Long Mynd Valleys

[alanj]

Tarren matey - I've got nothing but admiration for anyone who can do video AND fell-running at the same time. I'm so inept at fell running, I find standing up a problem most of the time. A camera, even a head cam would over-stretch my feeble ability far too much..Cough on!!

[FarFromTheFells]

I promised at the start, to put a link up to a selection of the video I took with my videocam. This was with the tiny cam I wore around the head.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wlCAEXoPu8

Thanks for sharing that Tarren, and well done for running with a camera on your head !

It helped bring back the misery of the early part of the race, and gave my family a glimpse of what I put myself through (actually it just convinced them even more that I am indeed mad )

Did you get any footage of the latter sections of the race when the fog lifted ?

[tarren]

Thanks for sharing that Tarren, and well done for running with a camera on your head !

It helped bring back the misery of the early part of the race, and gave my family a glimpse of what I put myself through (actually it just convinced them even more that I am indeed mad )

Did you get any footage of the latter sections of the race when the fog lifted ?

Unfortunetly no, the battery only lasts approx 70 minutes, I had another two available for a quick change over but because of the clag decided not to bother carrying them. Excuse me while I bend over and boot myself up the backside. Won't happen again. But as you say, it's great for reliving\rerunning the race again. You've just got to put up with the strange looks you get from runners and spectators.

[FarFromTheFells]

Unfortunetly no, the battery only lasts approx 70 minutes, I had another two available for a quick change over but because of the clag decided not to bother carrying them. Excuse me while I bend over and boot myself up the backside. Won't happen again. But as you say, it's great for reliving\rerunning the race again. You've just got to put up with the strange looks you get from runners and spectators.

I imagine it must be quite offputting to try & change batteries part-way through a race anyway

Just watched your other clip of the start of the race - I'm in it at the very beginning, so I can show the kids that I was actually there

Nice one.

[tarren]

"I imagine it must be quite offputting to try & change batteries part-way through a race anyway"

Glad your enjoying but actually, you don't change the batteries, just carry extra cams to record, just need to remove one and change. At £13 a throw they're cheap enough.

Just put this on, if the picture falters blame it on youtube the cam records seamlessly without a pause.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsT92sJDHic

[nightingale]

Brilliant ! Just watched part 1 and my backside features for a few minutes of the first climb I seem to remember heavy breathing behind me then . Although to be fair I think everyone was heavy breathing at that stage

Watching it has inspired me to do another race this weekend . Thanks Tarren

[philbrynmaen]

Nice one Tarren. I was running yards in front of you for much of the race but didn't twig that was a camera on your head! I'm the bloke in black with the enormous yellow bumbag - seriously that bumbag is going on a diet.
Terrific race - I must confess to not having a clue where I was - perhaps it was the clag but those valleys all looked the same (steep!!). I got round in 2'25 and was pretty chuffed as I've barely run since summer.
Agree with comments about max grip fell shoes - I was in trail shoes and wish i had the Mudclaws. Hence all the flapping of arms.
I overheard at least a dozen runners wandering out loud what on earth they were doing back again - those final climbs were hellish!! See you all next year!

[nightingale]

Pete Douglas now has photos on his site

http://www.prdouglas.co.uk/

[Marvin]

So what exactly was the headcam? Can you provide a link Tarren?

[tarren]

If you go here I believe they're still available. You'll also require a microSDHC 8GB Card class 6.