Brecon Beacons Fell Race

[Hanneke]

Viper, VIPER?

I have to say that I do wonder what is in that Viper stuff you swear by

[Alf]

Glad you liked it Alf. Black Mountains are 26 September and a much better race IMHO.
You are right about the anti-clock direction being better. I retired at the top of Pen Y Fan rather than suffering the mind-numbing tedium of the second half of the course! The fact that my mate Toffer was on marshal duties there with a bottle of Glenlivet had nothing whatsoever with my decision!

If I had known there was a bottle of Glenlivet there I may have stayed a "bit longer" as well

The Black Mountains race is definitely on my list now. I have been looking at the course based on info and maps posted on the forum and it looks a goodun! Not sure yet if I can get down for a recce prior to the race so it may be even more interesting on the day especially if a bit of mist comes down.

The woods section on the home leg looks tricky My track record of entering woods at the correct point is very good but unfortunately exiting them at the right point has always been a bit of a problem with me!

[Wheeze]

The run off Bal mawr to Crug Mawr is definately worth a recce. Its not actually that bad once you've strung it together but it does arrive at a point of knackerdness!

[Hanneke]

If I had known there was a bottle of Glenlivet there I may have stayed a "bit longer" as well

The Black Mountains race is definitely on my list now. I have been looking at the course based on info and maps posted on the forum and it looks a goodun! Not sure yet if I can get down for a recce prior to the race so it may be even more interesting on the day especially if a bit of mist comes down.

The woods section on the home leg looks tricky My track record of entering woods at the correct point is very good but unfortunately exiting them at the right point has always been a bit of a problem with me!

The woods is where a lot of people go wrong... If you do manage to come for a recce, pm me and I will guide you through that bit, as it is hard to find if you don't know it and don't have any studmarks or @rses to follow...

[Alf]

The woods is where a lot of people go wrong... If you do manage to come for a recce, pm me and I will guide you through that bit, as it is hard to find if you don't know it and don't have any studmarks or @rses to follow...

Thanks for the advice Hanneke and Wheeze and offers of help and ChrisU's excellent map of the course I found on a forum search

If I am coming down prior to the race it will probably be the weekend of the Stretton Skyline when I will only be up to navigating a small portion so the last section (Bal Mawr to finish) looks manageable.

[Nayth]

Are there any results around for the race? I'd like to confirm how slowly I did it!

[Nayth]

Forget that - I've just seen Tom sent the results by email today!

[novice]

Any idea what date this race is this year? Can't seem to find it in the calendar

[Longdogs]

It's on 21st August

[novice]

Thanks