Took me 3 35 back in 2010 if it is the kne from the cricket ground. I remember some boggy bits but seem to have filtered out any memory of the hills ;)
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Took me 3 35 back in 2010 if it is the kne from the cricket ground. I remember some boggy bits but seem to have filtered out any memory of the hills ;)
Thanks everyone for the feedback.
Karen I'm banking on the bogs being dried up. ;) If it took you 3:35 I'll prepare for up to 5 hours then.
Nick - have you recce'd it? If not, you're in for a treat doing the Bareholme-Laddow section! ;)
I'm expecting close to 5hrs myself btw
Daz it's all new to me apart from the parts that share the Crowden Horseshoe route because I've done that once before. I'll have my 1:25,000 Tracklogs printout with me and a compass to point the way. I did notice the crevasse we have to negotiate on the section you mention. It looks as though an angle right down to the bottom before veering left back up to CP5 might work. Is that what you do?
This is going to be my first AL race. I ran a recce the other week and blew up spectacularly, which was a first for me, even though I've run further and higher before. So I'm excited and nervous at the same time. Still, the suffering is part of the fun. At least I know I can get around when my body fails me!
Matthew
From people's descriptions the apparent toughness of this race is worrying me. I'm not sure if it should be forming part of my taper for Lakeland 100 a week today.
Nick - there is quite a lot of rough ground - personally I'd be a bit worried about maybe turning an ankle so close to a major event such as L100...
you could just jog round gently at the back... i.e. stick with me! ;)
It is a tough race, and there is plenty of scope for slips/trips/twists, especially on the second half when you are knackered. I think I fell into the heather 4-5 times when I did it.
@BritNick
mmmm.
I don't want to put you off a great event because i really enjoyed it, but it is tough. despite (probably) being BL and not in the Lakes it is worthy of its AL tag. I suppose it really depends how much you have done this week and how much you are planning to do next week. I think you'll be OK, just take it easy next week and treat it like a training run not a race.
It's not like your new to this sort of thing!
Bogs weren't too bad on Tuesday evening, as ground still quite firm despite the recent rain.
I'll be sweeping on Sunday, getting some time into my legs in preparation for Borrowdale, so feel free to stay just ahead of me!! ;)