Carneddau race

[Purpleplodder]

Results are up...
http://www.wfra.me.uk/
Ignore the column after club name, looks like gibberish to me.

[Wheeze]

Got our club right.
Nice to see that the 'official' Welsh Mountain Racing Club managed to field as many runners in a Welsh championship race as our little amateur outfit from the dark corner of SE Wales
PS Toff, if my countback is right and non of the english runners are welsh eligible, it looks like we came 11th and 18th!

[Ali]

Like to add my thanks to the organisers and marshalls, a great route and event.

Must admit I thought everyone was v patient at the stile. Perhaps they could have flagged us to the gate 30 yards left? Hindsight eh?

Cheers, Ali.

[Purpleplodder]

Got our club right.

I didn't mean the club name column, but the first runner category one.
It has Mike Fanning as a V50 and Garry Wilkinson as a F.
Don't think either would be pleased with that !!!

As for the stiles, one or two were looking to be sneaky round the outside, but a few choice words from those in the queue soon stopped those ideas.
I think the rests did me good anyway.

[jimbob]

the whistle was well intentioned and probably helped more people than it hindered

I went wrong off Llewelyn big time. I could have sworn that I left in the right direction but must have drifted right over the boulders until I picked up what I thought was the path as there were stud marks. I should have checked the map/compass but I blindly trudged on until I came across a sole female walker who informed me that she was on the way to Foel Grach and hadn't seem any other runners since the last summit. She checked her GPS and sure enough I was halfway to Foel Grach! I decided to double back below the boulder field where I caught sight of another runner who looked like he had done the same, but I went a bit too low and had to climb back up the steep side above Ffynnon Caseg. Once back on the top I checked the map and headed off in more or less the right direction until I heard the whistle slightly to my right so headed towards it and picked up first the path, then the marshal. I was surprised to catch sight of some other runners as I headed up Yr Elen after having wasted at least half an hour. Then in a desperate attempt to catch those in front went over on my ankle on the descent to the river from Foel Ganol. Going up Wigau wasn't so bad, but hopped most of the way back down until it levelled out and finally managed to put a sprint in and catch up with two guys by the finish. Enjoyed a pint a the finish I can tell you!

Thanks to the organisers, great event and a big thanks to the marshals to waiting around for us tail enders with offers of chocolate and water

[rocksteady]

Got our club right.
Nice to see that the 'official' Welsh Mountain Racing Club managed to field as many runners in a Welsh championship race as our little amateur outfit from the dark corner of SE Wales
PS Toff, if my countback is right and non of the english runners are welsh eligible, it looks like we came 11th and 18th!

so who`s the ``official`Welsh mountain racing team then ??

[Wheeze]

try googling mynydd du.
And their massive turnout cannot be blamed on the GB trials the week before...only 2 there as well. Wot's up chaps?

Ross, see you are viewing. Did everything go OK? You looked a busy bee so we left well alone. Well done mate, cracking race!

[rocksteady]

i would have thought that ERYRI would be the `official `mountain racing team in Wales?
although not a fantastic turnout by them either,but to be fair they do have the sense to know what the Carneddau are like in bad weather

[Toffer]

Looked to me as though a good number of Eryri members who would normally race were out on the hill helping out.

[Wheeze]

Yes they were. Great support lads, thanks.
Sorry, used wrong adjective. Should have said 'premier'.