Borrowdale Fell Race

[wharfeego]

ON THE CORRIDOR ROUTE

Ricky Lightfoot...2nd at this point, 2nd overall


Eventual race winner Ben Abdelnoor...5th place at this point


Wharfedale's Colin Moses heading for Styhead Pass


Dark Peak...Eden...Helm Hill

[RichGreen]

Brilliant race :-)
It was my first time at Borrowdale and I found it a real challenge. Got over the line at 4:54:54 with a smile on my face, but my legs in bits.
I'll certainly to do it again. Many thanks to the organisers and all the other competitors for great day.

[wharfeego]

MORE CORRIDOR ROUTE ACTION

[Mud]

Buttock? Descent from Great Gable?

Careful. The prize is the uncropped original... Blogged below...

[FenlandFellrunner]

Photos taken at the approaches to the Esk Hause and Styhead Pass checkpoints:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/north_e...7627382354134/

[ZootHornRollo]

Got to say, I didn't enjoy it at all.

Starting to realise it's a bit of a daft sport really, for me anyway - painfully unnatural.

The descent off Dale head was probably the least enjoyable self-inflicted 10 minutes of my life thus far. I thought it was going to be a relief to finish, but in the event it was just a very wet field on the coldest August day I can remember.

Thanks to ROs, marshalls etc but not my idea of fun anymore. Tis cycling for me from now on ...

[Mark Smith]

Sorry to read that ZHR. I must confess, I stood there in that field getting wet thinking that things were a bit flat this year. More to do with me probably (I retired with a bad knee at esk Hause, ending a run of 7 enjoyable borrowdales) but I have also been reflecting about the sport. Perhaps it's just that I need to tackle lots of new races! Enjoy the cycling :-)

[joeyd]

I was a Borrowdale virgin 'til Saturday. I really enjoyed the run; breathtaking views, breathtaking climbs, supportive fellow runners, encouraging marshalls - all in all a grand day out in the Lakes. Thanks to the runner who called out 'I don't quite like the line you're taking!' as I wombled off the top of Dale Head - you saved me a long detour and it was nicer than saying 'you're going the wrong way you idiot'. Many thanks to all the ROs for putting it all together.

I'm planning to be back next year to try and get closer to the 4 hour rather than the 5 hour mark (4.42 this time out.)

:thumbup:

[Trimm Trab]

Well I thought it was ace! First time for me; I thought it was going to be a bit of a battle against the elements but the weather couldn't have been much better IMO. Fantastic route - I loved the scree descent off Scafell Pike (which I managed to miss on two recces), got a word of encouragement from Billy Bland near the start and got handed a drink by Joss Naylor going up Gable! The only not so good bit was right at the end on the flat bit, where my lack of long runs recently really hit me - I must have lost five places after the river and it was all I could do to stay ahead of a group of octogenarian holidaymakers out for a stroll.

Definitely be back next year.

[nutkey]

Loved it! My ankle went contouring round Green Gable, and I had to walk for a bit (after taking forever to unpick all the mud and knots so I could relace a bit tighter), but when I got fed up with everyone going past and decided to give it another go I found it was alright for fast descents so I got a couple of places back off Grey Knotts (where I vaguely knew the way), and quite a few off Dale Head (where I didn't, so every time I overtook someone I went haring off to try and keep the next runner in sight). Did 4.55 for my first time - I'll be back. Comfortably my worst placing ever, in any race, though - I've never been further than half-way down the field before, let alone in the bottom quarter!