Unless of course I find the gate has been tied shut with ropeI don't mind going through a gate marked private into a field but feel uneasy about going over a fence
Bill
Heather wasn't too bad either but I'll be checking for ticks for the next few days
Great Calva to Blencathra. Yiannis and his team left the top about a minute before us and appeared to head off through the heather. We took the fence line (keep left of the fence for better going) and caught up with the others going over Mungrisdale Common. We then stuck together to the top of Blencathra. Yiannis took his group down Hall's Fell & we went down Doddick. I got to the bottom probably a couple of minutes before the Hall's Fell people.
Broad Stand. This was very busy on Saturday. I had 2 pacers for leg 3. I of them opted for the Foxes Tarn route (still recovering from a broken arm) whilst the other joined me up Broad Stand. My pacer went up first, then 2 people from another team arrived & jumped in front of me, then I went. Double Dee (who'd gone via Foxes Tarn) beat us to Scafell by at least a couple of minutes.
Interesting Geoff. We went via Broad Stand. Either because of the resulting adrenalin rush or the fact that I just love this bit of the hill, I started feel much stronger. Don't think going round by Foxes Tarn would have provided quite the same kick.
In general .... we found it progressively harder to run as the day wore on. Maintained our uphill pace - so in terms of route choice, taking on extra ascent to save distance worked. Best example: Yewbarrow to Red Pike, where we didn't visit Dore Head.
I know just what you mean, Bill. I really wouldn't have wanted to miss out on Broad Stand. I was just thinking if you arrive at the back of a long queue, it could be quicker going round.Originally Posted by bill
Also agree entirely with what you say about running later on. From Wasdale onwards, I had a really sore knee, which made descending quite painful. However, despite having to walk a lot of the downhills (such as Pillar), I still stuck to the 23 hour schedule, as I could make it up on the climbs.
That's a really interesting comment GeoffB. Does that mean that the old " you can walk it in 24 hours" comment isn't as far off the mark as it seems?
I'm going to be boring you with my thirst for information!! Time to start some recces and see how I compare against schedules!!
I'm sure I couldn't walk it in 24 hours! I think you need to remember that the schedules (at the least the one I was working to, from Bob Wightman's website) allow for you slowing down in the latter stages of the round.
I really must get out and run some legs. Just to see the pace. Was hoping to have run leg 4 with Bill on Saturday but continuing dodgy ankle meant I couldn't.
I'm chomping at the bit to get out there now!! You all really inspired me on Saturday.
A big well done Geoff and Dan as well. I can't even begin to imagine how you did it. A nice rest for you now me thinks.
Thanks Matt. Especially well done to Dan. A couple of months ago he was having second thoughts about the whole thing, but since then he's put so much effort into it he really deserved it. He was also about to give up at Threlkeld when his calf tightened up, but Helen did the magic 'laying on of hands' and it never troubled him again.
Bill: how did you get from Yewbarrow to Red Pike?
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