I should think you'll be all right Ian.
Windgather (Buxton) ? 21 Oct 13.5m/2500' ascent BL
Tour of Pendle? 17 Nov 16.8m/4830' ascent AL
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I should think you'll be all right Ian.
Windgather (Buxton) ? 21 Oct 13.5m/2500' ascent BL
Tour of Pendle? 17 Nov 16.8m/4830' ascent AL
The Roaches 11 Nov 15m/3700' BLQuote:
Originally Posted by Feet in the Cowclaps
Three Tops (Guisborough) 11 Nov 8m/2000' AM ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
If you go to the races section of the FRA site you'll find a number of suitable races in October and November.
Thanks again fellas
Best get my FRA membership form sent off now then, very exciting, hopefully stay injury free, get back in shape, and recapture my former glory!
Cheers
Ian
I managed it - Sedbergh Hills 14 mile AL and Chipping 8 mile AM - off not enough training. I think if you are sensible, you'll be OK.Quote:
Originally Posted by Physio Ian
http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/showthread.php?t=2409 on the website gives you another option which I am told is an AM.
Physio Ian,
Myself and a few others will be going up to do a few reccies before the race next year. I too had come from the road and ran it for the first time last year off the back of 2 qualifying races. These were both AM races and I also did a couple of reccies of the course. I struggled like mad on race day and wished I had done some AL races, which I think will better prepare anyone for this race. I have done quite a few long, hard races on the road and found this to be the hardest thing i've ever done. As someone described before, the climb up Whernside was horrendous and I too got terrible cramp.
If you fancy a good AL to prepare you for this race and more importantly get you a qualifying race, do the Peris Horseshoe next Saturday in Llanberis.
The Peris entry form asks you to list recent experience in class AL races!
I'd be interested in joining anyone for a recce of this race at some point. It'll be my first time too .... assuming I get fit enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by PaulH7
Went up yesterday for a blast, weather was absolutely brilliant. Will be up there again next month.
This is good :) http://www.threepeaksrace.org.uk/3PEAKS_WEB.PDF
Hi all - first time on this forum so still finding my way. Few questions about the 3 peaks, mainly about the entry qualifications. They ask for completion of AL, AM, or BL races but don't say what time you have to finish them in. Living in Somerset we don't have access to a lot of fell races, but have done the Grizzly twice, (which I think would be equivalent to a BL) and also a local race the Exmoor Seaview which is 21 miles along the North Devon/Somerset coastal path. (It includes a 1000ft climb up one hill). However each race took me about 4 hours, would this be too slow.
Good Shepherd - Mytholmroyd - tomorrow
Welcome Lesley to the forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by LesleyW
The organisers will be strict on the entry races but will not take time in to account providing you completed them before all the marshalls went home.
Then comes the BUT
On the 3 peaks there are 2 cut off points I believe. One at Ribblehead and one at the Hill Inn. If you're not there before the cut off you are sent back to the start/finish tent.
I hope this helps you out, no doubt someone will clarify the cut off points with a distance and time for you.
Enjoy your running
Stagger
The reason no finishing time is asked for is because to have finished the race you would have had to be faster than the cut-off times or you would have been timed out (and not finished the race) and so your particular time doesn't much matter (to the 3 Peaks organiser).Quote:
Originally Posted by LesleyW
If I remember correctly the races you quote on the entry have to be FRA races and other events such as LDWA are excluded - you could have done the LDWA 100 (miles) in under 24 hours but it wouldn't count - but I do know of other individuals who could show they had done other non-FRA endurance races and were allowed to enter. I think they contacted the organisers before entering to establish if their experience would be sufficient so you may be better doing that rather than just sending off an entry form.
It is worth a try because it is not a bad day out, despite being in Yorkshire.
Ho ho ho. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by FellShoeShuffler
Ho Ho Ho :)Quote:
Originally Posted by FellShoeShuffler
The cutoff times are 2 hours 10 minutes at Ribblehead and 3 hours 30 minutes at the Hill Inn. There is a broom wagon to take anyone timed out back to the start at Horton. The rules for 2008 are here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Another ho ho hoQuote:
Originally Posted by FellShoeShuffler
How far are Ribblehead and Hill Inn from the start?
Approximately 10 miles and 16 miles. I'm sure a GPS obsessive will be along in a minute to tell me I'm wrong :rolleyes:.Quote:
Originally Posted by LesleyW
We can check on the next reccie. You joining in David? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by david
Definitely not if you're taking a GPS with you :D.Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
They will take into account experience of other endurance events e.g. LAMM/OMM Elite, A, B or equivalents. I think they will be looking for competitive times in these tho.
I've just come off the back of the Mountain Trial as my first qualifier, which surely counts as two races in one ;) . I'm on the OMM B this year and planning to maybe do the Roaches or some other in Nov to make sure I qualify.
I'd be interested in a recce, post some dates here as I need some prep time, as I'll be travelling up from Norfolk.
Thanks for all the replies, 16 miles in 3hs 30 would be cutting it really fine......... have to think about it.
Take it from me, its perfectly possible to get to Hill Inn comfortably within the cut off and still run a miserable race; my wheels always fall off about a mile on from Hill Inn :)Quote:
Originally Posted by LesleyW
I'll agree with that :eek: .Quote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
I am that obsessive.Quote:
Originally Posted by david
Ribblehead checkpoint 11.4 miles (2038 ft ascent) and Hill Inn 16.7 miles (3616 ft ascent) from start.
I don't believe that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin
This might help...or not.
Lesley, it's a hard race, especially if it's warm (as it was this year), but a great one! The best way to know if you can make that 3hrs 30mins cut off is to go on one of the many recce's that take place. I ran around it a couple of weeks ago and intend to go up again next month if you're interested?
Good point made by Stolly, it's alright getting to the cut off time of 3hrs 30mins, but it's still along way up and down Inglebugger!!!!
Sounds about right.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin
Mrs Stagger and mates ran from Horton car park to Ribblehead T junction and clocked just over 11 mile.
Bloody Hell, have you seen the entry fee???????:eek:
Has Foster and his mates got their fingers in this pie as well?:confused:
Just glad Mrs Stagger has it down as one of hers, cause I would not pay that to enter.:mad:
Hmmm. Hadn't spotted that. £8 this year, £20 next year. Inflation? I think not.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin
how much
i aint paying that
todays entry fee was a quid :)
Was thinking of doing this but won't be bothering if it costs that much.:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin
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Originally Posted by Swoop
for £20 each we could have a big forum night out
I don`t do rip off races what else is on
Can anyone explain why unattached runners are expected to pay a fiver extra?
At a recent Committee meeting Mrs Stagger was inform that unattached runners would no longer be required to pay the additional £2.Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
It sounds like this race is becoming a method of extracting money from regular honest runners who have helped make the event what it now is.:mad: