Snowdon Race

[TimW]

I've only ever done one road race, never train on the roads, and never wear road shoes in training, yet this year I've worn road shoes for two fell races! Both were proper fell races but had short sections of downhill road and fast stony tracks where road shoes were much better than narrow studded shoes, were in dry conditions, and there were no steep technical descents.

A runner who used to be very fast told me he used to wear road shoes on Lakeland races where there was lots of wet rock as you got a better grip as you want to maximise contact surface area, so I guess that probably applies on the slate paths on Snowdon. At the least you can't get any worse grip on wet slate than the zero grip you get with studs!

Agree Joe, I've often trained over wet lakeland rock in Nike Air Pegasus' and found them great for the same reasons as you say. But then they're no good on steep wet grass, you need the studs there! Yes Snowdon is generally gradual with very little grass but it's the lack of stability of a road show that'd bother me. Everyone's different.

[IainR]

Agree Joe, I've often trained over wet lakeland rock in Nike Air Pegasus' and found them great for the same reasons as you say. But then they're no good on steep wet grass, you need the studs there! Yes Snowdon is generally gradual with very little grass but it's the lack of stability of a road show that'd bother me. Everyone's different.

There's also one, maybe 2 steep grass sections depending on line, if it's wet I'll deffo go walshes..

[GregC]

Quite glad I have no shoe choice - I can concentrate on worrying about the things that Iain mentioned.....
Less then 24 hours - good luck everyone

[Joe]

Agree Joe, I've often trained over wet lakeland rock in Nike Air Pegasus' and found them great for the same reasons as you say. But then they're no good on steep wet grass, you need the studs there! Yes Snowdon is generally gradual with very little grass but it's the lack of stability of a road show that'd bother me. Everyone's different.

I mean swapping a racing fell shoe for a racing road shoe, not for a cushioned road or trail shoe. I'd never wear Nike Air Pegasus on a race. In fact I never wear shoes that built up anymore - I think I'd get vertigo! The ones I use are an old pair of Nike Zoom - no problem with stability there.

[DylanWales]

looks like light rain
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/loutdoor..._pressure.html

[nightingale]

looks like light rain
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/loutdoor..._pressure.html

Refreshing

[rocksteady]

looks like light rain
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/loutdoor..._pressure.html

road /trail shoes then ?
just remember you will be out for between 1.15 and 2 hrs on hard ground with no give,you`re feet are gonna heat up on the way down,so you`ll need some comfort.
if you`ve done the Ben ,Cadair or PPP and felt that you made the right footware choice,then stick to that.
dont get too bogged down on which shoe to wear,just go there and enjoy the running.if ,at the end of the day you made the wrong choice,try something else next year (simples).
ella welai di ar y mynydd foru Coli,pob lwc a pob lwc i holl rhedwyr Cymru

[Pinno]

Best of luck everyone - I had hoped to have been photographing the race later today but sadly my mum is very poorly, so at the minute it looks like I will have to miss the race. I know plenty of other people will be out on the course taking pics so plenty of smiles folks no matter how hard or wet it may be.

One other note S4C usually run the race highlights 5-6 times throughout the following week starting Sunday evening plus it can be viewed via the website.

[Welsh Harrier]

Good luck you Snowdonites!

[Inov-8 Insider]

A good day for the Scots.

1st Robbie Simpson- Wearing X-Talon 212
2nd Alex Baldini (Italy)
3rd Ian Holmes

1st Catriona Buchanan- Wearing X-Talon 212
2nd Pippa Maddams- Mudclaw 270
3rd Lauren Jeska- X-Talon 212