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Interesting story popped up in my rss reader a couple of days ago. Suprised it is not up here already.
Steve Birkinshaw is attempting to break the lakes 24 hour record!
Be interesting to see how he does in this! I reckon I may try to co-incide a visit to the lakes with this to see how he does.
Good luck with it!
Good luck to 'im. If I can i might try to make it up there to cheer him on.
He say's he's following Mark Hartell's 1997 schedule: anyone know where I can find this to pick a spot to spectate from (and importantly, be there at the same time he's likely to go flying past!)??
Here: http://www.mh.k313.com/mh/fell/bg/24HourRecord.html :eek::eek:
The darndest thing, the internet. Don't know why I didn't think to Google it mesen.:rolleyes::o
Ta though.:)
That is good news.
It's high time one of the hard men of long distance endeavour took this record on.
Best of luck to Steve if and when he treads the start line. :D
Thanks for the encouragement. Going for the record is quite daunting but I am running strongly and the training is going well. I have really enjoyed going up the additional fells not on the BG over the winter and trying to find the fastest lines.
Best of luck mate;)Quote:
Originally Posted by stevebirkinshaw
Best of luck, it is a mighty challenge.Quote:
Originally Posted by stevebirkinshaw
Have you worked out the fastest way down from Blencathra? If not I might be able help take minutes off Mark Hartell's 21 minute descent.
Yiannis
All the best and good luck!
I have timed myself on 5 different routes off Blencathra, My current fastest is straight down the scree to the right of the Halls Fell ridge and then contour back onto Halls Fell. I think I read that your favourite was down Middle Tongue, I have tried a couple of routes that way but both times it seemed quite slow at the bottom, maybe i have not found the right line yet. Any suggestions of ways to take off a few minutes would great.Quote:
Originally Posted by ydt
good luck steve
hopefully be over with the rest of the motley bunch from the northeast
Steve,Quote:
Originally Posted by stevebirkinshaw
Send me a pm and i will email you details. I am quite sure my route is the quickest.
Yiannis
You'll be needing that parachute :eek:. Good luck and good training. Long time since Mark's (and Mark's) records.Quote:
Originally Posted by ydt
This looks like the most recent news from Steve:
http://team.inov-8.eu/2009/05/lake-d...rd-part-4.html
Best of luck Steve.
Latest update - http://team.inov-8.eu/2009/05/lake-d...ord-part5.html
Good luck to Steve and hope the weather is benign. I think this record is one where pretty well everything has to be in place, there's no slack.
Well spotted Bob.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob
And you are right..........there's no slack.
Just called Fred to let him know it's still on.
Not long till D Day.
Just a little under 7 hours before off............
On a JNC tommorow and our schedules overlap @ Fairfield so might see the man on the move, good luck Steve.
Steve Birkinshaw spotted this morning ascending fairfield looked to be on schedule. Go Steve hope the weather improves. Grim up North this morning:(
Cheers Karl, have a childrens party to organise & run, a wedding to attend, a reception tonight and am gaggin for info on Steves run!!!....v windy up here & must be v wet underfoot, fantastic he's going well when you saw him.
Any news from anyone?
Was hoping you might have had some! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BGSec
I dropped out at Wasdale after 16 hours about 1 and a half hours down on schedule. I am disappointed but conditions were not right and this is an excellent record. I will try again next year. Thanks for everyones support.
bad luck but 16 hours is good goingQuote:
Originally Posted by stevebirkinshaw
look forward to next years attempt
Bad luck Steve, all the best for next year;)Quote:
Originally Posted by stevebirkinshaw
Can never rely on British weather:(
Hard luck Steve, bold effort in the conditions, but am delighted you'll have another go. Top man...
At Dunmail on Sat morning, chatting with Wynn (Joss Naylor support) and looking at the poor weather, we came to the conclusion that this was not a day for breaking records. The cloud was right down to the pass, it was raining and there was a strong southerly blowing while Steve was on the Helvellyn section.
Good luck next time Steve.
Yiannis
Bad luck Steve, felt for you when we saw you going up from Grizedale Tarn (3 of us) only realised it was you after we passed. We had been away at 4am and it was grim good luck for next time
Unlucky Steve.Quote:
Originally Posted by ydt
I was navigating Dunmail - Wasdale on this JNC and the weather was shite!
Rocks as slippery as hell from Bowfell onwards.
Certainly not a day for records, when everything needs to be in your favour.
.....and its an absolute cracker today - Sods Law!!
Bad luck Steve, not a good day for it.
I'm really glad that you want to have another go.
You are right, Mark's record will be a tough one to crack, but that's no reason not to have a go.
Thanks for the encouragement.
We saw you Donkarlo (how did you get on?) and at the time we could not work out what you were doing.
I am now full of cold and have nearly lost my voice. So with the cold and the weather I had no chance. But Sunday and Monday were great days. If I had known maybe I should have delayed it for 24 hours (and the cold would have been a bit better). The forecast for the Saturday was not great but worse than I expected and it was meant to clear in the afternoon but did not. But sunday was definitely forecast to be better. It is hard to delay these things when it is all organised but maybe I should have. Something for me to think about for next time.
Hi Steve,
Sorry to hear about your attempt and pulling out, the right decision, the hills will still be there when you have a go next time - let me know when, and I'll try to give you a hand.
If you fancy a run this Saturday I am having a go at my Paddy !
Tom
Steve
Mark Hartell here - just wanted to say a couple of things. Firstly - really bad luck, from what I hear you were moving over the ground at the required speed for the first couple of sections despite the weather and the remnants of your cold so you really should take confidence from that.
Secondly, I know the frustration of having committed everything for months to the training and lined up all the logistics only to be thwarted by the vagaries of our weather. If you are like me you may feel that its too much to ask everyone to line up to help again - not true! - I think everyone gets genuinely enthused about these things and I, for sure, am delighted you think it important enough to try.
Both McDermott and I both feel that the best vindication of our efforts is that other people think it worth "having a go".
So - rest up, pick over any little lessons you may have learnt and have another go. Just one thought - on my successful attempt I had a "pacer manager" - sounds a bit over the top but it meant that I really didn't have to worry about any of the support logistics and deal with pacers when they turn up at 11pm the night before wanting to work out how to get back to their car etc. It's not a job that pays well but it's worth asking someone if you didn't already.
Good luck next time!!
Hi SteveQuote:
Originally Posted by stevebirkinshaw
All the organising in the world can't sort out the weather it's just another hurdle put in our way to make the day or subsequent day a better one. I pulled out of my long one on Sunday but i think your weather sounded much worse. sometimes you just have to bite the bullet and go.
Keep it up and good luck for the next attempt:D
Hi Steve,
Ed got round with seven mins to spare, sounds like he slowed quite a lot from Sty Head, I headed down to Patterdale and back to my car after seeing you. ANd was very glad to be out of the worst of that weather.