Wasdale

[Feet in the Cowclaps]

My long fell races this year :

I did the Three Peaks in just under 5 hours, Borrowdale in 5 hours
and was a quarter of an hour inside the final cut-off at Wasdale and finished.

Make of it what you will.

[trilathon]

My long fell races this year :

I did the Three Peaks in just under 5 hours, Borrowdale in 5 hours
and was a quarter of an hour inside the final cut-off at Wasdale and finished.

Make of it what you will.

thanks for that...that pegs it quite nicely... a tough worthwhile challenge but very do-able with the right approach

[trilathon]

Tough? It is THE toughest.

It isn't just getting round, it is being fast enough to beat the cut-offs.

Anyway, I've just started rock climbing, where exactly is this Mt Everest then?

i encountered this sort of attitude when I first started triathlon...started with a half iron man, then did the toughest official ironman race....i finished better than half way up the field in both events

i've two top five finished in long distance fell running races in my first year...

sometimes if you don't just get stuck in and work hard you spend your life never having done anything...other than be sarcastic maybe

[stevefoster]

My long fell races this year :

I did the Three Peaks in just under 5 hours, Borrowdale in 5 hours
and was a quarter of an hour inside the final cut-off at Wasdale and finished.

Make of it what you will.

Your a tough cookie

[RichT]

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Of all of these the LDMT was by far and away the toughest and a serious day out and probably the closest to Wasdale (be interested in the view of people who did both this year). I recorded it (MT) as 27 miles and ~9000' (forget the advertised 16m!) and was out for over 7 hours (how Steve Birkinshaw got round in just under 5 defies belief) and was grateful I had some serious hill miles / days in my legs, but I didn't feel as though I was out of my depth in doing it.

I would be seriously worried though if you were not properly prepared by way of conditioning and experience (hill sense and nav) though.

Hope this helps.
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I did both. LDMT was quite a lot harder in terms of endurance - for lots of us I think it was just a case of digging in and keeping going. Wasdale is far more runnable and direct racing I.e. All set off together so pushed the pace more. I paid for it with mega cramp and lost 60 odd places in the last descent.
Will dig out my times for comparison when I get out of this nice hot bath!

[RichT]

Wasdale 5:52; LDMT 7:40.
Both long enough to justify the entry fee!

[delicious]

what a daft argument...

.for your info the Coniston Triathlon takes in Coniston Fell Race after having a cold mile swim in lake, then a cycle ride over Wrynose, Hardnott, Birker Fell then a few more climbs before back to Coniston for the run....just about all the triathletes who competed finished quicker than a good proportion of those fell runners who just did the actual fell race on it's own

maybe be you are trying to be well meaning ..but it just looks over precious and negative

What has your point got to do with asking if Wasdale is a tough race.

The point I was trying to make was if you need to ask how tough the Wasdale race is after looking at the stats, looking at the mountains and route covered by it then you should not be doing it as it doesn't take a lot to work out that it is going to be a tough race.

[Nathaniel Lee]

As i pointed out in the post i have read the stats and the route etc.So i know it's hard.I was asking people how hard they personally found it and also any tips they might throw my way.

[Feet in the Cowclaps]

Your a tough cookie

Me? Nah!

[trilathon]

What has your point got to do with asking if Wasdale is a tough race.

The point I was trying to make was if you need to ask how tough the Wasdale race is after looking at the stats, looking at the mountains and route covered by it then you should not be doing it as it doesn't take a lot to work out that it is going to be a tough race.

so seeking the opinions of respected and experienced fell runners is not something you would recommend ?

I already knew it's tough race...that's precisely the reason for doing it

having the view of theNoor is valuable...as he has done some of the races that I have competed in, also he's local and a fine fell runner/does well in mountainous triathlons....it's a good marker for me to get his perspective on things as both an estimation of the scale of the challenge and as a motivational tool

i compete to a good level in many sports...learning by asking is useful as I can't dedicate all my time to one sport

i find your reasoning very negative, unhelpful and defensive... or do you have better reasons behind your judgement of 'if you have to ask you shouldn't be doing it'..which is laughable

do you wish only local experts, and pure fell runners would take on this race and do you feel somehow threatened by outsiders who are capable enough of doing it but like to ask advice first ?