I must confess that rain and wind were infinitely preferable to last years heat.Quote:
Originally Posted by alf.t
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I must confess that rain and wind were infinitely preferable to last years heat.Quote:
Originally Posted by alf.t
ydt
Ideal conditions are hard to come by in the lakes, with you on this ydt. Did Duddon Valley a couple of years ago in the heat and found that harder than OCT. Probably wouldn't have finished last year.Quote:
Originally Posted by ydt
This matter has been considered by the FRA Disciplinary Committee and a note has been posted on the FRA website.
Seems a fair outcome
Looks like they'll be missing the AL at Pendle after all :p
Read through all of this yeaterday and the 2007 posts about the route make great reading. Really whets the appetite.
Shame there's not a solo category for the fell-running loners amongst us!
I've been wanting to do this the last 2 years but it's not transpired
determined to ink this in as a definite for 2012
I'm "scrape the cut-offs slow" though, so on the look out for similarly abled/willing partner... http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/...ile_smiley.gif
I ran it last year as a training run on my own and it was a great day out... starting and finishing in Elterwater, doing the Old Man, Scafell Pike then Helvellyn, down to Grasmere and over Red Bank back to the start. I'm guessing that's not quite the exact race route, but it was still good fun. Though when I say fun, that probably doesn't cover the climb up Helvellyn from Thirlmere, which definitely falls in to the "bastard" category.Quote:
Originally Posted by L.F.F.
Pretty much the race in reverse Hank, after doing it this year understand your category for the Helvellyn climb, and i only ran down it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hank
Great route though, a good long day out.
Had a look at this on maps last night, using the grid references from earlier in the thread (although left out the World of Beatrix Potter checkpoint!).
First thoughts: Blimey.
I couldn't see hardly any obvious ways to get from checkpoint to checkpoint! Will look through the thread again for guidance. I'm sure (sort of) that it'd make more sense when on the ground.
LFFQuote:
Originally Posted by L.F.F.
The route becomes very apparent as you do it and the route finding not that tricky. This is probably aided by being mid pack rather than at the front, but I think those runners know the route inside out. I joined in last year by responding to a shout on the forum from a chap wanting a partner. It worked out well that we both had similar aspirations re time and were well matched. Its probably worth you enquiring here for a partner a moth or so before registration closes? It was a great event despite brutal conditions up on The Coniston's.
Hi, thanks for that. Reassuring. It sounds an amazing event.
Will continue to look at the comments and look forward to a recce at some point.
Cheers,
Josh
I went SW from Elterwater on the big track over to Little Langdale, round the south of Little Landgale Tarn and up on to Wet Side Edge. Then the ridge along to the Old Man and back along to the col between Great Carrs and Grey Friar where I droppped down to Cockley Beck (no path). From there up Mosedale and under Long Crag from where I went straight across Great Moss, but it was fairly dry underfoot... in wet conditions it would be a nightmare and well worth skirting round. Straight up to Mickledore and on to Scafell Pike then the motorway down to Angle Tarn, round to Stake Pass and the direct line up High Raise (well worth picking up the path as it's easier underfoot). From High Raise it's Low White Stones and down the Wythburn valley to Thirlmere, up Helvellyn via Birk Side, down to Grisedale Tarn and carry down to Grasmere, then a brief bit of road before cutting up through Red Bank Woods and down to Elterwater. Like I said, not the race route, but a great day out and the vast majority of it on paths so route finding is no problem. I think it totalled something like 60k/3000m. Hope that's useful.
