Fellsman

[Hank]

Yep that`s the damned thing launched itself right at me talons Flared and gobbling away like a demented Banshee, still did me a favour as it was probably the fastest i moved all day, and bought me back to life, but as the sign said these birds are not dangerous and will do you no harm, that i figure is as long as they don`t catch you

It should've gone for me... I doubt I could have out-run a frozen turkey at that point.

[IanDarkpeak]

I was talking to Nicky tonight (first lady and record holder) and she told me she managed to start the last section up GW before grouping which meant she could run at her own pace through to the finish.
The first woman to run the fellsman with out being grouped??

Also had a few Penistone and Darkpeakers offering me sympathy tonight knowing the OCT is looming and Nicky is my partner, oh no

[egor]

i can now walk, without help or any form of aid!

[IanDarkpeak]

i can now walk, without help or any form of aid!

this so reminds me of my first two Fellsmans in the 80's

Don't worry in another month you will be happy to see the application form drop through the letter box.

[andyLJ]

This was just a fantastic race and experience - I loved it!

Though I'm not sure why I feel this way. This was my first Fellsman and it has left me with no quadricep strength whatsoever at a point half way between sitting and standing. So once I'm standing I can't sit down and if I'm down I can't stand up. Is this normal?

I managed to finish in 18:35 which was a bit slower than I'd hoped for. We slowed quite a lot after grouping but congratulations to Tom (a young lad in our group) who was really struggling to walk but managed to run some sections nonetheless. He lost a further 20 minutes in the last 2 miles after the group was disbanded so he must have been really suffering.

I'm new to racing this sort of terrain and I think its the quite sharp descents in places that have destroyed my quads. But what a diversity of landscapes the route takes. The first 3 hills almost had me in tears because of some steep up and down sections. Across the route I found myself hurtling down stony paths and grassy hillsides that I would normally be cautious about walking down. I other places I manage to dip into all the boggy patches that I'd heard had dried out. This must be a tough race in the wet. And Fleet Moss is very weird landscape - again I bet that's tough in the wet.

Looking forward to next year!

[Stolly]

And Fleet Moss is very weird landscape...

It gives me flash backs of the Somme

(That said Fleet Moss is trumped three times over by the peat groughs, gullies and ridges behind frigging Bleaklow in the High Peak)

[IanDarkpeak]

It gives me flash backs of the Somme

(That said Fleet Moss is trumped three times over by the peat groughs, gullies and ridges behind frigging Bleaklow in the High Peak)

been up there today on a Nav assessment and guess what It was snowing!!

[Muddy Retriever]

This was just a fantastic race and experience - I loved it!

Though I'm not sure why I feel this way. This was my first Fellsman and it has left me with no quadricep strength whatsoever at a point half way between sitting and standing. So once I'm standing I can't sit down and if I'm down I can't stand up. Is this normal?

I managed to finish in 18:35 which was a bit slower than I'd hoped for. We slowed quite a lot after grouping but congratulations to Tom (a young lad in our group) who was really struggling to walk but managed to run some sections nonetheless. He lost a further 20 minutes in the last 2 miles after the group was disbanded so he must have been really suffering.

I'm new to racing this sort of terrain and I think its the quite sharp descents in places that have destroyed my quads. But what a diversity of landscapes the route takes. The first 3 hills almost had me in tears because of some steep up and down sections. Across the route I found myself hurtling down stony paths and grassy hillsides that I would normally be cautious about walking down. I other places I manage to dip into all the boggy patches that I'd heard had dried out. This must be a tough race in the wet. And Fleet Moss is very weird landscape - again I bet that's tough in the wet.

Looking forward to next year!

Probably saw you a few times Andy. We did 18:30 I think. Our party of three were grouped with a couple of lads from Ripon and we all seemed fairly evenly matched.

I had a tremendous day and the exhileration of a finishing an event like this still hasn't worn off yet. It was my first time and my two friends who'd each done the Fellsman a few times before told me how lucky I was that Fleet Moss was so dry. Thought the weather was very kind to us after the dark predictions of last week. It did get very chilly though when night came and I find it amazing (and am very grateful) that people are prepared to stand in the freezing cold for hours at exposed checkpoints so the event can go ahead.

[crowhill]

Probably saw you a few times Andy. We did 18:30 I think. Our party of three were grouped with a couple of lads from Ripon and we all seemed fairly evenly matched.

I had a tremendous day and the exhileration of a finishing an event like this still hasn't worn off yet. It was my first time and my two friends who'd each done the Fellsman a few times before told me how lucky I was that Fleet Moss was so dry. Thought the weather was very kind to us after the dark predictions of last week. It did get very chilly though when night came and I find it amazing (and am very grateful) that people are prepared to stand in the freezing cold for hours at exposed checkpoints so the event can go ahead.

Congratulations on running this epic and glad that the men in white made it a memorable day for you...