Three Shires

[janeho]

My turn to have the kids so hubby could run. He dropped us off at the three shires stone and we walked the route in reverse stopping to support on Swirl How: apologies if the kids put anyone off with their cries of "keep going you're nearly there" after all there were only two more hills left at that point

[mudlugger]

My turn to have the kids so hubby could run. He dropped us off at the three shires stone and we walked the route in reverse stopping to support on Swirl How: apologies if the kids put anyone off with their cries of "keep going you're nearly there" after all there were only two more hills left at that point

Thanks to the kids for their support, all wet and still chirpy, shouting my number as I approached the top in the clag, was a real spirit lifter, just when I needed it most eh.
Please can you plant them around Langdale route in a few weeks?

[Mary]

Well Done Daz and all of you. Throughly enjoyed myself. Have some spectacular bruises from wiping it out twice. thanks to all the organisers. Any pictures yet?

Mary

[mudlugger]

Aye that was me...i thought you knew it was me!

Thought so but wasnt sure (strange look in your eyes eh). Hey you had an awesome run. Your knees are obviously ok now eh?

Good to see you young uns setting the pace... oh... and the other 200 odd runners in front eh.

[DinoF]

Lots of great reports everyone. They have almost made me forget my battered ankles.

Thanks to all the marshals, especially the ones on Pike O'Blisco, as it was horrendous up there when I finally staggered to the top. Great job by the car parking people too.

[Marvin]

Good to see the legend that is Bill Smith there as well. Passed him on Lingmoor and he said "Good run Lad"

Wow, was that Bill Smith?????? He said that to me too. It's good that other people recognise that even though I'm a V50, I'm still but a lad

[Marvin]

Followed the track and a few others, inc stanners and the pennine runner who turned out to be Marvin all the way on perfect lines....Marvin that line round the back of Great Carrs was spot on!

Proves I learned a bit from getting it wrong on the Old Counties Tops last year with Daz H. I have to admit there was a bit of luck involved this time, but at least I had an idea where I was going despite the clag - Duddon Valley earlier this year helped.

P.S. Just couldn't keep up with you and the other young uns after that. Well run.

[hillbilly]

this was a real tuff race. The clag was down and alot of folk got lost coming off swirl how. I thought I was lost but turned out I was actually on the path down to 3 shires stone, like I planned it eh.
I'm terrible at climbing (not joking, everyone who is on the hill, takes over me) but this time fed myself some kendal mint before the last two ascents and it seemed to work, on the last one, I know its only small, no one took over me.
Thanks to organisers.
Good to see a lot of familiar faces, some great runs.
Was I talking to Al Fowler? pre and post race.

hi ,( 09 Three Shires) I had a good run , camped hodge quarry fri night.jogged over sat am .set of well back, thu ford (bridge condemed) no prob seal skins on went up wetherlam first track i thought to soon in small group, but hit check pt fine in mist stuck to ridge over and round swirl how,thicker fog overdid descent to right but corrected as got below fog.hit stone 1.50 ish ,heavy rain but clear to blisco just went straight line to top. sighted blea and plantation and went down straight line thru rocks to run line, slippery took some falls, was thru bracken and past blea tarn passed a few up ling moor one but then two passed me at top (easier climb than grisedale beck to wall stile on grisedale horseshoe)ran over top and down into finish fine on road past pub some basxxxd in a car whacked me with wing mirror ,not a problem was under 3.30 a bit thanks to all concerned cheers.







































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[peawet08]

Well, What a great race!!

I had been a little nervous about navigation in the cloud before the start of the race but once we were off I felt pretty happy MOST of the way around with just an element of (needless) uncertainty when contouring Great Carrs.

I managed to pick up a passager from Wetherlam, a lady from CFR who, on the way UP wetherlam, was suggesting the climb was "worse than child birth". I had tried to give her a little encouragement on the climb but by that point I needed to save some for myself.

Coming off Swirl How I felt I was on the right line, and I was or there abouts, but I can see how it would be so easy to end up off route when the clagg is in. A good strong run down to the three shires stone though and my main worry of getting to the cut-off in time was needless as I made it in 1:50.

I knew we weren't too far from the back but when I looked behind me on the ascent up to Blisco it seemed strange that there were so many runners behind me, but then I started to hear others talking about losing time with a bad route choice off Swirl How (Unlucky guys).

We kept going, offering each other encouragement all the way down off Blisco and I came out right on the Stile leading through the bracken to Blea Tarn and saw Daztheslug just heading down the right hand side of the wall. I chose to stick to the normal path and the slippy well trodden (by now) route down.

As we approched Blea Tarn, just coming through the woods I took a tumble and at EXACTLY the same time, few meters behind me so did my new running mate! I tried to get my footing (imagine something akin to a cartoon character sliding on ice with arms and legs flying all over the place) but in the end I hit the deck (My first proper fall in fell running). My body not being content with a little pain from the fall, it decided to cramp up my right leg also. So there I lay in the woods, my leg in spasm, my other leg now stinging, wondering "...what the F*** was I doing" when suddenly the spasm eased and a friendly hand helped my up to my feet and off we trotted as if it hadn't happened.

As we crossed the road though after Blea Tarn there was a wonderful sign, something like "Drink station ahead". I crossed the cattle grid to find..... an empty road

My climb up Lingmoor was slow and I ran out of water just after the start of the climb, despite bringing about 1 1/2 litres with me, and my pace dropped. I think this was more fatigue that the water and I started to flag behind now, thankfully though one of the marshalls on Lingmoor gave me some water and with potentially no more climbing left I managed to pickup my pace just a tad on the descent to the finish.

We crossed the line in 3hr 39 mins and I was very happy with that time and was happy to collapse beside the finish line. I was just looking forward to one of the pasties I had been told about, only to be told when I got to the table that they had just run out.

Thanks to all for organising and marshalling, and for the bottle of wine I got as a spot prize. Also thanks to the girl from the pub who appeared about 10 mins after the presentation finished with about 10 pasties on a tray. But most of all thanks to Al Fowlup for bringing me 4 BIG bags of Peanut M&M's, for giving him a lift to the race!

Well done everyone, see you next time!

[Marvin]

.... But most of all thanks to Al Fowlup for bringing me 4 BIG bags of Peanut M&M's, for giving him a lift to the race!

He's a cheapskate. We use real money where I come from!