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Scared now first Three Peaks Race!! I think i should stop watching the videos on the net!
Hoping it all goes ok as I have been off for anout 4 weeks with an injury from my first Ultra....fingers crossed.
Students from my school are walking the peaks too so I told them they have to give lots of support and cheers - and sweets too!
See you all in the morning
Vicci
People seem a lot more prepared than me, with kit ready and everything.. I've only just put my kit in the washing machine! Hope it dries in time...
Good luck everyone else!
Will be jogging round this as prep for fellsman, over training has led to a b out of tiredness that has affected my training the last few weeks, a 5 mile run tonight was partly walked so it will be interesting tomorrow.
Good luck all.
I, for one, am not looking forward to a strong head wind through Sulber Nick for the last 40 odd minutes from Ingleborough to the finish. It will quite negate the bonus of the downhill bit.
I've spent today preparing by replacing two wishbones on my car. Ideal prep for a demanding race :w00t:
Getting twitchy now, kit packed (ish) and all ready for the morning (ish). See you all there.....
Does anybody know what is available at the drinks stations? Is it just water or are there energy drinks? Do you have to carry your own bottles to refill or do they give out disposable bottles? Been a bit disorganised and just starting to get my kit ready now and given reasonably warm day, it would be good to know what drinks I can get.
From the race website:
Drinks
Drinks will be provided at the valley checkpoints but, if you prefer your own brew, place your suitably labelled container(s) in the boxes at race registration before 9.30 am. They will be transported to the checkpoints for you. Refreshment vouchers value £2.00 will be issued at registration and may be used at the pavilion on the field. Toilets are available on the field and in the centre of Horton.
Otherwise you get what you're given.
Thanks - but I had seen that on race website. If they are giving out energy drinks it saves hassle of sending them to checkpoint. Equally, I don't want to carry unnecessary water if they are just giving out disposable bottles at Ribblehead/Hill Inn. I've enough to worry about in just getting round tomorrow after BBQ/drinks today without thought of getting dehydrated on the race !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Brotherton Lad
It's a fell race (well, more of a trail race with 3 big hills), so no energy drinks or disposable knick-knacks.
at High Birkwith and Sulber Nick there is water in plastic cups tho you could probably stop and fill a bottleQuote:
Originally Posted by scubagary
at Ribblehead and Hill Inn are just any drinks you send ahead at the start
I can heartily recommend the grass flavoured water atop Ingleborough.
And the drinking fountain in the Braithwaite Wife Hole is popular.
Enough beer for me tonight, early to bed, I feel.
Good luck to all you guys tomorrow, hope you all achieve your goals and see you at the start line next year.
That may be devoid of any water tomorrow so don't count on itQuote:
Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell
Yawn...................just got up an hour before i went to bed and it's still dark! Now then, what am doing today:confused:
Just finished my bowl of porridge - see you all soon :)
It's bloody windy here in Blackburn :/
Bloody windy in Settle too :)
Just cooking a vat of porridge. Fine and breezy here.
See you on the other side guys.......
Bit windy out!
the live updates appear to have stopped! with dominic raby reaching whernside in 20th about ten mins ago- has that happened to you too MultiT?
theyre BACK! PHEW
Updates stopped
Now updating again
Seems ok again now - Looks like Rob Jebb is having a bad day at the office!
stuck again? on 43rd man through hill inn at 2:21?? huh
Doesnt seem to be able to cope with catching up on earlier updating.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daleside
First 3 over Ingleborough - Owens pulling away
Back again
finish
1st 562 Thomas Owens Shettleston Harriers M 12:53:34 02:53:34 2nd 197 Robbie Simpson Deeside Runners MU25 12:56:15 02:56:15 3rd 25 Ben Abdelnoor Ambleside AC M 12:59:27 02:59:27 4th 559 Jethro Lennox Shettleston Harriers M 13:00:29 03:00:29 5th 217 Ricky Lightfoot Ellenborough AC M 13:01:49 03:01:49 6th 488 Graham Pearce Pudsey & Bramley AC M 13:03:16 03:03:16 7th 182 Oli Johnson Dark Peak Fell Runners Club M 13:06:22 03:06:22 8th 418 Pete Vale Mercia Fell RC M 13:06:58 03:06:58 9th 107 Andrew Fallas Carnethy Hill RC M 13:09:35 03:09:35 10th 356 Simon Peachey Cosmic Hill Bashers M 13:10:31 03:10:31 11th 39 Kenny Richmond Bellahouston Road Runners MV40 13:11:47 03:11:47
I see the first lady home is an unnatatched runner, seems like a big performance that 3:30, does anyone know if Anna has previous good form or is she just someone 'out of the blue' :)
Plenty of good form: http://blog.salomontrailteam.com/team/anna-frost/Quote:
Originally Posted by TheReverand
id say! :)
I dropped out after a shocker of a climb up Whernside and a heavy fall on the way down. The wind caught me and and I tripped. At the same time as falling got incredibly bad cramp as well. Trotted/hobbled to Hill Inn where I thought about continuing but realised that it would be a bad idea.
Sorry to hear about that 21. There was a bad faller coming off Pen-y-ghent. A proper face plant. Hope he's ok as my family said they saw someone with a badly cut face. The wind was incredibly strong atop Whernside, battering me sideways. However, for me, nothing compared to "dibbing" atop Whernside & turning a full 180 into the full force of the wind. Not a pleasant descent. Although delighted to have bagged 3.59:23. A "skin of your teeth job" ! Feet up now with a bottle of red & homemade chilli & sweet pot.
Oh no, sorry to hear that detritus21. Hope you don't have any serious injuries.
Well done to all those who have finished :D Was it windy up there today? Windy down here!
Got off lightly really. Bruised the outside of my thigh quite badly and have gravel rash on my elbow and a nice skin flap on my hand. Just the fall would have been ok. It was the combining it with cramp that really did me. The cramp still hurts now.
Bittersweet for me delighted to have done a pb of 3.51 with what felt like a so so performance 7 mins i think faster than last year. However gutted Paul Crabtree of Wharfedale who i can only usually beat on long ones pulled a blinder out of the bag and did an excellent 3.46. I was second club member also being beaten by Gary Chapman who did 3.47 2 weeks after the London Marathon.
I agree re comments about the wind on Whernside, I saw 2 go over it was pretty rough up there. Headwind also hard coming down Inglebrough - bit where we all stay high half way down was bad, should have gone onto lower path which was dry for a change. But as always a good day out
Windy doesn't quite cover it OHW ! It practically pushed you up Whernside, but then of course you turn left at the top & it becomes a side-on assault ! Not a cloud all day mind, so musn't grumble.
Cracking time Auntie Social, well done.
Eeek! Thought it might be bad but that sounds really windy! I was being blown around enough on the low lands of Nottinghamshire!
Well done AS :thumbup:
That was Tim Midgley, I met up with him at Hill Inn where we both dropped out. He looked a fair state, fell chasing John Matt from Abbey Runners and cut both knees pretty badly and grazes etc. all over the place. It looked worse than it actually was I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell
I dropped out after twisting my knee at the foot of Whernside making the climb extremely hard work. I had to stop and sit down a few times on the way up and lost over a hundred places as a result. Tried to run it off on the descent and gained probably about 15 or so places back before having to stop on the tarmac road and walk to Hill Inn, I considered carrying on but doubt I could've made the climb up Inglebrough without serious problems and wasn't enjoying it at all anymore so pulled out :thunbdown:
Well done to everyone else, good times AS and Jez