Three Peaks Fell Race

[Grit Britain]

Well done folks,

I was in the Novice class yesterday. My race prep. focused on energy drinks, electrolyte,food and painkillers, in other words all the stuff to help blank out a lack of long training runs and a niggle I was carrying (not alone there).

First thing that happen to me was a nose dive coming off PyG as my left leg disappeared thigh deep in a bog. Then about 20 yards on, just as you rejoin the path my right foot caught in more bog, momentum took my stride forward and my right shoe shot off into the distance!! I retrived said shoe, and thought "I'm in for a long day".

But that was it, the rest of the race went like clockwork. I met Moo half way up Whernside and we ran in together for the rest of the way for 4:23.

I only went in for this race beacuse of the excitment generated on here so thanks for that folks. And I could not have done it without the great advice I got from Dark Peak lads about taking it steady, especially the flat bit to Ribblehead.

Tigers Todger - race on Wednesday night !!

[disco stan]

Well done pudgy and sol and all the other rossy runners. Might try it myself sometime.

[brett]

Errr... yes 5-06 - you would have past me walking in!!

Was anyone slower than my 5:05?

Did you notice 63% of the entrants were in the vet category?

[brett]

Results on the sportident site

[Harry H Howgill]

Goes to Sedbergh School where Hugh Symonds is head of maths.....now that's a man who knows a bit about long runs!!!!

He even has a faster Wilson 10 mile run time than one Joe Symonds who didn't do bad at Paddy's Pole. One for the future, but the future's arriving fast.

[PaulH7]

I really did think that the cramps was down to ill preparation by me, but I see that a lot of us suffered with it big time. I spoke to my friend this morning (John Hunt), who came 7th, he too suffered coming off Ingleborough, so even the elites suffer too. I will ask a nutritionist I know for her advice and get back to everyone.

[Hyporunner]

Found some piccies on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_ru...7600156747266/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7821533@N04/

I was too slow to get into Andy's photos. It's a good excuse to train harder for next year

[sol]

Yeah, well done Sol, I didn't know you were running it. I take back all I said about your ice creams at Pendle!

Hehe. They were part of the training plan!!

[Marvin]

I only went in for this race beacuse of the excitment generated on here so thanks for that folks. And I could not have done it without the great advice I got from Dark Peak lads about taking it steady, especially the flat bit to Ribblehead.

Tigers Todger - race on Wednesday night !!

You were parked next to us at Horton. Well done Grit.

[crowhill]

I will ask a nutritionist I know for her advice and get back to everyone.

Looking forwards to that PaulH - I think there's a few of us who will be waiting for your posting.
Cheers.