unlike two minutes later when you hugged Rob then was violently sick... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy on the hills
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unlike two minutes later when you hugged Rob then was violently sick... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy on the hills
Shhhh!Quote:
Originally Posted by lawriej
Picture from last but one hill. ydt
Rob got his own back when Smudge came sniffing looking for Caz
"follow the scent Smudge you'll find him, just follow the scent" :D
Well done Caz that was awesome :thumbup:
I didn't actually go sick, i wish i had, but it was all trapped wind me thinks. It did sound bad though!!Quote:
Originally Posted by lawriej
Oh, great one Yiannis, but i had my hat off! Doh!Quote:
Originally Posted by ydt
Not quite the last one? I still had mynydd ceiswyn to do??
You probably can't remember after coming off Rhobel Fawr, when you were carrying a bloody sausage for miles. Heaven knows how long you had been clasping it like a relay baton, and I was worrying that it would have gone off in the heat by the time you ate it. I managed to give you some juice in that hand, grab the sausage and throw it away :p.
Not sure if inov8 would sponsor you for the new style "Meirionnydd Walking Pole" :w00t:.
Spot Molehill's retirement hair style and beard in the picture. Also the tree branch that Sam made into a walking stick for Caz. It was not very light either! ydt
Thanks Caz for a lovely day out in the Welsh hills and to Yianni for getting it all started...... :0)
We done Caz, supreme effort, knew you would make up the lost time once we reached the Aran ridge. Didn,t clock your time at the last pit stop was it 40 or 45 seconds! (that Wynn is heartless).Quote:
Originally Posted by wynn
Thanks to everyone who helped make this a memorable occasion. Looking forward to the next attempt/completion. :D:D:D
Joint decision with the master..... and i do have a heart - center left and banging!!!:closed:Quote:
Originally Posted by duncz
No it was the last one, pity it can't show how windy it was :oQuote:
Originally Posted by Happy on the hills
Awsome achievement, a massive well done.
Great photos. I raced Cader Idris on the Saturday and the heat was bad enough in that!!! but to be out in it all day and night is toughness in its self.
Having been born and raised in Rhydymain and now live in Brithdir and train constantly on the Aran ridge, Waen Oer & Ceiswyn ridge, Caders and Rhobell I HAVE to give this round a go!!!:w00t:
Even though i know the above sections well in particular Waen Oer & Ceiswyn and Cader I would have to start and finish at Bwlch Oerddrws and it's only 1.5mile behind my house :thumbup: so not far to crawl home IF i made it.
The question I have is how does one go about putting a team together to take on the round??? I know that a lot of you guys know the sections like Rhinogydd, Migneint and Arenig very well and have the knowhow of how to go about it. I guess what I'm asking is if anyone would be interested in teaming up to support me?? But have a well deserved rest for now though.
Massive respect to Carwyn and team.......Fantastic.
Driving through your part of Wales I was thinking of you and wondered whether we should have invited you to join in the fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by gafrymynydd
I am sure many of us will love to support you, you just need to find some speedy pacers for the early sections. No problem with the road support, we can sort that out. I will let you know about our Meiri get together at the Cross Foxes. Yiannis
I remember you talking about it on here a year or so ago - about time you commited to the big one, and you know much of the ground pretty well. I can supply 1 x slow pacer for late sections :o and sure Caz would help early on. Caz is also a Welsh speaker, so you could natter away at top speed over the Rhinogs whilst the English trailed in your wake :D!!
Wouldn't be surprised if there was not another attempt before the year is out.
Really well done on surviving the heat. I really suffered on my own little adventure. You did brilliantly to keep up the pace under the unrelenting sun. :coollarge:
Come to think of it, the 3 completions (completeions as opposed to sub 24hr) so far as I know, have been done by a Greek, a Scotsman and a Welshman. Hope I have this right YTD?
Maybe Offas Dyke is working in reverse - keeping the English out of Meirionnydd?
Not for long I hope! ydtQuote:
Originally Posted by molehill
Yes I mentioned it a while back.
A hectic racing schedule and International trail taces have kept me away from the round to be honest, and the training i should be doing to complete the round has been non exisient!!
But if I'm to give it a go then I'll need to sacrifice some of these races.
You mentioned a slow pacer:rolleyes: that could be a very good thing for me, because all the running I've done has been racing fell from 4mile races to 23mile races at pace so would need to be seriously disciplined to slow down to a pace that i could sustain for x amount of time.
There is a lot of things i need to know and would love to meet up whith you guys.
I sometimes feel like getting up at 4am have breakfast, put my rucksack on with supplies and walk/trot Dduallt, Rhobell to the creamery, Arans, waen oer, Ceiswyn, Caders to Barmouth just to see how long it would take with the miles I have in my legs so far from racing just to get the feel and see how much work needs to be done :p
Shwmae Gafr mynydd. I had to tell moley today what your name meant? He now understands.
