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Thread: Borrowdale Fell Race

  1. #1271
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    Re: Borrowdale 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by skennaugh View Post
    Borrowdale gow baght.
    Nice one!

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    Re: Borrowdale 2009

    What shoes shall we be sporting? Trail or full on fell?

    Which camp site?

    Can't wait!

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    Re: Borrowdale 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by skennaugh View Post
    What shoes shall we be sporting? Trail or full on fell?
    as I don't have proper fell shoes, I went round the recce in Adidas Kanadia - the grip was fine, but then it was dry and we were taking the descents easy. As I've found before, main problem is that they don't hold the foot securely enough - specially when wet.

    I was thinking of getting a pair of Mucdroc 290s anyway and I think they'd be good for Borrowdale.

    There's a lot of sharp rough gritstone and it looked like it could be murder with something like Mudclaws with very aggressive lugs catching and digging in.

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    Re: Borrowdale 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by ZootHornRollo View Post
    as I don't have proper fell shoes, I went round the recce in Adidas Kanadia - the grip was fine, but then it was dry and we were taking the descents easy. As I've found before, main problem is that they don't hold the foot securely enough - specially when wet.

    I was thinking of getting a pair of Mucdroc 290s anyway and I think they'd be good for Borrowdale.

    There's a lot of sharp rough gritstone and it looked like it could be murder with something like Mudclaws with very aggressive lugs catching and digging in.
    There are also some steep grassy descents ~ Mudclaws for me, defo.

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    Re: Borrowdale 2009

    I too would be wearing mudclaws..........if I had an entry, missed the deadline by a day or so. Anyone got an entry they don't want/can't use?

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    Re: Borrowdale 2009

    I've done it in Mudclaw 330s and Mudroc 290s and will definitely be using the Mudclaws this year!

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    Re: Borrowdale 2009

    Mudclaws for me too 290's though as those 330's wrecked my feet again

    who's staying for the party?

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    Re: Borrowdale 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by emmilou View Post
    Mudclaws for me too 290's though as those 330's wrecked my feet again

    who's staying for the party?
    I'll be staying for the party, so long as I've found someone to keep an eye on (my) Emma for the duration of the race. Otherwise I'll have to go straight home.

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    Re: Borrowdale 2009

    Quote Originally Posted by emmilou View Post
    Mudclaws for me too 290's though as those 330's wrecked my feet again

    who's staying for the party?
    I'm staying for a week! Can't wait!

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    Re: Borrowdale 2009

    Recce'd it with the Pony posse on Saturday.

    Bloody 'ell it's a bit rough in places.. had a nasty fall and battered my knees coming off Scafell Pike. Suffering for it now (all over knackeredness), but should have recovered in time to get timed out at Honister! Actual running time to Honister was 4.22 according to DeeJay (so 8 minutes to spare), but I spent nearly as much time on my face!

    Weather was pretty much 100% and the scenery gorgeous If the weather is as good on the day, we'll be in for a good 'un.

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