Does anyone have any tips on how they prepare for the race in the hours and minutes before the race. Such as warm up routine, food etc
Thanks
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Does anyone have any tips on how they prepare for the race in the hours and minutes before the race. Such as warm up routine, food etc
Thanks
Last year I ran the course with Alan Peers of Spectrum Striders at 2pm. We took 38 minutes.Quote:
Originally Posted by fowler765
Then we ran the race at 3pm in 25 minutes. Alan was first over 65. Hope this helps.;)
I follow this routine religiously before every race:Quote:
Originally Posted by fowler765
1) Consider not going
2) Arrive & become obsessed with tying my shoelaces
3) Keep having little wees, often feeling the urge right up to the start even though the only liquid left is "bladder sweat"
It serves me well:cool:
I try and avoid the short ones as 3.25 mile sprints, up hill, are sheer hell in a handbasket for pretty much the whole distance. You just don't want to make a prat of yourself really, especially on a first race. Just turn up, warm up a bit and run it.Quote:
Originally Posted by fowler765
For longer races my preparation all evolves around taking the right gear, drinks and snacks with me, vaselining in all the right places and making sure my bum bag or back pack fits snugley. I tend to have a sort of pre run energy drink and maybe a banana or some dried apricots and I'm good to go.
:D "Bladder sweat"....... yuck!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Master
just thought i'd add that i will be gracing you with my presence on saturday,feel free to shout abuse at me,i'm the small hungover looking pony :D
4th weekend of consecutive racing this,midgley moor and mourne peaks will take it up to six weeks
Tis a little known medical phenomenon Stolly;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
This may sound pathetic but.........will i got a number for just my front, or will i get one for on the back aswel......its just so i know how many pins to bring. ha.
just the front. don't worry too much about the details, most of us grim looking fellrunners are a friendly bunch who will be happy to help
Just take 8 pins - then you're set either way :DQuote:
Originally Posted by fowler765
Good thinking batman;)
i have to take 12...for good luck. if i dont wear 12 i have a bad race. i lost a pin last week and only had 11. needless to say i ran badly.
Well we all (maybe not all) have our superstitions. Its best not to let yourself think about that kinda stuff before its adds to your list. ha
What about all that extra weight Tom :)Quote:
Originally Posted by tomcee
...i tried three pins once - that was a VERY bad race!
no matter where my pins are the rest of the time, (you know, useful places like in the car, with my running kit, in my bag etc etc) when it comes to arriving at a race they are always left at home :rolleyes:
As for rivington pike, i thought about doing this race, then decided not to... #pointless post no 453
Top tip for not losing pins - leave 'em pinned to your vest (take the number off though as it makes a mess of the washer).
:rolleyes: i forgot my vest last time as well :D
O dear O dear :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by OneHillWonder
I always use loads of pins, my dad says it stops your number flapping in the wind. I remember getting laughed at by an official at the AAA's though a couple of years ago, for having soo many pins on my vest :oQuote:
Originally Posted by tomcee
I've been doing this sport for 33 years and I still haven't learned how to remember to take pins and toilet paper to races.
There's a very special trick to remembering pins for races - what you do is give (an organised) co-runner a lift to a race and find that he/she leaves one of those black plastic 35m film containers full of safety pins in the boot of your car. All that you then need to do is to continue to leave the container of pins in the boot of your car. Simple.
It worked for me anyway.
Nappies and nappy pins for you, Chris;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris
Think this might have been my first fell race, sometime last century :D. Don't do it Fowler!
Might well have a crack at it for old times sake. See you all in the pub (Crown?) afterwards, for post race warm down and de-brief.
Snow and sleet was forecast, but I see that the current forecast is now for showers. A good short lungbuster, for the ponies out there I would say the going has now changed from good to firm to good. look forward to it. :cool:
Sounds good to me! See you all there.
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Originally Posted by Pudgy
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Originally Posted by Joliver Jim
Is this going to be your first race JJ???????????????????????????
Those who run this in trainers,are going to be very fast on the descent:eek: if the weather stays as is.wooooooooooa
Erm....maybe not but I will remind my husband to take pins and toilet paper.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
was going to be her first race this time last year if i remember :p :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Shut up! Stop reminding me. :D :D Next year for sure.Quote:
Originally Posted by OneHillWonder
Not running this one tomorrow but weather permitting I may come along and take some photos.
I'll pull an award winning gurn for you!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinno
Shall look forward to it Addy. Hopefully will catch quite a few forumites tomorrowQuote:
Originally Posted by Ady In Accy
I'll be there tomorrow - hope the winds down a bit - did Southport 4 mile today and it was howling off the Irish Sea.
Going to watch the juniors first at 1.00pm.
I'm giving this one a miss this year, my feet can't cope with the blisters that I get every year from it.
Going to run over and watch it though and have a couple of pints in the crown after.
The race was super as usual. Wind wasn't too bad. Just got home and had some Fish N' Chips.
Hope we got the team - I think we had 3 in the top 10.
Well done everybody today in a tough little race. I was the one in the blue coat perched on the main path by the rocks on the acsent near the summit. Took a lot of photos, not sure if I got everybody? Spotted Ady on the way up, never saw you Witton.
Just uploaded some photos more will be added throughout the evening:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davepin...7604199351012/
Enkoy if you are on them.
Some good pics there Pinno - I was in my Harriers vest but a bit behind the pics you have.
These Harriers are my protégées so clearly my guidance is working:D
You should find me on some later pics wearing hat and gloves with another Harrier hot on my heels - I was about 15 minutes to the Pike and about 23 at the finish.
Results should be on soon.