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!
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