Carneddau race

[(notsomuchofa)Fellrunner]

Details & entry form available at the WFRA site http://www.wfra.org.uk/ , click on events.

[Mad Dog]

Eh up fellrunners. I can't believe nobody has started a thread about this British Champs race yet.

The old man's up for this one. Heard him muttering about it sounds like a little belter of a course.

Many years ago I recall walking off Yr Elen and the old man saying something like "My gosh, this is steep. Wouldn't it be funny if, twenty odd years from now, I were to try running down this in a British Champs fell race!"

And soon, uncannily, his prophetic words will come true.

Surely worth a good turn-out from the forum.

Woof!

[Pike]

Here is a map.

[Mad Dog]

Thanks Pike.

Are you doing it? Doesn't look like anybody else is.


Woof!

[jimbob]

Two things have persuaded me to do this..."the inclusion of the summit of Carnedd Llewellyn (just to make it a bit harder)" and "the sting in the tail – the ascent of Gyrn Wigau (CP5). If it is a hot day then you will very likely suffer here."...sounds like fun to me

Whats it like? Rocky? Boggy?

[(notsomuchofa)Fellrunner]

Eh up fellrunners. I can't believe nobody has started a thread about this British Champs race yet.

http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/showt...ight=carneddau

woof, woof .

[Wheeze]

I'm up for this one. It's a great race with a sapping long run up. Some boggy bits low down but otherwise good paths and some great grassy sweeps down. As I recall the run-in takes forever.
See you all in The Douglas afterwards!

[Mad Dog]

http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/showt...ight=carneddau

woof, woof .

Touche!! I see your thread got a big response as well

Anybody know what the crossing of the Afon Caseg is like? I seem to recall the old man having a mini-epic trying to cross the Afon Llafar on one occasion (he's not too keen on water, you see ).


Woof!

[Toffer]

OOOOh, naughty children. I'd like to do this one if I can wangle the time off. Brilliant course, one big tough climb from memory, great descent, weeeeeeeeeeeeee......... Don't ever recall having to do any swimming.....
Another thing, you need to go to Bethedsa, end of the known universe

[Ali]

Checkpoint 3 to 4??

Direct or down the North ridge to pick up the path that sweeps round?

Thanks for any info, Ali