Duddon Fell Race

[Bog Trotter]

Thanks to whoever it was who handed me water on Dow Crag - most appreciated.

You were very welcome Bob, it was a Thank you for all the great work you do on your website!

[Alf]

You were very welcome Bob, it was a Thank you for all the great work you do on your website!

I would like to add my thanks for the water as well. Considering how far back I was in the race I was amazed there was still some left when I got there, you must have carried a fair bit up there

[daz h]

Simon Booth - who else?

And lets not forget that man Brentnall who came first elder male as well.
I had a steady race as I wasnt sure of the route and just dont really do heat. I held back sensibly and have to thank Jane Reedy for pulling me up CAW ( yes she ran virtually all the way up that climb).
Little Stand saw me fishing around in the bumbag for any scraps I could find only to pull out that godforsaken blackberry currant gel, yuk yuk yuk.
A great race and I will be back to try for a sub 3.30.

[Al Fowler]

And lets not forget that man Brentnall who came first elder male as well.
I had a steady race as I wasnt sure of the route and just dont really do heat. I held back sensibly and have to thank Jane Reedy for pulling me up CAW ( yes she ran virtually all the way up that climb).
Little Stand saw me fishing around in the bumbag for any scraps I could find only to pull out that godforsaken blackberry currant gel, yuk yuk yuk.
A great race and I will be back to try for a sub 3.30.

Good effort Daz!

I must admit I felt abit jealous of you all - briefly - but if I would of tried to run that kind of race i'd have been a sobbing mess just trying to finish it.

Well Done all!

[Mountain Goatess]

Well done to all you Duddoners!
Sorry I couldn't make it, have had to take it easy lately so been having nice days out with the family instead

[mudlugger]

That was tough. I'm sure they've added to Little Stand since last time. I was 15 minutes up on my previous best at Swirl How and that's how it finished at the end in 4.51. Good to see Mr and Mrs Amex, Manhar, Daz S and Emmi. Thanks, as ever to the marshals, especially those near the end who had some much needed water.

Well done Deejay, good to meet you at the finish (I was sat in the deck chair posing with me new white flat cap) with amex and co.

[Deejay]

Cheers ML, I was wondering who that was! I'm sure Amex did say but I wasn't really taking things in at that point!

[daz h]

Good effort Daz!

I must admit I felt abit jealous of you all - briefly - but if I would of tried to run that kind of race i'd have been a sobbing mess just trying to finish it.

Well Done all!

You would have been okay. When your ready for a long we can help each other round

[Al Fowler]

You would have been okay. When your ready for a long we can help each other round

Its a deal!

[GordonS]

My first Duddon and only the short one for me. Enjoyed the race. Enjoyed the banter and the band afterwards. Enjoyed the climbs but hated the descents - I doubt that anyone took longer than my 23 minutes from Caw to the finish unless they were injured.

When my ISP provides a connection that is faster than an overweight snail on crutches, I'll upload a few piccies from near the finish - hopefully tomorrow.
Thanks to the chemistry wizard for sorting out my stove - although it seems it has a micro-sized point at which the gas will flow yet you can still remove the burner without the aid of tools - still trying to find that point [ah! got it, with the aid of a bit of vaseline on the thread :-) ]

Now shall I fill in a form for Borrowdale?