forgive me for this, but can't seem to find the info---- i am looking for the cut off time info (all of them) and grid for turn off from Chapel Stile
Cheers Steve
Try this. Grid ref. is NY31360603Quote:
Originally Posted by Amex
Thanks Marv u r a star xxxQuote:
Originally Posted by Marvin
P.S. See details in edit of previous post and PM me if you want a GPX of an approximate route.Quote:
Originally Posted by Amex
Marvin i have sent you a pm xxxQuote:
Originally Posted by Marvin
is this the big target for next year then Steve? take it steady on that descent, we want no repeats.......Quote:
Originally Posted by Amex
Hope the recovery is well on it's way. :)
I could not possibly say sir, i was trying to get the route off Marvin so i could walk it over two days from Langdale, but he has gone into hyper space :confused::wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
I might have a gps track of a recce at home, I'll look later and send you it if I have. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Amex
Thanks Ian but i am sneaking away tonight well in about an hour but ssssshhhhhhhQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
i think i go down road to Harry farm?? then up down to Grassmere across road just below High Broadrayne?? then follow stream up Tongue Gill to tarn take left path up the BG route to Post along to Helvellyn
then down below high crags to Church
cross road up wet bit towards high Raise (where we ran) then below High White Stones i think then to Stakes Pass??
i will then drop down to ODG get hammered sleep in motor home set off day after to up Rossett Ghyll to then Esk Hause -Scafell Pike about face down to little narrowcove - cockley bridge up to Old Man down Wet side edge to stone (for me that will be a nervous time ) then i am lost where how do i get back to ODG or have i got it wrong?
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Originally Posted by Amex
That is right, from the stone go down the road (yes, honestly) and when you approach a wall on the right you will see a trod on your left that becomes an obvious path up the left side of the tarn. This is parallel with the road "Side Gates" and will take you to the cattle grid as the top of the zig-zags leading down into Great Langdale. Cross the road, follow the path down and across a couple of fields back to NDG
I recently met a chap from the forum from Rossendale area, (wish I could remeber his name?)on a beach near Sennan in Cornwall wearing his 2011 OCT tee shirt. it was a good reason to have achat about fell running whilst sitting on the beach wishing you were up in the hills running.
Sorry, I shall have to complain to the webmaster again - I'm not receiving notifications of PMs. Just about to email you, but from your comments, looks a bit late.Quote:
Originally Posted by Amex
Thanks Ian thanks Marv,
set off from NDG down old road over to grassmere, then as dropping into grassmere turned an ankle (good one) probably running too defensively trying to protect bad leg, its a long long road!!
but when we got in to grassmere the Beer festival was on Hic hic so all was not lost took me 45-50 mins to get to grassmere was aiming to hit hellv in 2.20 to avoid cut offs, is that about the right times?? will have another go in a few weeks.
i have a question, at tongue gill do i take the bridleway ie the left path that's is steeper but cuts back?
Thanks for the GPX i will get somebody here to get the soft wear
anyone know what weekend it's likely to be next year?
Entered again, hope the weather's slightly better this year, but not as hot as the year before.
Tsk... you can't please some people:rolleyes:
Can we please reserve the best weather for the following weekend?
Can't please a Yorkshireman mate:pQuote:
Originally Posted by lantern rouge
Aye, we'll have some good weather the week after an all, job'll be reet then.
Who you running with pal? Need to sort myself a partner out, not sure i can manage the 8.15 of last year this year though
Running with Gerry again, you'll probably do 8.16 mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stanners
Nice one, perfectly matched mixed pair
I'll be reccying Wasdale that day so will look out for runners on Scafell Pike, assuming I find it.
Cheers Marvin, that helped today, reccie done:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin
not 100% sure I'm going to be fit enough for this
anybody out there want to take a chance on a partner who will be playing russian roulette with the cut-offs...?
PM me if daft enough...
steve
I think I met you and your partner yesterday on Scafell Pike as I began my own journey of discovery down into Eskdale. Looks like having worked my way through the initial boulder field I took a line further to the right than you did. Basically I just went where the ground was easier to descend / runnable (i.e. smaller rocks and grass). However, both routes seemed to do the trick. My partner on the day has been done this descent a few times so it will be interesting to see where we end up but at least it will be quicker than the double back to Little Narrowcove.
Hey up Bob, nice to meet you, we zig-zagged down but thought the best route was over to the left. Didn't think it was any worse than Little Narrowcove tbh. It's got to be quicker though as it's more direct. Dogs would have been down in no time if they didn't have to wait for us;)
As Captain Blackadder said to Baldrick when presented with three ways to cook a rat he had found in the trenches - "Ah the agony of choice !!". See you in May.