OMM in Borrowdale!

[Rudolph Hooker]

I too wondered about this. One of Rob Howard's reports suggests that Mr Weir was telling runners not to descend to Borrowdale because of the flooding.

[martin]

Richard Askwith article

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/g...ns-975372.html

[lawriej]

I too wondered about this. One of Rob Howard's reports suggests that Mr Weir was telling runners not to descend to Borrowdale because of the flooding.

Some friends of mine had their tent up at Gatesgarth, got told to head back to Seathwaite, so put their wet kit back on, headed off only to get to the top of Honister and be turned back! They spent a fairly miserable night in the Gatesgarth Barn & would have been much better off in their car at the event centre.

We waded back into Seathwaite from the top of Honister. Waded out again a bit later & scrounged a lift back to Stair. It was driving uphill through a river going up Honister. But incredibly over-hyped in the media... it was a slow news weekend with nothing else to report on. I wonde if the BBC news reporter saw it as his big break on national news & over-did it somewhat.

Sad to hear that the Seathwaite farmer lost a few sheep to drowning because he was busy helping competitors.

[Donkarlo]

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/g...ns-975372.html

Very well put, it certainly won't put me off. That was my first mountain marathon and I finished the first day of the elite course, just sad I couldn't tackle the second. Would be interested in seeing the second day map though. Would make a good weekend on a "nice weekend"

[Darth domain]

that's a great article, sensible.

[mapper]

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/g...ns-975372.html

Good shout Martin. That tells the story as it actually was.

I know because I was there and no one was 'lost'.

The only issue was that the overnight camp was under 2 feet of water so they had to cancel the event because the barn that I slept in would only house about 800 of us.

[mapper]

Would be interested in seeing the second day map though. Would make a good weekend on a "nice weekend"

I asked at event HQ and they said we would all get Day 2 map posted to us.

Anyone got a free Sunday and we can continue 'unfinished business'?

[Baggins]

Richard Askwith article

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/g...ns-975372.html

Yes excellent article even if Richard was egging it a bit (washing in a stream after the first day can't have been that bad then)

I like the example of the 1962 mountain trial when only George Brass finished thats how it should be, pitting yourself against whatever the weather throws at you.

[JohnK]

http://www.planetfear.com/news/OMM_T...tory_2267.html

[Guick Dotto]

OMG the arrogance


With such extreme weather, the mountains become a dangerous place and it seems to me slightly irresponsible for competitors to be able to start the event,.

Duh That's why we go there. Stick to the roads Reverand if in fact you are any kind of runner at all.