Snowdon Race

[yorkshire pudding]

Daz - stayed at a campsite on A4085 near Betws Garmon, had great showers and plenty of pitches but can't remember its namesorry. try tourist info.

[Fleeter]

can anybody recommend a camp-site for the Slug Family Outing to Snowdon?

currently looking at either Llwyn Celyn Bach or Snowdon Inn, but am open to other suggestions...

the one next to the youth hostel is great,£4 a night and £1 for a shower,only about 400m into llanberis

[DazTheSlug]

I assume we all got emails from S4C asking us to provide a bit of personal background for the TV commentary?
(or are they only interested in me )

Not sure how this will work -

will they pick out the most "interesting" CV's then look for their number during the race so as to work the most "commentary-worth" stuff in?

or will they find themselves saying "and here comes number 396... another miserable sod who couldn't be bothered to return our questionnaire, so we can't tell you anything about them..."?

[SouthLondonWelshman]

I assume we all got emails from S4C asking us to provide a bit of personal background for the TV commentary?
(or are they only interested in me )

Not sure how this will work -

will they pick out the most "interesting" CV's then look for their number during the race so as to work the most "commentary-worth" stuff in?

or will they find themselves saying "and here comes number 396... another miserable sod who couldn't be bothered to return our questionnaire, so we can't tell you anything about them..."?

They've done that for the last few years that I've done the race. I've oblingingly filled it in each year but I'm so far down the pack that they've never had any need to use any of it Won't stop me from filliing it in again this year though.

[DazTheSlug]

Swoop (might as well use the proper race thread rather than the one in Training) - what time were you thinking of going for the half-way-recce on the Friday?
(there may be one or two Stockport Harriers doing a similar thing)

[Swoop]

Swoop (might as well use the proper race thread rather than the one in Training) - what time were you thinking of going for the half-way-recce on the Friday?
(there may be one or two Stockport Harriers doing a similar thing)

Last year I got to the hotel about 1pm, too early to check in, so I ran up and down to the half-way station. Very slowly! Will probably do the same again so start time will be between 1 and 1.30pm.

[Welsh Harrier]

I have yet to come across a good pair of fell type shoes that offer the support and comfort of the road based shoes. I suppose its only to be expected with the ruggedness of the terrain fell shoes are made for?

We walked Snowdon 3 weekends running a couple of years ago and everytime was totally different Rain, Frost, Snow, Wind and just about anything you can imagine but by god it was great.

Done Snowdon 4 times and got blisters every time. Shoes were 1. Walshes, 2. Adidas Swoop, 3. New Balance road shoes (832's), and, 4. (last year which weren't too bad) Innovate Roclite 305's. I think it's a combination of the heat which, on the way up softens your feet, and the rapid foot movement RFM which I employ on the 5 mile downhill strecth, usually overtaking 50 - 60 SFM's. Roadrunner recommended Trailfox's to me a couple of years ago but before I could break them in our chewey bulldog bitch did it for me (bitch!). Just bought some New Balance 908's in the States (pure poetry!) last week and will give them a go this time. Watch this space (or look in at the hospital tent at the end of the race!!)

[yorkshire pudding]

Yipee just got a call from the secretary to say i've got a place this year, will be wearing my flyrocs if they manage to stay in one piece by then.

[Roadrunner]

Roadrunner recommended Trailfox's to me a couple of years ago

Roadrunner will be having them on his feet this year as well. Just got a new pair of them out ready to break in this next two weeks.

[Skarsnik]

re Trailfox shoes.... I find mine treacherous on any damp/slippery slabs

is this noted by anyone else, or could I have a faulty pair (the grips started peeling off after only 2 runs)?

is it worth looking at the myriad of innov-8 shoes available to find a suitable pair, I'm asking myself... Was gonna use my mudrocs but they might be a bit unforgiving