Sorry that you couldn't get involved. You'd have been most welcome. Hope the cader race went well for you anyway.
As for supporting you(or anyone else to that matter), then you only need to ask. I'd love to support another attemptee. And i'm sure a few others would too. It's great that my run has stirred further interest. The growing vegtation would make it a difficult prospect from now on though which is why i went now. In fact it had grown quite a bit on some bits since my reccies a couple of weeks ago?? Any later and it starts tickling the chin of some?? I'm not naming anybody's chin though!!coughmoleycough!!
Anyway, It's way to late again.
Nos da.
Caz, the hat(which i haven't got..........as moley has stolen it!!!!!!!!!!)
Happy to road support with the Masters....Quote:
Originally Posted by gafrymynydd
I'm no flier but I'd be delighted to help bag carry for a section.
Anyone fancy a run out on the Rhinog section this Saturday 5th? Starting from Barmouth at around 8-30/9am, and going all the way to Trawsfynydd some 7hrs later!
Hiya. It's been a while since there was any interest, but this is just a quickie to let you know that Ainsley and Simon are planning on a reccie of the Rhinogs on Saturday the 23rd Feb if anyone was interested. I'm not sure if I'll be definately be going yet, but I'm hoping to go and maybe do the Cader section just before it if I do go up. I'm not sure what time their planning on starting though. I'm sure you'll let us know Ainsley.:wink:
Caz
Just had word that they're planning on a 7-30am start from Barmouth for any interested parties wanting to go for a stroll!!!!
Best of luck to Stewart Bellamy whose planning on an attempt of this wild round this Saturday starting from Barmouth at 6am! If anyones about and wanting a run out to see where this amazing route goes then I'm sure he wouldn't mind an extra set of legs to help get him round. Hope the weather holds ;)
Caz, you beat me to posting this. I'm making my way up there Saturday night (with or without you) to help out in the last sections but I know Stewart is pretty short on help for the early sections Saturday daytime if anyone wants a run out over the Rhinogs/Arenigs etc. All hoping the weather isn't as bad as the forecast makes out, positive thinking may help.
Sounds like a good outing but I'm nursing a pulled hamstring so it won't happen for me this weekend... have fun!
I've just had an e-mail from Stewart, he's postponed due to the weather forecast (sensible decision). Will let you know when he goes again.
Attempt back on starting this Saturday morning. Fingers crossed for a good day (and night) out.
Sadly Stewart didn't make it, a damn good effort on a hard round.
But luckily I had taken the precaution of packing my fishing rod! So finding I had time to spare in the morning I went down to Barmouth bridge (where he was due to finish) and spent a couple of hours chucking a spinner out in the estuary - I've never fished here before and know very little about sea fishing.
To my complete amazement I caught 2 cracking Bass of 21/2lb & 4lb. Yummy, put the chips on Missus :thumbup:
I hear there was a successful sub 24 hour completion last weekend, I don't know any details but congratulations Stewart.
That's great stuff. Would love to do it it's cracking terrain.Quote:
Originally Posted by molehill
I haven't heard of any activity for the round this year and it needs to be this month really (for the best chance). Anyone know of attempts in the offing?
I do find it strange that the round receives so little interest, whilst everyone plugs away at the big 3, this offers such a great challenge over remote terrain. Oh well, another year passes...........
Matt, I agree with you. There are a couple of people interested at the moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by molehill
I know Tom Phillips Penrith was thinking of it as he emailed myself and Yiannis. I know of another guy local to the the round who's planning on it too, but i can't remember his name! ;)
After doing the big 3 (not that they need to be completed first, it's probably a normal progression), its definitely a step up in terms of a challenge. I think the reasons it doesn't get many attempts are 3 fold
1) it's a long way to travel for most, 2) it's seriously tough terrain which doesn't appeal to some, especially when Snowdonia NP is so close with its "easier ground", 3) taking it on when the veg has grown adds to its difficulty, which is most of the year after April. Oh and it's a relentlessly tough round that takes a lot of recceing. I am still tempted though :rolleyes:..... Maybe next spring.
.....recceing is so much better than doing the challenge!Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Lucker
After doing the big 3 (not that they need to be completed first, it's probably a normal progression), its definitely a step up in terms of a challenge. I think the reasons it doesn't get many attempts are 3 fold
1) it's a long way to travel for most, 2) it's seriously tough terrain which doesn't appeal to some, especially when Snowdonia NP is so close with its "easier ground", 3) taking it on when the veg has grown adds to its difficulty, which is most of the year after April. Oh and it's a relentlessly tough round that takes a lot of recceing. I am still tempted though :rolleyes:..... Maybe next spring.
Give it a go Allan, you know you want to! I hope some others have a crack as well.
It is undoubtedly a step up in terms of difficult terrain and navigation (finding a track, any track in places!) but with around 60 BG completions a year I think it odd that none are tempted by a more challenging adventure.
I wonder if there is less "adventure" in the modern fell runner?