Three Peaks Fell Race

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A large selection of 3 Peaks photos available at:

http://www.sleepmonsters.co.uk/photoshop.php

[Mountain Goatess]

BRITNICK http://www.flickr.com/photos/26082075@N05/sets/


Excellent set of pictures BN
Really enjoyed looking through them. You even got one of me crawling around up Whernside!!
The thigh burner of Whernside!.jpg

That's me in the middle...three wise monkeys...or not!!!

[Epocian]

BritNick
Excellent set of pics - really convey the course (its agonies and ecstasies!)
Well done!

[jodg]

BritNick,
Just to echo the sentiments - fab photos! Nice to meet you before the race as well.

[BritNick]

Hi Big Compass,
I recall using your fluorescent yellow shorts as a pace marker during my climb up Whernside as we passed each other a few times. Really sorry to hear you suffered. I think I remember seeing you come in when I was queueing for the buffet. Very well done for finishing.
Taking the pics was no problem. Someone had to capture the moments of the tail-enders because the spectating photographers had long since lost interest. I was glad of the excuses for rests from that jogging lark anyway, which wasn't flowing particularly freely on Saturday.
I recall hearing a comment from a spectator near the top of Ingleborough, who said something about it now falling below his boredom threshold. "That was encouraging and considerate" I thought, saying it within my hearing as I was inching my way up the rock face.

Hi Mountain Goatess,
Really sorry I didn't get to meet you properly on Saturday. Did you overtake me again before the finish?

[Mountain Goatess]

No, I did pass about 15 people during the steep bit up Ingleborough and the jog back to Horton, I was right on your tail but you beat me to it! I was 5.09.
Respect to you for having the extra focus for the fab pics!

[BritNick]

Well done MG. Did you take my pre-race advice to ignore everyone else and do your own thing - walk the ups and jog the downs? It sounds like you did what I did and saved something for the end. I recall overtaking quite a few on the final descent. In fact, it's coming back to me as I type. I think you overtook me just before the Ingleborough checkpoint and I must have passed you again shortly afterwards.

[Mountain Goatess]

Well done MG. Did you take my pre-race advice to ignore everyone else and do your own thing - walk the ups and jog the downs? It sounds like you did what I did and saved something for the end. I recall overtaking quite a few on the final descent. In fact, it's coming back to me as I type. I think you overtook me just before the Ingleborough checkpoint and I must have passed you again shortly afterwards.

Yes, BN, I did take your advice onboard. But as for saving something for the end...I felt like I had nothing from the start! Don't know whether it was just nerves about doing well or lack of sleep the week before but I felt so weak from the start. It's amazing what the mind can push the body to do! I have to say I did really enjoy the steep bit up Ingleborough because the first time I ever did that I had to keep stopping for breath, but this time I didn't stop at all. And when I got to the top a couple of my work colleagues were there to cheer me on, which was nice.

[Eirik The Viking]

Christian Prestgaard, The guy who was promoting the Skaala uphill race(www.skaala.no) on Saturday sent me this message today:

Read The report from the Norwegian winner of the

“Journalist Class running and walking the Three Peaks with two cameras and a lot of food and making 10 interviews” !


http://www.kondis.no/default/index.p...Fforsiden&mid=

The language is in Norwegian but the pictures are very good

[Mountain Goatess]

http://www.photoboxgallery.com/bobsmith/8095615

TF... There's a good picture of you on here, flying off PYG!!!

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