The Ben Nevis Race

[Rob Furness]

thanks Mr1470 - definitely a rewarding day on many levels - my time to the summit was the fastest i've managed yet to the summit so really happy with that and then I was able to look after someone in trouble - the guy is OK - he had 8 stitches on is head - when I got to him he was in a bad way - a severe head injury with a fairly gory laceration on his scalp so immediately I made the decision that the race was over and he was my priority. Guess its the unwritten understanding - if you are the first person to get to the injured runner then they are your responsibility - and if it's a head injury you dont leave them until mountain rescue get to you.

Really the whole incident demonstrated complete comradery on the mountain - many runners wanted to stop and help and thanks heaps to the guy who helped me get my buff out of my bumbag as i compressed the injured guy's head wound so i could use it as a bandage - there have been many times i've seen a runner fall ahead and someone has got to them first - you ask if they need help and they say its in hand so you keep racing - but if you get there first, thats your job. Sounds corny but i was more than proud to do it.

Definitely still deserves fell running brownie points though. You could easily have passed responsibility to someone else (as too many these days unfortunately would do) but you didn't, you stuck with it and I'm sure the guy will have been extremely grateful for that. Well done.

[IWCharters]

Some photos here

[Mike T]

Alan Smith (Deeside) goes back down the short-cut/path rather than the grassy bank - not sure how it works time wise, but on my last two years experience I think it would take less out of the legs and so leave more for the rest of the race. Mind you there have been a hundred runners down the grass by the time I get there so it is always a mess!

On a recce today the grass bank starts at the main path at altitude 690m; the Red Burn crossing is about 50-60m to the right and the short cut path - which I think we came up - starts just after the crossing. It is far safer than the grass and I doubt there is much in it time wise at my level.

[skippy]

Definitely still deserves fell running brownie points though. You could easily have passed responsibility to someone else (as too many these days unfortunately would do) but you didn't, you stuck with it and I'm sure the guy will have been extremely grateful for that. Well done.

Hi Rob - cheers for the mention - I think with head injuries you cant really pass on the responsibility - the runner taking over wouldn't know the severity of the injury so it's not really fair to put them in that position. Also I would have worried for the rest of the race whether he was ok. I made the decision immediately upon getting to him and inspecting the injury. Once mountain rescue got to us and I was happy he was in good hands I set off to continue the race - only problem was I had seized up and couldn't run so just jogged it in.

[stevefoster]

Some photos here

Great pics Ian, you look as elegant as Emma. Selfless act by Skippy and a great run by daz h, and everyone else of course.

[redgie]

A few more photos here
if you want the original then send me a pm

[Oliblom]

Can someone give us link to entry form I'm desperate to do it again i enjoyed that much. i've tried the ben nevis website and it just tells me it will be available later in the year.

Entries don't become available until usually January - you have to keep watching the website/checking this Forum and/or the SHR websites

[Daleside]

when I saw redgie and IW charters' brilliant photos i got all twitchy, then a headline came into my head - I asked their permissions and .... well you know - at least it keeps me out the pub!

Findlay Wild deals England's finest a savage blow

[Luv Shack]

Great Pics Pauline & Ian....
(I must/will learn how to post mine -
I've quite a few in the deadly driech murk!)

Plus, some really amazing performances...
Yet again on The Ben, such a very special place..
Fantastic to see Lloyd out front before the Summit..
And Daz not that far behind (how do you do that)....?
+ JasminP too….maybe KFR/PFR nights on Kinder do pay off…?

Had a humbling & brief spectator chat with Sarz...
after she had helped a fellow trashed runner so selflessly..RESPECT!!!
Plus plus plus Great Great Result (again) from Angela & that young Finlay…it was more than tricky last Sat!

[Oliblom]

Some more photos here:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ben-N...5344?sk=photos