Buckden is a great race. And Mount Famine with its crazy start.
Buckden is a great race. And Mount Famine with its crazy start.
In his lifetime he suffered from unreality, as do so many Englishmen.
Jorge Luis Borges
I've just had another look at Richard Seipp's wonderful video of the 2012 Mount Famine race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvO98dHxWVc , but I didn't recognise you in any of the footage.
I'm not a great enthusiast for the music of Brahms, but I think that violin sonata, with its mood alternating between almost tragedy and sad resignation, is a perfect fit to what is seen.
In his lifetime he suffered from unreality, as do so many Englishmen.
Jorge Luis Borges
[QUOTE=anthonykay;680646]I've just had another look at Richard Seipp's wonderful video of the 2012 Mount Famine race https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvO98dHxWVc , but I didn't recognise you in any of the footage.
I'm not.
Although a few less shots lingering over Andy Howie's bare torso could have yielded a few seconds for me.
But then I wasn't wearing a Pennine vest.
But then, of course, neither was Andy.
Last edited by Graham Breeze; 13-10-2022 at 08:36 PM.
"...as dry as the Atacama desert".
I'd also chuck in Jubilee Plunge as a contender.
2.2 miles downhill, 1500ft descent. In the middle of winter. The charge off Moel Famau summit is a sight to behold.
I admit to being fully biased but I found Pen Y Fan hard to beat for a classic short. The running is properly challenging and the views are to die for.
Simon Blease
Monmouth