on earth they were doing back again - those final climbs were hellish!! See you all next year!

[nightingale]

Pete Douglas now has photos on his site

http://www.prdouglas.co.uk/

[Marvin]

So what exactly was the headcam? Can you provide a link Tarren?

[tarren]

If you go here I believe they're still available. You'll also require a microSDHC 8GB Card class 6.

[alanj]

I promised at the start, to put a link up to a selection of the video I took with my videocam. This was with the tiny cam I wore around the head.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wlCAEXoPu8

nice vid, well done Strangely, I was finding your "breathing " soundtrack was both rhythmic and atmospheric...Until you coughed !!

[tarren]

Glad you liked it alan, the heavy breathing and especially the coughing comes with age.:(