attempts 20/21

[Martyn P]

GeoffB and I tried to do the Coledale horseshoe this morning and cut it short at the col the winds were so bad. We were saying that a BG today would be impossible, so veeeeeeery well done.

Andy certainly picked the best day for it: we went out on leg 3 today and conditions were pretty awful.

[andygib1982]

Well done Tombsy, that wind and clag today made a Borrowdale recce tough enough nevermind a BGR, top effort.

At 7pm on Friday Simon Anderson (from Otley) set off in good conditions, he was going like a train on leg 2 and remained strong throughout, finishing in 22:33 (I think). Well done mate, you can enjoy that rest now!

Well done Andy, I'm geussing you must have been the team just in front of us, we arrived at Dunmail at around 3am on Sat morning?

That wasn't me must of been a guy who went at 2000 my catering manager saw him at road by Newlands does anyone know if he made it ? He didn't have much time left. I set off at midnight

[andygib1982]

Andy - Congratulations on a great time - sounds like you nailed it.

You saw me on Bowfell on my first attempt in May which ended half way up Yewbarrow as I ran out of energy from being sick and not eating for a lot of it. Well followed in your footprints this weekend by starting second attempt at 7pm on Saturday and despite interesting conditions today - thick clag from Bowfell to Brandreth and really strong winds especially on legs 4 and 5 -finished in 22h 52m (following 23h schedule). Ecstatic as well as relieved that changes made after first attempt paid off.

See you at dinner next year.

Jon

Well done Jon glad you managed to get it done,your right about weather I really dropped on with it.

What changes did you make ?

[Luv Shack]

WOW - Well Done Andy!

Welcome to the Club!!

Very pleased you timed it right!!!!

[mountain bag]

I just do not have the downhill speed and after repacking my rucksack after digging out some food for Andy near the summit of Blencathra I shot off after the other three but they got far enought ahead of me that I did not see them turn right for Doddick so I continued on down Scales Fell only to see their lights off to my right. I ended up finishing 15 minutes after them, which I was discusted about.

Disgusted with yourself or your fellow pacers?

[tombsy]

Well done Jon glad you managed to get it done,your right about weather I really dropped on with it.

What changes did you make ?

Two main changes - Brought start time forward from midnight to 7pm - body clock more used to starting races at that time and less time to get nervous during the day. I work in Ullswater valley so leg 2 in the dark wasn't a problem. Other change was not to touch a single energy drink - they triggered the being sick on attempt #1. Just drank plain water and water with Zero tablets in and just got energy from eating lots (bananas and quiche were best for me as easy to swallow on the move).

[DrPatrickBarry]

Disgusted with yourself or your fellow pacers?

Myself, I read on a BG thread only last week a couple of guys done the same thing on a recky and when I saw your lights off to my right I knew straight away what I had done

[andygib1982]

Two main changes - Brought start time forward from midnight to 7pm - body clock more used to starting races at that time and less time to get nervous during the day. I work in Ullswater valley so leg 2 in the dark wasn't a problem. Other change was not to touch a single energy drink - they triggered the being sick on attempt #1. Just drank plain water and water with Zero tablets in and just got energy from eating lots (bananas and quiche were best for me as easy to swallow on the move).

Yeah I went at midnight and the hanging about is a bit of an arse to much time to think and get nervous !

I agree on the sweet thing i only had natural sugar (dried apple,rasins & banana) and only had a little on 2. Come leg 3 I had a bottle of SIS energy drink I just found it to disgusting though so stuck to Nuun water and plain water. I only had the 1 gel on 3 and another on 4 then 1 just before the road.

[GeoffB]

What a great day out - really well done Andy.

I've got quite a few photos from Legs 2, 4 & 5. As soon as I get myself organised with camera & USB cable in the same place at the same time I'll upload them somewhere.

It was good to meet a few new faces, including Martyn P., Bill & Ben (sorry about getting your names mixed up!) and the rest.

How nice for Andy to have his Mum run the last bit with him. When I did my round my parents were both in their late 70s/early 80s and flatly refused to run any of it with me.

Well done to Dr. Pat for running 3 Legs on his first ever BG support. And I'm amazed at the guy who got round on Sunday - a brilliant effort. As Pat said, we could barely stand up on Grisedale Pike on Sunday morning. (Due to the wind, not the beer).

[mountain bag]

Myself, I read on a BG thread only last week a couple of guys done the same thing on a recky and when I saw your lights off to my right I knew straight away what I had done

Just checking. We didn't have much choice in terms of leaving you to find your own way down, we'd had route conflab on the turn right - Bills line is faster than mine and still you weren't in sight. At that point the route becomes quite technical but run able. We couldn't let Andy's time slip.