Borrowdale Fell Race

[wharfeego]

It's horses for courses...

Nay lad!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z4bvWQLFDw

Can't mek 'ead nor tail of that link?

[Rob Furness]

I don't think they are directly comparable. 3 peaks is hard precisely because the running is on easier ground for a lot of it, so the pace goes up and when you hit the serious climbs of Whernside and Ingleborough it hurts! However, Borrowdale is much rougher underfoot and there isn't really that many sections you can recover on, you're either climbing up a mountain, or descending down very rough rocky ground, so not much opportunity to get a rhythm going and disperse the lactic etc. from your muscles. I've done both, and DNF'd on the peaks (although that was a couple of years ago) and managed to hang on for Borrowdale. I'll let you know next April when I have a good crack at the peaks again.

Bottom line is, they're both hard, but very different.

[Dixie]

No results out yet not on fra or Borrowdale website.

[Derby Tup]

Results courtesy of Wharfedale Harriers

[Rob Furness]

No results out yet not on fra or Borrowdale website.

Results have been up on borrowdale website for a few days now on the fell race page

[DinoF]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z4bvWQLFDw

Can't mek 'ead nor tail of that link?

That's the mobile version, Wharfee. Try this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z4bvWQLFDw&feature=plcp

You might want to skip straight to 7min 15sec where someone hogs the view for about a minute

[wharfeego]

...You might want to skip straight to 7min 15sec where someone hogs the view for about a minute

Heehee! Nice wun DinoF lad

[IainR]

It's horses for courses, I suppose. In 2008 I did 3 Peaks in 3:42 and Borrowdale in 3:40, so not much in it for me.

Very similar for me too.. Think I was high 3 teens for both.. Not sure either is harder.. Two different races... Both fairly runnable but 3peaks far more so...

[Fozzy42]

Cheers for all the response. From what I've seen and heard its as I feared, Borrowdale looks tougher. I'm definatley gonna have a go at it next year, but as I live in Hull (3.5 hr drive to Lakes) its gonna be tough getting the training in that I need.

[Rob Furness]

Cheers for all the response. From what I've seen and heard its as I feared, Borrowdale looks tougher. I'm definatley gonna have a go at it next year, but as I live in Hull (3.5 hr drive to Lakes) its gonna be tough getting the training in that I need.

Stair climber at gym or cross trainer on high resistance maybe would help. I suffered a lot at Borrowdale despite putting in a lot of hill work. Unless you live in the lakes it's hard to get long enough climbs in. My personal conclusion is that I'll continue with the hill work but I need stronger legs too so I'm working on that with the bike and cross trainer as well.