Snowdon Race

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A great deal depends on the weather on the day. Done it in road shoes 2 years ago and had no problems. Last year did it in rocklite 315's but wished I had done it in road shoes again. Its all down to personal preference and the weather.

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Yeah i've got some 315's,find they have the same "clomping" feel as the 290,the 320 have alot more cushioning and so have a better heel to toe roll.Your right rock and stone is different in the wet.

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Originally Posted by Rodders rambler

Yeah i've got some 315's,find they have the same "clomping" feel as the 290,the 320 have alot more cushioning and so have a better heel to toe roll.Your right rock and stone is different in the wet.

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I have yet to come across a good pair of fell type shoes that offer the support and comfort of the road based shoes. I suppose its only to be expected with the ruggedness of the terrain fell shoes are made for?

We walked Snowdon 3 weekends running a couple of years ago and everytime was totally different Rain, Frost, Snow, Wind and just about anything you can imagine but by god it was great.

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Originally Posted by Rodders rambler

Thanks CL,looking to do a few runs of the route before the race to workout footwear.Key is to strap yourself in tight to stop feet moving i think.I'm either wearing inov8 320 or some walsh raids with cushioning inserts.I normally wear inov8 290 but find they are quite flat and clompy (great word) on long hard descents.

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done it seven times and always wore road shoes , and always ok . even the one time it rained .

I had no problem last year. Guess what I wore!:D

The course is designed to wear Puma Trail Fox. Its the only sensible option!

Am I the only one who doesn't notice any difference in comfort between the different types of shoe available? :confused: I think I must have killed my feet somewhere along the line.

The main difference for me is that if I wear flats on the fells, then I land on my ar$e more often (than usual). :)

Just logged onto the snowdon race website to find it's full!!!! :eek: Totally gutted, as I was planning to make a holiday of it. So if anyone has a place I could take i'd be really really grateful. Thanks. Going to bed now in sulk : (

I have sent you a PM

Pah! I know what you mean - I did Ras Cader Idris as I didn't yet have a qualifying race (only started running in January), as soon as I got home I posted off the application form for Snowdon only to be told it was full.

I'm holidaying in Betws y Coed at beginning of July so will have a run up there then. Won't be quite the same though :(

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Originally Posted by Karma

I'm holidaying in Betws y Coed at beginning of July so will have a run up there then. Won't be quite the same though :(

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Siabod, the week before is a nice race, straight up straight down. A sort of shorter snowdon, smaller event, and the path has a slight lateral slope, but a good simple race.