Fiendsdale 2013

[wheezing donkey]

Lovely day. Quite a tough course, especially second half. A bit contrived going down to the foot of the last descent. First half particularly good. Not as windy on top as I thought. Lloyd Tagart won. It would be a deadly course to try in thick mist. Hardest part was navigating the lanes to get there.

Surely any course that does not go directly to a summit and directly back down again is "contrived". The organiser is attempting to give you the most sporting / demanding route on the terrain that is available to him - hence the need for checkpoints. Your criticism of contrived could apply to such races as:- Winter Hill, Full & Half Tours of Pendle, almost any race that has more checkpoints than Start - Summit - Finish. Indeed the actual sport of fell running is contrived - why run to the top of a hill, only to run back down again? Because we do it for the fun of it! We don't do it to be logical!

[brett]

Whoa!!!

[Toffer]

OMG!!! I look like I'm constipated

Banana cake?

[Deek]

I would agree. The time I did Winter Hill I thiought it was very contrived. Lots of races in the Lakes follow natural lines, akin to a good climb. More satisfying. If the race had finished by following the ridge up onto the last summit, before dropping down to the finish this would have been more of a natural line albeit a shorter race. If you're saying I'm not allowed to 'criticise' that is different.

[Bog Trotter]

OMG!!! I look like I'm constipated

Must have been all the flapjack

[Swoop]

I told you I enjoyed this race!
Colin Fiensdale 2.jpg

[emmilou]

Banana cake?

Must have been all the flapjack

That's cos I had to eat yours

I told you I enjoyed this race!
Colin Fiensdale 2.jpg

I don't know how to do linky/postie things

[Swoop]

Anyone doing this tomorrow?

Just read this report from "Rain Lady" on Metcheck Interactive.

21 March 2008 : 17:53 GMT

SW Bowland 550ft. Clear now, but about 40 mins ago had a squally shower of snow, blowing horizontally. Lasted about 10 mins and lightly whitened the fells above 1000ft, but snow didn't stick here at this altitude. The N wind was awful, absolutely vicious and howling.
Doubt anyone could have stood up in it. Arctic pipeline indeed.
Temp dropped all afternoon. Now 2.7C.

[Swoop]

There's more!

21 March 2008 : 21:07 GMT

SW Bowland 550ft The wind is still horrendously violent here.
(Am I the only one to have grumbled about it for 24hrs !!)
Moonlight showing fast moving clouds. Temp 2.1C.

[Also Ran]

I'll be there Swoop - 1st race as a Vet 50!!
There should also be quite a good CLM contingent since it's the first club championship race of the year (fell that is).
See you there