Wasdale

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Originally Posted by ChrisG

Well done everyone who ran and many thanks to all involved. Perfect conditions I thought; quite cool up top and completely clear.

I could have been hallucinating but while hobbling down the last descent a guy using walking poles came running down past me, not sure if he was in the race but he was doing well. It didn't look like the poles were helping much though.

Did I hear correctly at the start? That the Great Gable checkpoint time was extended by 15 mins?

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I was with the two marshalls for quite a while on gable ( prob about an hour). Two quite jolly likeable chaps. I stuck loads of jelly babies in my hat and they seem to go down well. But when Marvin came through i moved on so left the jelly babies in a poly bag for them to hand out.
It has to be the best marshal point in lakeland.
Didnt hear them say anything about extending the cut off times.

Oh and a bloody stag party came on gable :(, they had bottles of beer even.

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Originally Posted by daz h

I was with the two marshalls for quite a while on gable ( prob about an hour). Two quite jolly likeable chaps. I stuck loads of jelly babies in my hat and they seem to go down well. But when Marvin came through i moved on so left the jelly babies in a poly bag for them to hand out.
It has to be the best marshal point in lakeland.
Didnt hear them say anything about extending the cut off times.

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I was there just before they where going to start closing the check point tried to get me to carry on :)

Felt tired from the start, knees started killing me going round Black Crag, final straw was felt very sick going up Pillar at a very slow plod so knew something wasn't right :confused:

First time I've ever had to retire from a race :eek:

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Originally Posted by FellMonster

Well done sir Pudgy......you've done the ponies proud......

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I'll second that, well done that Pudgy:cool:

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Originally Posted by Pudgy

well my legs are still a tad sore. Finishing with a 3000' descent is mind (and leg ) blowing, but what a fabulous route. I think it's as good as Peris for grandeur, mountain scenery and constantly interesting running, and the best race in England.

Well done to all the forumites and lurkers who did it, and commiserations to those who had to pull out. Next year eh?

Haven't got a number for Borrowdale, but I think I'll go up for the party anyway, and the abuse opportunities on top of Dale Head. Talking of which, thanks for the support on the way round, particularly the Clayton non-runners, who'd wussed out :D

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well done fat boy,all abuse will be much appriciated at borrowdale

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Originally Posted by Pudgy

...... Talking of which, thanks for the support on the way round, particularly the Clayton non-runners, who'd wussed out :D

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Hope my jellies helped ;). I have a good excuse for being a non wasdale runner and being a wuss - I'm far too slow :( but did manage to get 15 miles in, so my legs are a little tender today too!

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Originally Posted by Pudgy

well my legs are still a tad sore. Finishing with a 3000' descent is mind (and leg ) blowing, but what a fabulous route. I think it's as good as Peris for grandeur, mountain scenery and constantly interesting running, and the best race in England.

Haven't got a number for Borrowdale, but I think I'll go up for the party anyway, and the abuse opportunities on top of Dale Head. Talking of which, thanks for the support on the way round, particularly the Clayton non-runners, who'd wussed out :D

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Well done. I'm thinking of doing the same as I'm in the Lakes for a race on the Thursday before Borrowdale and may stay over for the weekend unless the weather is really crap. Where will you be camping?

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Originally Posted by Deejay

Well done. I'm thinking of doing the same as I'm in the Lakes for a race on the Thursday before Borrowdale and may stay over for the weekend unless the weather is really crap. Where will you be camping?

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you can camp in rosthwaite,at the start of the race

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Originally Posted by Fleeter

you can camp in rosthwaite,at the start of the race

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Cheers Fleeter

Thanks to the runners who passed me (and there were many) and spurred me on ... what an amazing race ... was surprised to get round really and very glad (sort of) when the marshall at esk hause checkpoint called me back after i had missed him by about quarter of a mile ....

ps i seriously thought my legs were going to give way in greendale after that descent ... did anyone else have this?

Not sure about Greendale but I could hardly run the last descent, and even now two days later I am struggling to get downstairs.

Thanks for the Jelly Babies Daz there were a couple left in the bag by the time I got there! :D

I don't remember spotting any litter on the course, hopefully a good thing.