Pics are up www.sportsunday.co.uk
Printable View
Pics are up www.sportsunday.co.uk
Thank you. You lot always notice more quickly than I can post an announcement here. Please don't miss this bit:
I must apologise to the Todmorden ladies' team, who should have taken first prize. I did the sums at about 3:30 and just after that Kath Brierley came in to complete the Todmorden team (with Lauren Jeska and Sarah May) and take the prize. Keswick were a close second.
Sorry! Again. Tod will get the championship points.
Short race results are here, btw.
Hello, here's some pictures from yesterday's race taken near the top of Swirl How. Thanks Jim
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21665038@N02/
Great set Jim.
What a right good day out that were watching you lot drag yourselves up Dow Crag. Great effort from The Noor, Daz H churned out the suprise performance of the day. Well done to everyone and il see you all on course somewhere at Loughrigg and Silverhowe after I've tackled the exam mountain
Splits are now available for the Long Duddon too. Sorry that took a while: it's a bit fiddly. Click on yourself for a more detailed view.
and Jon Brox has kindly sent some extra prize vouchers to the Tod team for us.
Does anyone have a picture of the line of runners going up Little Stand?
I did the race for the first time last year, on reaching the top of Hard Knott and looking across to see what was ahead was first impressive and then increasingly worrying as I descended into the valley to begin the climb.
Doing the Long Duddon for the first time this year, any good advice out there in terms of route selection?
Only done it the once so ...
I didn't think there were too many route choices to be made, at least not major ones, there's a few where you can chose to go left or right of a bunch of rocks. The only one I can think of is the decent off White Pike near the end - you cut back left and skirt round rather than take the direct line. I don't know if it saves much time but is easier on the legs.
it's easy to go a bit wrong targetting the top of swirl howe from three shires stone in bad weatherQuote:
Originally Posted by irish
I agree with Bob - I did it a few years ago and off White Pike when your on your last legs could be worth checking out as well as the final descent off Caw, where I ended up running down a section that led to a 8ft drop - clearly I didn't take the best line.
Cheers everyone, your advice is much appreciated, especially towards the end of the race. If there is anyone else with any further local knowledge I would be keen to hear.
Were there ever so many lost souls?
I came across a competitor from the so-called Short Duddon, who desperately asked where Caw was. He said that he had been looking for it for ages. The results suggest that there were some 'wanderings'.
There was. I know of a few (5 I think) that descended too early off Little Stand and ended up on the road at the foot of Wrynose (West of Wrynose breast), also a guy that got within 100 meters of visiting Seathewaite tarn. At Swirl How CP a lot of people were setting off to descend down prison band until the marshals pointed out that they needed to go in almost the opposite direction. It was a day when many would have wished they had reccied it recently. There was a lot of grouping as well; very few runners were confident enough to run on their own. Even the first 4 were together going up wet side edge.Quote:
Originally Posted by alf.t
It was certainly interesting, not a great day for seeing the views. I assume there are some views, having not done the race before.
Didn't finish the race as the 3 of us running together were timed out at White Peak. We never really went too far wrong on the navigation, we just weren't fast enough on the ascents(I should say I wasn't fast enough, the other 2 kindly kept waiting for me). I had run the London Marathon and thought I would have enough from the training for that, but it doesn't compensate for getting out on the Fells and I had really done nothing since London. There's always next year I suppose.
I'm not overly surprised, London training would give you stamina but the hills would take that from you no problem. Flat running is not enough for long fell races. Also, London was ages ago so if you haven't done anything since your fitness levels would definitely have dropped a fair amount.Quote:
Originally Posted by Half Man Half Sponge
Nevermind, go back next year with some proper training and see how it goes then.
I just want to say a huge THANK YOU to all the marshalls yesterday. To be sat for hours at any of those check points must have been truly awful and very much appreciated.
My race was ok apart from ascending Green Pikes TWICE thinking it was Caw - Doh!
As one of the White Peak 3, I thought you were waiting for me.However it was great to run with you for a while.I would have quit at 3 shires stone had I been on my own.We were the last ones through some check points, I would like to thank the marshalls who waited in atrocious conditions (I think they were as glad to see us as we were them).I have never come up against weather like it during a race and ultimately it proved too much.Still as Half Man Half Sponge says there is always next year.
