Three Peaks Fell Race

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Originally Posted by GrahamB

Reversal of Fortune


2004 saw the hooplah of the 50th Anniversary Race, Championship status etc and 407 finished.

Conventional wisdom then on the organising committee was that after 2004 numbers would continue to decline, but instead the race has regained and now surpassed its previous popularity:

2005 340
2006 363
2007 459

And rightly so?

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Possibly an even bigger 'hooplah' in store next year with the WMRA dimension being added. 500+ finishers do you think next year?

Is there enough tape in the world to mark out a 24 mile course?

I think the best thing about the PPP is that it is deceptively harder than it looks on paper; a magnificent sucker punch at the end with what looks like an easy stroll down to Horton often turning out to be anything but.

I will be very interested to see if Mr. Jebb can hold off the overseas challenge next year.

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Originally Posted by Average Punter

I will be very interested to see if Mr. Jebb can hold off the overseas challenge next year.

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Keeping Henegan and Taggart at bay will be a challenge too.

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Originally Posted by Pike

Keeping Henegan and Taggart at bay will be a challenge too.

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And does Joe Symonds do long races? Certainly doing the business at short ones.

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Originally Posted by clodhopper

509, grough.

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Clodhopper, I've had my magnifying glass out and I believe I've discovered your svelte form ascending Pen-y-ghent.
If you were wearing a yellow top and blue shorts, you're on our PhotoBox site, pics threepeaks3766 (5th from front) and 3769 (4th from front). Hope I've got the right man. You can see them at http://www.photoboxgallery.com/grough.
By the way, I'll be covering the 62-mile Fellsman Hike this weekend, in which Mark Hartell will be going for the record number of wins. Anyone else competing?
I'll also be one of the checkpoint staff at Yarnbury, the last checkpoint before the end, so make sure you make the distance and say hello. I'll be the one with matchstalks holding open the eyelids after 20-odd hours radioing results in.

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Originally Posted by grough editor

Clodhopper, I've had my magnifying glass out and I believe I've discovered your svelte form ascending Pen-y-ghent.
If you were wearing a yellow top and blue shorts, you're on our PhotoBox site, pics threepeaks3766 (5th from front) and 3769 (4th from front). Hope I've got the right man. You can see them at http://www.photoboxgallery.com/grough.
By the way, I'll be covering the 62-mile Fellsman Hike this weekend, in which Mark Hartell will be going for the record number of wins. Anyone else competing?
I'll also be one of the checkpoint staff at Yarnbury, the last checkpoint before the end, so make sure you make the distance and say hello. I'll be the one with matchstalks holding open the eyelids after 20-odd hours radioing results in.

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wehey you found me. Well done Grough

HI there alll does nay one know of someone who would be keen to have a crack at the brit 3 pyr this year... I am looking for an extra runner.... Email me at [email protected] if you are interested or know someone who is!!! Cheers Josh from AUS

This just received from Dave

Next year (2008) the Three Peaks Race will be held on Saturday 26 April and will incorporate the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge as well as being an English Championship (long race) counter.

The Three Peaks Race Association are very keen to promote the event as widely as possible particularly to attract a strong overseas entry.

A brochure (five pages colour in A5 format) has been produced to provide an overview of race information and provide an introduction to the three peaks area as a tourist attraction.

It is intended that these brochures will be distributed at overseas events.

If anyone is intending to visit an overseas event as competitor or spectator and would be prepared to take a few of the brochures would you please contact David Weatherhead (tel: 01535 273508 email: [email protected]).

The brochures could be distributed as you think fit e.g. placed on the race registration table, handed to the race organiser, handed to leading runners, left at sports or running centres, etc

Additional information is available on the Three Peaks Race website www.threepeaksrace.org.uk.

Watch out for more information as the event will provide a full weekends entertainment for everybody.

Last year the World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge was incorporated in to the Pikes Peaks Race in America and this year the Jungfrau race in early September.

The course will be flagged and marshalled throughout and additional marshals will be required. If any individual can help on the day or if a club would like to take responsibility for marshalling a section of the course, please contact David as above.

looks like im running it in 2009

Is it a BL in 2008

Bloody Long way - yup!! It always is!

are you ruuning it next year Brett

Yup, crap run this year - hopefully slightly better next!!

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Originally Posted by brett

Yup, crap run this year - hopefully slightly better next!!

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well good luck and get JJ to run round with you :D

Can a muppet like me enter or is it just professional international runners, the kind you see on the telly?

I'll be running again next year just have to try not to die on inglebugger like I did this time. Had it not taken me nearly 50 mins to do that climb I would have ran 3:35ish

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Originally Posted by NotOnUrHelly

Can a muppet like me enter or is it just professional international runners, the kind you see on the telly?

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Muppets allowed Jamie, I did it last year!

I thought it could be different this year, with the international event

Anyone fancy a reccie:D

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Originally Posted by NotOnUrHelly

I thought it could be different this year, with the international event

Anyone fancy a reccie:D

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Think all you will need is 2 qualifying races, Sedburgh Hills will do as one!

