That's very honest. I would have just eaten it.
That's very honest. I would have just eaten it.
Many Thanks to Cumberland Fell Runners for putting a great event on today.Everyone from Northumberland Fell runners wish to thank you.Surely fell running is about having the skill to navigate in any weather is a primary part of being a fell runner.It is becoming more and more apparent the "follow the lad ahead" approach is not the way to go(i have done it).I reckon speaking from a personal point of view that everyone should do a navigation course wheteher it be the twice yearly FRA courses or a Nav-Art course.it was great to watch the final descent of the leg 4 runners and i was especially impressed by Tim Davies,Simon Booth and our very own Nick Swinburn.Awesome!!!
How did your Northumbrian team do Gaz?Originally Posted by gazj1979
Will we ended up in 10th overall after the DQs.Think the lads were quite pleased with that.Phil S had a good run coming in 8th after the first leg.Myself and will lost 3 places but found the second leg really tough especially the long climb up the wet boggy s**t.Francis and late replacement Dave Steel fought hard but lost a few places then Nick ran well but got a bit lost but still made a few places up.
Great effort then, well done - good to see you lads going well. Good job Phil wasn't on the navigation leg after getting lost at Langdale last week
Fantastic day out- really well organised, superb setting in that bowl with great views.
Thanks to all the marshalls- it must have been pretty awful just stood there.
Loved the navigation leg- yes it was tough and I made mistakes- imagine what it would be like if they removed all the fences WOW
Want to see results to see how many teams we beat on our leg- we will work from bottom up ( no where near good enough for medals but improving steadily)
Best nav leg in years, with a bit of route choice for a change. 4-5 get to the final bend in the fence before Blake Fell, contour the hillside pace counting for 600 metres then swing right onto the spur with the control at the end.
Goof event.
3 teams got DSQ, a unfortunate but there was nothing the organisers could do. A few years back our club was DSQ for missing a CP and they were way down the field at the time, so there has to be consistency. They'd missed a CP. Personally I think the non-nav legs should be flagged.
Great organisation though, everything seemed to go like clockwork.
Leg B was a nice run, very runnable climb, good descents and then a few stiff walks.
Who actually got DQ i cant find it
Did I just see someone saying leg 4 was like a trail race?!?! Didn't feel owt like a trail race half way up that last climb!!!
Thoroughly enjoyed the event and the mist (I reccied midweek).
I did leg 4. Apologies to any of the leg three navigation runners I may have 'bumped into' when coming face-to-face with on that narrow path traversing Blake Fell. Sorry, I was on a mission!!!
So, given all the pre-race talk, did everyone on leg 4 find the quickest line off Sharp Knott and down the small path through the forest?
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