Borrowdale Fell Race

[daz h]

Proper Fellrunnin' Legs!

Oh eck theres a hole in my bumbag

[Mountain Goatess]

Proper Fellrunnin' Legs!

Thow is luckin propa fit Daz :thumbup:
(that was an attempt at Wharfee lingo! )

[wharfeego]

King Joss...al'as there to lend a hand

[scott baistow 93]

King Joss...al'as there to lend a hand

King Joss is back in training for the Lake District Mountain Trail short class V70s not bad for bloke whos nearly 75 !!! LEGEND

[Mike T]

King Joss is back in training for the Lake District Mountain Trail short class V70s not bad for bloke whos nearly 75 !!! LEGEND

Really enjoyed my first Borrowdale - one of those events you think about for ages afterwards. Interesting that even some of those at the sharp end went AWOL at times. Clearly lots of scope for recce-ing and micro-recce-ing to fine tune the route if seconds/minutes matter. I was just happy to beat the cut off and not sustain any damage despite several slips on grass/rock. Inov8 Mudclaw 333s did not grip at all on wet rock, and even on grass they let me down repeatedly, though it was wet/very steep. Boulders on the route to Scafell Pike were challenging, as was the descent from Dale Head, though I doubt I took the best lines. Interesting to compare with Duddon/Ennerdale/3 peaks - probably the roughest of all of them, and the hardest, despite not being particularly long. Luckily the threatening clouds stayed mainly where they belonged - above the tops. And yes, to cap it all, was cheered on by Joss at the bottom of Great Gable: "This Ambleside lad could be a dark horse!" - made my day.

[ZootHornRollo]

Inov8 Mudclaw 333s did not grip at all on wet rock, and even on grass they let me down repeatedly, though it was wet/very steep.

yep the old orange 330s are a lot better - I should have been more specific there! Didn't help me much though.

[wharfeego]

Results... http://www.borrowdale-fell-runners.o..._-_Results.pdf

Last Man To Finish (just as important as first man to finish!)...

Allan Buckley

[L.F.F.]

Well done Allan! Can't be easy knowing you're last. A lot of admiration for that sort of thing!

[Alf]

Well done Allan! Can't be easy knowing you're last. A lot of admiration for that sort of thing!

Well he wasn't really last as there were 24 RET and (leaving aside the injury retirements) he would probably have come in front of most of those unfortunate enough to be timed out at at Honister.

[L.F.F.]

Well he wasn't really last as there were 24 RET and (leaving aside the injury retirements) he would probably have come in front of most of those unfortunate enough to be timed out at at Honister.

Ah, sod him then, the show off!