Just to echo what everyone here is saying- big thanks to the marshals who must have had a horrendous time of it in the weather. Went somewhat astray myself (3TIMES) and I've done this about 10 times so I think I might just run round it again before next year.
Many thanks to all for the race the Band was fab at night: i now hold the longest descent from Caw know to mankind--- after micro naving all the way round to ensure i got to every check point i got to Caw switched off ended up at Stephensons Ground for those of you with maps handy have a laugh-- for me it was a long long long way.
:D:D:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Amex
:wink:
Seriously though Amex, well done for getting round. I chose not to go. I'm passable at navigating, but I felt the combination of my fitness being borderline to get around when I can see where I'm going and the difficulties of the conditions, it wouldn't have been fair on the RO and his team and I could have compromised myself up there having limited experience in the area.
I'm surprised there aren't some still up there ;)
Hey Amex
I was doing great until I overshot CAW by actually descending the south crag and finding the wall in the mist: the wall that we started from. Looking back up at Caw still in heavy clag we decided to trot back down to earth level. A great day for testing nav skills. Yes a reccy would have helped enormously in those conditions. Still I enjoyed being back in the hills after 18months away. Even though the cramps got me driving back down Wrynose pass.. ouch!
Thanks to all who helped to make it happen.
does anyoe know where the results are?
cheers
anyone know what's happening with the new website - only 5 weeks until race day.Quote:
Originally Posted by martin
I've emailed the RO, and they are hoping to have the website up soon, but in the meantime are accepting entries on the standard FRA form, or on last year's form with the year amended...
new website is up and running now. Looking forward to it.
I was just looking for the splits from Sportident when I last did Duddon in 2009 but the results aren't on sportident. I'm sure they covered the event.
Just interested to look at the old history as many do with the PPP.
Anyone help?
Doesn't have to be 2009 race.
Attachment 6952
WP - Attached (hopefully!) is a spreadsheet with the cumulative times and splits from the long Duddon 2009. The ranking is done using an Excel function and does not include those runners that did not finish. 3 runners (169-171) did not have a time for Harter Fell so I inserted an approximate one for them. The cumulative ranking to Harter Fell and the split ranking to Harter Fell and Hard Knott could therefore have a small error from around their position onwards.
Cheers :)
looking forward to this now
did it 3 years ago as my first Superlong
staggered in near the back in 5:59
last night devised a cunning 5:15 schedule, so can push for sub-5 if going well, or hold on for sub-5:30 if struggling...
You should be on for 5.15 Daz! I did 5.14 in 2010 and my guess is you're much fitter than I was then!
Well I've gone and booked a holiday overseas now so I'll miss it. Fly out 31st May :/
Have to find something to replace it when I get back.
I am looking for a lift over to Duddon Fell Race next weekend.
I live just outside Penrith, but could get to Keswick.
Any help much appreciated.
Oli
Many thanks to organisers and marshalls for a cracking race. My first time on the Long Duddon - took me an age but very enjoyable!
Beautiful day for it, loved (most of) the short one. Hope you folks enjoyed the long. :)
Echoing thanks to the organisers and marshals for yesterday's race. Weather was perfect - it was nice to see the route after thick clag for most of the way last year. Results on web-site already.
Many Thanks to RO/marshals/helpers for an absolutely text-book day with perfect weather thrown in :thumbup:
Amazed that there were only 137 starters for what is now confirmed as my second favourite fell race (after Wasdale, obviously) - you can see round most of the route from most of the route (if that makes sense) and it's got good variation of big/small ups/down/flat bits and enough nav/route choice to keep it interesting
fjell_guy - I clocked 5:11 so you'll have to do it next year to improve on that! :p
Nice one Daz!! If I get my act together next year I definately want to get more racing done, I'm not very well sorted this year with a few things. Doubt I'll get to Bullock Smithy Mrs TFG has a problem with her knee so that needs sorting, and I've had distractions at work and poor focus on training. But next year....Duddon certainly is a great race, as are all the Classic Longs. I'll probably bump into you at Buttermere HS if I can convince myself I can complete at least!