I've found Recolite 315 to be fine for the PPP.Originally Posted by joeyd
I asked the question about shoes - for the record I've only got 2 pairs in use at the moment (1 pair of road, 1 pair of fell). They get worn 'til they come to pieces. I did get a reserve pair of Mudclaws for Christmas though. Thank you Santa. I just wondered if trail shoes would be a better bet on the 3Ps; I'm not a massive kit junkie really... honest...
I've done it 3 times.I asked the question about shoes - for the record I've only got 2 pairs in use at the moment (1 pair of road, 1 pair of fell). They get worn 'til they come to pieces. I did get a reserve pair of Mudclaws for Christmas though. Thank you Santa
1. Swoops.
2. Kanadia
3. Nike Road Shoes.
I was most comfortable in the road shoes, but it was dry as a bone. If wet underfoot there's plenty of soggy bits that would mean a trail would suit better.
No real need for fell shoes, unless you are most at home in them.
I think you can only really decide on the day. The last 2 years have been very dry but, as Witton points out, if it's wet & boggy road shoes won't cut it. I used the Roclite 312 the last 2 years & it was perfect for me. Plenty of grip & cushioning.
Hey Frankenstien - did you find doing Heptonstall in March helped your training? What other races are you using as build up 3Ps?
I'm using The Hebden, Wadsworth Trog, Heptonstall plus The MAG 7 long distance challenge.
Anyone else planning a series of races to their 3P goal???
Trying to remember now - a year is a long timeMainly training runs I think - Heptonstall, 7 Trigs and the little known Cragg Vale Watershed route :sneaky:
I didn't do enough long runs really which is why I was 6mins slower than previous years. Must try harder :closed:
Mileage of any sort will help, but the best place for it is up there.
You can't discount how tough climbing Whernside is for us mere mortals and I would suggest 2 recces up there which are extremely useful.
Start - PYG - Whernside to Hill Inn.
Start - PYG-Ribblhead-Hill Inn-Ingleborough-Finish.
They'd help prep you for the race. I can tell you getting to the top of Wherside is when it hits you, you start to come off the top and the cramp hits and you look across the valley to Ingleborough and think "how will I get up and over that?".
Familiarity - it helps a great deal.
Rather than take race route up Whernside you can follow a path that runs up almost parrallel and is around 400-600m west of the race route on OS.
Damn, I've entered that. What the hell was I thinking?
You'll be right Eleanor, take it steady to Ribblehead and you'll do fine.
Steve's right Eleanor, steady is the key imo. I ran it last year for the first time and felt exactly the same as you but had a good consistent run (for me). I didn't cramp up at Whernside either but did use my little known technique of going up bits of it sideways to alternate the muscles used (everyone thinks I'm stupid but it really works).
Never seen a crab complain of cramp............then again i've never seen a crab complain about owt much.
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