Your favourite five races?

[slogger]

1. Dunnerdale (s)

2. Caw (s)

3. The Screes (s)

4. The 3 Shires (m)

5. The Ian Hodgson relay, not only good legs but a fab day out alltogether.

Not in any particular order.

Kirkby Moor as well...

[wolley tha]

In no particular order

Long Mynd Valleys (especially in the snow as this year)
Kinder Downfall
Midsummer Madness (despite usually managing to get lost or injured or both on the Saturday!)

I'll probably have second thoughts once I've posted this. Never ventured as far as the Lakes. Perhaps that should be 'not yet'.

[trilathon]

1. Long Mynd Valleys.....( ard)
2. Coniston Gullies ( fun but mental )
3. Roaches ( home ground )
4 Cardington Cracker ( beautiful )
5. Edale Skyline ( nice long 'un )

[goldsim1963]

Hi there,

As a newbie I have done but a few and they are all short ones...
1) Baslow (aka Robin Hood Monumental)
2) Stoney Middleton
3) Black Rocks
and... well thats it really but look out for me becasue I intend do more despite the Hip Bursitis etc etc
Cheers

[FellShoeShuffler]

1) Mountain Trial - the best in the calendar
2) Ennerdale - the best simple race
3) Borrowdale
4) Wasdale
5) Old County Tops

[Longdogs]

Wasdale
Borrowdale
Buttermere Sailbeck
Turnslack
Cribyn

Hooray for the Cribyn

[DazTheSlug]

The Tavern (to be renamed Lletty Farm next year I understand)
Anniversary Waltz
Windgather
Peak Forest
Kinder Trial

Swoop - why Peak Forest? sell it to me!

[Tuffer]

Fairfield horseshoe is a classic loop course (med) and grasmere a short one for a bit of history.

[Ady In Accy]

Grisedale Horseshoe
Anni Waltz
Blencathra
Rydal Round
High Cup Nick

[ZootHornRollo]

thanks all - loads of food for thought

as for Lakes, nearly made the mountain trial this year - a must for next I think, as is one of ennerdale or wasdale - and great lakes run

Buttermere / Ennerdale appeal just cos it's my favourite bit of the Lakes (and the country therefore)

Am I right in thinking then, outside of Scotland anyway, that Lakes races are mile for mile generally seen as tougher than elsewhere, cos of the terrain and gradients?

I have in my mind that a Peaks race would be gentler and grassier?