Omm 2009

[Hanneke]

Thats no smile, thats a rictus of pain. And I wasn't walking, I was merely employing Ruddles Rule! The mistake I made was not to Ruddles Rule it from the start. Expended WAY too much energy in the first half of the race and fell back from 34th to 59th on the trudge up Pen Y Gadair. Thought I'd never get to the top of the effin thing! Thats when the pack really makes its presence felt. BUT I was quite pleased. Managed to get the entire kit to 6kg and it slowed me by 45 mins compared to last years time.
It was a real mind of matter issue to finish, specially when I saw Falling Stone in bits at the second Grwyne crossing...Mind won!

I caught you up on Pen-y-Gadair last year and that means something, as I am SLOW!!! It really seems to get at you, that hill...

I always employ Ruddles Rule on long distance stuff... But may I point out to you that where you are, it is no longer an uphill struggle? More or less undulating downhill to Bal Mawr