Dunnerdale Fell Race

[daz h]

They must have put something in the beer on the Friday night.

thankfully since ive joined ive stamped out those shannannaganns

[Man from Del Monte]

looked at the weather and decided to chicken out of this one

[ukhursty]

looked at the weather and decided to chicken out of this one

Looking foward to the pics and reviews of this one!

I think the Boulsworth race tomorrow will have better weather.

[Alf]

Weather was great with just a bit of rain . Clear on the tops with not much wind. First time I have done this one and it is a brilliant fell race and packs in a lot for a short race. Big thanks to Black Combe runners. I just have to do The Caw fell race now and I have done the set

[mr brightside]

Thanks to the marshalls and muchos gracias to the tea ladies who let me have a pasty and a pie, . Great run, didn't come accross any of the nav problems warned of on this thread earlier, and many thanks to the runner who stopped me cutting accross onto a massive bog . The descents weren't for the faint hearted and i went at them recklessly, the new Walshes are a lot better than doing it in trail shoes and give me the confidence to take the downhill sections by the wedding veg. Well done to the two runners who attempted the run in road shoes, are you both ok? no broken bones?

Al if you were there did you walk into the boozer in baggy traccies? How did it go? If not it was just someone who looked like you.

[cockermouth?]

Fantastic race. Was first time for me too. Lovely course, I found it quite an easy little race. The climbs weren't that long and most of the descents felt quite shallow and well runnable although slippery yesterday. It felt to me like the three shires race in miniature, similar feel to it, similar terrain.

Twas biggest turn out they've ever had too despite conditions. Can't remember the exact figure but it were about 270. Bit of a queue to finish for the middle of the field mind. But difficult to manage with a short race and big field. The last hill up past the pub and then into the field were a killer.

Thanks to black combe. Best day on fells for while.

[daz h]

A cracking race this is. The route is brilliant
A big turnout and my attempt to follow Lloydster and stick with him to the fell gate didnt last long.
I had a nasty fall on the first descent and spent part of the night at the Birks Hut with ice over my foot. Managed to finish and have a good battle with the Doctor en route who thrashed me on the descents.

Found out that the talons were crap in the wet. I was sliding around all over the place.
Mr Brigggs seemed to be running around with a smile on his face . Must have been the chocolate brownies he ate that I made.

[daz h]

A couple of runners in the hall said to me

Whats full kit ?
And do you need it ?

I said maybe you will need a coat and overtrousers and a map, compass and whistle.
The woman proceeded to say that it was to warm for a coat.

I said maybe if you fall and have te walk you might need them.

They duly registered and I heard the guy say to the woman we best head to Blands van and buy some

Jeeeeeeeeeeesus

[steadyeddy]

i think this is another sign of changes in fell running, as in another thread regarding the spirit of fell running changing (by delicious). Back in the 70's 80's i think most had far better mountain 'sense' than people today! At a race like dunnerdale you have the potential to end up in a very bad way if you fell without kit or got lost. I think nowadays were seein alot of people coming into the sport due to its image (being extreme? and different or something to showoff about at the office) rather than in the past where the vast majority did it for a love of the mountains!

[Stevio]

i think this is another sign of changes in fell running, as in another thread regarding the spirit of fell running changing (by delicious). Back in the 70's 80's i think most had far better mountain 'sense' than people today! At a race like dunnerdale you have the potential to end up in a very bad way if you fell without kit or got lost. I think nowadays were seein alot of people coming into the sport due to its imagin (being extreme? and different or something to showoff about at the office) rather than in the past where the vast majority did it for a love of the mountains!

I think that this is one of the most " insightful " comments I have seen posted on these forums so far !