Borrowdale Fell Race

Finding a demolition site and running across broken bricks and rubble might help with preparations for Scafell Pike!:w00t:

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Originally Posted by Rob Furness

Stair climber at gym or cross trainer on high resistance maybe would help. I suffered a lot at Borrowdale despite putting in a lot of hill work. Unless you live in the lakes it's hard to get long enough climbs in. My personal conclusion is that I'll continue with the hill work but I need stronger legs too so I'm working on that with the bike and cross trainer as well.

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Originally Posted by Hes

Finding a demolition site and running across broken bricks and rubble might help with preparations for Scafell Pike!:w00t:

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Nothing would help with that. The scree slope was the easiest bit of the race, the rest was very unforgiving!

It wasn't that bad! The run from Bessyboot to Eskhause was nice and I really like the corridor route. I enjoyed the slate mine too (love the tinkle of the slates, like music) and to be honest, I thought Dalehead wasn't as bad as some people make out (although it is interminably long) but that's probably because I took it quite easy earlier on due to being worried about getting round. Having said that, I was totally knackered at the end. Will see how I get on next time when I push it a bit more.

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Originally Posted by Rob Furness

Nothing would help with that. The scree slope was the easiest bit of the race, the rest was very unforgiving!

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Originally Posted by Hes

It wasn't that bad! The run from Bessyboot to Eskhause was nice and I really like the corridor route. I enjoyed the slate mine too (love the tinkle of the slates, like music) and to be honest, I thought Dalehead wasn't as bad as some people make out (although it is interminably long) but that's probably because I took it quite easy earlier on due to being worried about getting round. Having said that, I was totally knackered at the end. Will see how I get on next time when I push it a bit more.

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You're right actually. My battered feet keep tainting my memories....

Find someone who doesn't mind you gassing at them (not Jacks Lee though, she was expecting full conversation going up Bessyboot!), makes it all much easier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyWqS...p;feature=plcp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em4Vb51mF-M&list=UUcVXnLNq4J0P8Sm693UgXIQ&index=2&am p;feature=pl cp

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezShCJD2Gbg&list=UUcVXnLNq4J0P8Sm693Ug XIQ& index=1&feature=plcp

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Originally Posted by Will-Moorlands

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyWqSq_P5F4&list=UUcVXnLNq4J0P8Sm693UgXIQ& index=1&feature=plcp

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Nice one Will. Nice touch at 9mins 16secs; a couple o' Forumites meeting up!

ha ha, I'm well chuffed with that. I go zipping past at 6.43 :thumbup:...could explain why I look like I'm about to die on the video filmed at the top of Bessy Boot.:o

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Originally Posted by Will-Moorlands

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyWqSq_P5F4&list=UUcVXnLNq4J0P8Sm693Ug XIQ& index=1&feature=plcp

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