Rivington Pike

[tomcee]

have you got any training background? do you do any running at the minute?
its ok if you havn't/don't, two weeks is enough time to get yourself round a race like rivington pike. let us know and im sure you'll get lots of advice

[CL]

Right im still having doubts whether to run it or not. I dont know if my fitness is up to standards and i fear im guna flop on the way up or something. I have quite good will power and i can force myself to keep moving when the going gets tough but how low level of fitness is too low to run this race would you say?

Fowler your almost a Man, and being such means your going to have to get used to making DECISIONS. When you meet a nice girl, the last thing she'll want to hear is you doubting yourself.

So say to yourself 'I will do the Rivington Pike race.' Then do some 3 mile runs to prepare. Remember plenty of good runners have to walk on parts of the course.

[Witton Park]

Just find tomcee and follow him - you won't go far wrong

[sullspots]

But ive only got 2 weeks 2 train. How would you say i sould set about last minute training?
What would you do? ha.
Thanks by the way

Get you cheque in the post and run every other day.You don't want to over-do it but you could get seven good sessions in between now and the 22nd.

My one and only race was last years Rivi run and I haven't done much running in between so don't worry too much about coming last

I took it too steady last time and felt I could have give it a bit more welly on the uphill bit but the advice to go easy is good.The atmosphere around the race is really good with lots of smiling faces (and fearsome looking thigh muscles ).

Get your form in,you won't regret it.

[freakazoid]

Get you cheque in the post

Or enter online.

[sullspots]

I had a sneaky little run up Rivington today.20 minutes up and 10 down,It's just as steep as I remember,wow what a lung burster.

Had to have a breather at the top and noticed my arms and legs were salmon pink anyone else get that ?

Slipped about a bit on my Saucony road shoes so looks like I'll have to sort some shoes aswell.

Is that link in the last post cosha ? On the page where you have to enter your details I noticed there was no padlock symbol.

[Witton Park]

I had a sneaky little run up Rivington today.20 minutes up and 10 down,It's just as steep as I remember,wow what a lung burster.

Had to have a breather at the top and noticed my arms and legs were salmon pink anyone else get that ?

Slipped about a bit on my Saucony road shoes so looks like I'll have to sort some shoes aswell.

Is that link in the last post cosha ? On the page where you have to enter your details I noticed there was no padlock symbol.

No padlock symbol as you don't pay by credit card, you transfer by Paypal or some other electronic method.

Check it out - I'm pretty sure it's OK.

[Al Fowler]

Right!.....ive paid online and im running . All i need now is my fell shoes to hurry up and arrive, the postman doesnt seem to be in a rush but what can i do eh?

[Bant]

Never run a fell race before. But sent my entry off for Rivington this morning. Do I need fell running shoes for this race??

[sullspots]

Nice one Fowler.Just paid online myself, a quid extra seemed OK to me.Saved me a couple of stamps and all the messing about with wire to connect my lappy to the printer.

I did a little recce at the weekend running in ordinary road shoes.It was a bit slippy at times and you could really do with a proper pair of fell shoes but I reckon you'd get away with trainers on this one,there's a fair bit of road,cobbles
and thick tufty grass.

Good luck in the race,I got 29.30 last year so am looking to improve a bit.