I'll have a trot round at some point.

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Originally Posted by Wobblehead

Think all you will need is 2 qualifying races, Sedburgh Hills will do as one!

I'll have a trot round at some point.

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From the website, you'll be fine.
Qualification

Entries will be accepted from:-

• Runners who have completed the Three Peaks Race in 2005, 2006 or 2007.
• Runners who have completed 2 FRA category AM, AL, BL races since Jan 1st 2006.
• Runners who do not fulfil either of these requirements but who have endurance running experience should submit their entry listing endurance races completed during 2006 and 2007. The committee have discretion to accept entries from runners who have completed races of over two hours duration in a competitive time. eg road marathon within 3hrs 20 min. O.M.M. Elite, A, B Class or equivalent.

It is emphasized that the cut off times of 2hrs 10min Ribblehead and 3hrs 30min Hill Inn will be strictly enforced.

Grisedale, may count as another.

Certainly Full tour of Pendle in Nov and The Wadsworth Trog in Feb.

Ah yes I also did it in 2005 and 2006

I missed the peaks this year. I want to have another go at it. It was my first long race when I did it 3 years ago.

I wanted to do it next year - but not sure now with it being a champs race - stayed clear of all those this year!

Done enough to qualify though - Jamie there's a 50 miler coming up - dec 8th if you fancy?? More trail based though I'll dig out the details!!

Is that the Round Rotherham?

Good race, well organised, strange maps that take a while to get used to but work well, great food support throughout, almost every 10k, and suprisingly interesting terrain, even around the industrial parts.

Good day out, worth doing.

Uhm fifty miles,

Bit reluctant about signing up for anything. Its about this time last year, I signed up for about 5 races and had to miss them all. Its a real jinx for me.

Just sent off for the Langdale by the way, defo send me the details Emmi is it a LDWA event?

www.hmarston.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rhac/trail /rrr.htm for "Round Rotherham". coincidentally my no arrived t'day for White Cliffs 50, which we're doing in couple of weeks

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Originally Posted by Derby Tup

www.hmarston.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rhac/trail /rrr.htm for "Round Rotherham". coincidentally my no arrived t'day for White Cliffs 50, which we're doing in couple of weeks

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I'll probably do this too (back to thread:rolleyes: ) - the RR should count as a qualifier;)

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Originally Posted by NotOnUrHelly

I thought it could be different this year, with the international event

Anyone fancy a reccie:D

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NOURH - the course will be fully flagged -even I won't go astray ;)

Yeah but we always have a reccie dont we

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Originally Posted by NotOnUrHelly

Can a muppet like me enter or is it just professional international runners, the kind you see on the telly?

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Jamie, qualification is through AL/BL/AM fell races such as Sedbergh (AL). 2 of them and your deemed qualified.

I believe that there are 750 places - 150 for elite - rest for us.

That's why I put myself through Sedbergh when I wasn't really prepared, just to get a qualifier out of the way.

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Originally Posted by Witton Park

Jamie, qualification is through AL/BL/AM fell races such as Sedbergh (AL). 2 of them and your deemed qualified.

I believe that there are 750 places - 150 for elite - rest for us.

That's why I put myself through Sedbergh when I wasn't really prepared, just to get a qualifier out of the way.

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Dozey sod aren't I - someone already dealt with it!

just have to do three shires then I'm in. Joy.

Want to have a go at it 2008 walked it last week with the wife not exact run course but near. a fairly steady 9 hours no snags burger/coffee at viaduct sightseeing etc. recommend walk as a pre rec. camped in horton night before had few drinks. registered in cafe for walk 7 am thru letter box. cheers.

When do they start taking entries for this or is it open already.

I recon online entry october it says late autumn on 3 p. site but forms ive not seen yet.

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Originally Posted by hillbilly

I recon online entry october it says late autumn on 3 p. site but forms ive not seen yet.

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Try looking at www.threepeaksrace.org.uk.

Hi there

I'm having real difficulty making contact with the two people listed on the yorkshire three peaks website, for general and entry enquiries. Does anybody know how to go about entering the race?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Ian.

There's this on the website, which I presume you've seen.


We anticipate that online entries for the event will open in late autumn 2007 and close in March 2008.


but also this


Entry forms for the 2008 race will be available next January.

Thanks for that, no I haven't seen that information, perhaps i'm looking at a different website...www.threepeaksrace.org.uk, is that the same website?

That's the right web site but entries are not usual out this early. Try looking at this site for a bit more useful info on the terrain and course ---> http://www.johnmayall.btinternet.co....ksfellrace.htm

More details here Ian

Cheers fellas, looks like i've naievely overlooked the entry requirements, i'll need to do 2 FRA cat AM, AL, BL races to enter. From your experience, is this achievable for someone returning to off-road running (never entered a fell race previously) after a year absence, good level of basic fitness (I can plod all day!), willing to train like I've never trained before!

Any particular FRA races I should enter to get the pre-requisits?

Cheers

Ian