Borrowdale Fell Race

[Paul dobson]

All my Borrowdale photo's are now online http://www.fellrunner.net links are off the photo of Nickie & Jackie two Albums out & back.

[Deejay]

All my Borrowdale photo's are now online http://www.fellrunner.net links are off the photo of Nickie & Jackie two Albums out & back.

Great photos Paul, as usual!

[Deadlegs]

Yes, good photos, but why do I look so much slower than I felt.

[Alf]

Yes, good photos, but why do I look so much slower than I felt.

For once I have been pictured obviously running instead of the usual pics where I am dragging my tired ***e :thumbup:

[Will-Moorlands]

[Ed Sned]

so short of wading through 213 pages of this thread, would anyone care to give me a summary of Borrowdale as compared to Duddon and TWA please? (the only other Lakeland AL's I've done). I'm assuming less runnable than Duddon with more broken ground and scree. How do times compare? what about route finding/route choice?

[No map, no compass]

Borrowdale is a lot harder, mainly as most of the climbing is in the second half of the race, with most of the distance being done in the run out from Bessy Boot to Esk Hause. As you say Borrowdale is a lot rougher underfoot and there is much less of the good running that is found in TWA and Duddon. My times for all three races are very similar.

Personally I don't find navigating around Borrowdale to be much of a problem, though it can be tricky finding the scree run off Scafell Pike in clag, but usually there are plenty of people around. People do seem to get lost in thick clag between Green Gable and Honister, but if in doubt follow the BG route if you know it. There are many opinions as to which is the best route here for Borrowdale and I honestly couldn't tell you which it is. It probably all depends on how knackered you are and what sort of a runner you are. There are also a variety of options off Dale Head, but you will know this from TWA.

[mapper]

......would anyone care to give me a summary of Borrowdale.....

Here's your summary ES:
17m
6500ft
Start Rosthwaite, then the following CP's:
Bessy Boot (grass)
Esk Hause (grass)
Scafell Pike (rock)
Gt Gable (rock)
Honister pass (grass)
Dale Head (grass)
Finish Rosthwiate..........then Beer !

Entries opened over a week ago so you'd best be sharp ~ it fills up quickly.

[Ed Sned]

I have my entry - hence the question. Thanks though, particularly NMNC, very useful.

[wharfeego]

......would anyone care to give me a summary of Borrowdale.....

Here's your summary ES:
17m
6500ft
Start Rosthwaite, then the following CP's:
Bessy Boot (grass)
Esk Hause (grass)
Scafell Pike (rock)
Gt Gable (rock)
Honister pass (grass)
Dale Head (grass)
Finish Rosthwiate..........then Beer !...

Not forgetting the infamous (since last year's incident) Corridor Route (grass and rock with some big drop-offs to your left) between Scafell Pike and Great Gable.