Duddon Fell Race

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Originally Posted by Bob

Thanks to whoever it was who handed me water on Dow Crag - most appreciated.

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You were very welcome Bob, it was a Thank you for all the great work you do on your website!

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Originally Posted by Bog Trotter

You were very welcome Bob, it was a Thank you for all the great work you do on your website!

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I would like to add my thanks for the water as well. Considering how far back I was in the race I was amazed there was still some left when I got there, you must have carried a fair bit up there :cool:

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Originally Posted by Rudolph Hooker

Simon Booth - who else?

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And lets not forget that man Brentnall who came first elder male as well.
I had a steady race as I wasnt sure of the route and just dont really do heat. I held back sensibly and have to thank Jane Reedy for pulling me up CAW ( yes she ran virtually all the way up that climb).
Little Stand saw me fishing around in the bumbag for any scraps I could find only to pull out that godforsaken blackberry currant gel, yuk yuk yuk.
A great race and I will be back to try for a sub 3.30.

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Originally Posted by daz h

And lets not forget that man Brentnall who came first elder male as well.
I had a steady race as I wasnt sure of the route and just dont really do heat. I held back sensibly and have to thank Jane Reedy for pulling me up CAW ( yes she ran virtually all the way up that climb).
Little Stand saw me fishing around in the bumbag for any scraps I could find only to pull out that godforsaken blackberry currant gel, yuk yuk yuk.
A great race and I will be back to try for a sub 3.30.

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Good effort Daz!

I must admit I felt abit jealous of you all - briefly - but if I would of tried to run that kind of race i'd have been a sobbing mess just trying to finish it.

Well Done all!

Well done to all you Duddoners! :cool:
Sorry I couldn't make it, have had to take it easy lately so been having nice days out with the family instead :)

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Originally Posted by Deejay

That was tough. I'm sure they've added to Little Stand since last time. I was 15 minutes up on my previous best at Swirl How and that's how it finished at the end in 4.51. Good to see Mr and Mrs Amex, Manhar, Daz S and Emmi. Thanks, as ever to the marshals, especially those near the end who had some much needed water.

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Well done Deejay, good to meet you at the finish (I was sat in the deck chair posing with me new white flat cap) with amex and co. :cool:

Cheers ML, I was wondering who that was! I'm sure Amex did say but I wasn't really taking things in at that point!

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Originally Posted by Al Fowler

Good effort Daz!

I must admit I felt abit jealous of you all - briefly - but if I would of tried to run that kind of race i'd have been a sobbing mess just trying to finish it.

Well Done all!

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You would have been okay. When your ready for a long we can help each other round

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Originally Posted by daz h

You would have been okay. When your ready for a long we can help each other round

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Its a deal!

My first Duddon and only the short one for me. Enjoyed the race. Enjoyed the banter and the band afterwards. Enjoyed the climbs but hated the descents - I doubt that anyone took longer than my 23 minutes from Caw to the finish unless they were injured.

When my ISP provides a connection that is faster than an overweight snail on crutches, I'll upload a few piccies from near the finish - hopefully tomorrow.
Thanks to the chemistry wizard for sorting out my stove - although it seems it has a micro-sized point at which the gas will flow yet you can still remove the burner without the aid of tools - still trying to find that point [ah! got it, with the aid of a bit of vaseline on the thread :-) ]

Now shall I fill in a form for Borrowdale?