10,000ft a week

[Mark Smith]

I did this for my Paddy, still average about that. I just made sure I had a good 12 months of at least averaging 3000m a week, but also tried never to do less than 2000m, living in Snowdonia this wasn't hard to achieve at all.

That's way more than i did before the bgr. I averaged 12,000 over 6 months, building up to it over a couple of months.

[stevefoster]

And how do you get an accurate measurement given that garmin's are'nt that accurate?

[Mark Smith]

i used maps, which are

[stevefoster]

i used maps, which are

See your point ST
Can't find my house stairs on an OS map though

[IainR]

I used my Garmin downloaded through Sports tracks, sometimes Anquet, sometimes maps, sometimes a standard suunto altimeter watch.

[stevefoster]

I used my Garmin downloaded through Sports tracks, sometimes Anquet, sometimes maps, sometimes a standard suunto altimeter watch.

Thanks Ian, downloaded my garmin through Motion Based after the Tour of Pendle and it came up roughly the same as the race stated.

[daz h]

Thanks Ian, downloaded my garmin through Motion Based after the Tour of Pendle and it came up roughly the same as the race stated.

So what was the point Merry

[MorganW]

Merry

Not being a compulsive record keeper (and there were no gadgets in 1985 so it was maps only), I can't be sure exactly what height gain/week I managed in training.

I doubt it was 10,000 feet/week though. I was living in Calderdale at the time and was at Uni in Cardiff.

I have never put myself through the ringer training wise. Perhaps that explains why I'm an average fell runner.

I recall a 70 plus mile week when training for my BG and I had most of the next week off to recover. And the furthest I had run before setting off on my BG was the Wasdale Race 1985 with some extra miles for navigational cock-ups (it was a foul day) so around 23 miles perhaps.

By Dunmail at breakfast time, I had gone well beyond my previous "best".

But I was young and foolish and believed anything was possible.

I am a believer in the idea that much of the challenge for the "average" fell runner is mental, assuming a decent amount of preparation.

We are all different of course and what works for one, may not for another.

Having done the Fellsman, you must have as good idea of what works for you. I would base any plan around more of the same with a BG twist.

[Al Fowler]

Merry, lets face it your going to walk it.

So therefor, im setting you the challenge of a sub 20 hours.