How many Long races in lakes

[IainR]

Well?

Just wondering how mang 'long' fell races there are in the Lakes, each year.

Cheers

Iain

[Feet in the Cowclaps]

Have you lost your calendar?

[IainR]

No,

I'm not in the FRA I never race in England.

I just wanted to know the number of long races, not the names.

I fail to see why I should join:

The BMC
The WFRA
The FRA
The MBA
The WA
The local Club

At some point there comes a time when onecan't join every organisation.

Anyway back to the question?

[Graeme]

I think there are seven (?) Duddon Valley, Ennerdale, Wasdale, Borrowdale, Three Shires, Langdale and Old County tops. There maybe more. Kentmere probably should be as it's quoted as 11.9 miles!!!

[IainR]

Thanks.

I was just wondering as I think Snowdonia isn't fully represented through long races. We have loads of great wee races, but few long classics, discounting Foel Fras which is a medium, we only have the Rhinogs, the Peris and the Welsh 1000m race. Yet there's so many more classic lines. That's only one long race in the summer period, as Rhinogs and the Peris is out in the September/October.

It may take some organisation but there's some great point to points like the Siabod to Cnicht route which would be a great race.

[Graeme]

The point to point nature of the races, like you say the organisation will be an issue, but to many competitors the convenience of being able to show up with less than half an hour before the start does have a certain attraction.

Also there's the promotion of the event too, the lakes races listed are 'classic' events, even though there have been times when they have been cancelled due to lack of attendance. The main reason for the continued existence of the long lakes races is that they are all counters in the Lakeland Classics series, which was conceived to save them.

[IainR]

yeah I heard that about the long lakes races.

I've seen past numbers in the Peris have been low which suprises me.

[Graeme]

It does look quite hard though, another problem is the date, it falls the day after the Three Shires race, maybe a different date would attract more runners?

[IainR]

Yeah, but this was the case with the recently reformed Arrochar alps race, almost any weekend you pick is a big race somewhere.

It's just as someone who enjoys the longer fell races far more than the short blasts, apart from travelling there isn't that much, and I bet there are plenty more in the area who feel similarly.

[FRAFixtures]

I think there are seven (?) Duddon Valley, Ennerdale, Wasdale, Borrowdale, Three Shires, Langdale and Old County tops. There maybe more. Kentmere probably should be as it's quoted as 11.9 miles!!!

The 2007 FRA Calendar contains 16 AL races in England, of which as Graeme says there are 7 in the Lake District.

It also contains 24 and 9, BL and CL races respectively in England. One of each of these categories is in the Lake District ie Garburn Trail and Lowther Run.