Sedbergh Hills

[Tahr]

Thanks for the advice Mr Brightside, you have me a bit worried now, I hope the legs hold out, looking at the map there does not look any easy way back to the start once you get into the race.

Oh well do or die as they say.

Tahr

[john doe]

I'm giving it a go....done the race six times now, reccie run last Sun. and didn't remember it all.If you find your running on the flat, you've gone wrong.

[shevyB]

The weather looks brighter :-)
i am going to head down, just for the run out like

[RolandButter]

just looked out the window and can see top of Arant Haw. :thumbup: It's a great race. Shame I'll only be out spectating tho.

[mr brightside]

Thanks for the advice Mr Brightside, you have me a bit worried now, I hope the legs hold out, looking at the map there does not look any easy way back to the start once you get into the race.

Oh well do or die as they say.

Tahr

Best of luck to you, don't forget to check the cutoffs posted on the hall wall, they might vary with the weather.

[mr brightside]

Good advice MB - I use this as a training run. Lures you in to a false sense of security and even knowing that I still haven't enjoyed the descent to CP4. The 'direct' descent off Winder is great... if you have any strength left.

Would add that I found 212s were perfect for running it last week BUT the Howgill Buzzard was out in force near Castley (CP2). 10 mins of ducking and being - let's be polite - downright concerned that I would have to change my underwear before the finish - but at least tomorrow there'll be safety in numbers. The trod that skirts around Calders summit has slipped a little during the last month's rainfall but is still one of my favourite paths, but not as easy to find once the clag sets in...

I never found the trod around Calders. On my recce i bonked, and on the day i was cold and knackered; it's a bit of a beasting TBH.

[Howgill Tarrier]

I never found the trod around Calders. On my recce i bonked, and on the day i was cold and knackered; it's a bit of a beasting TBH.

Easy once you've found it once (and then you can see it from the M6, seriously), but I'm not convinced it's a timesaver when you've got tired legs/mind. It's short but narrow enough and crosses steep scree so you have to concentrate, and I've find myself going slower or avoiding altogether in the wet.

But then, you avoid a rockier path off Calders, so maybe six of one etc. Be interesting to hear what route everyone took today.

Winner should be back now...

[mattp]

Today's race was my first AL. I said I just wanted to get round but secretly hoped for sub 3 hrs. After an hour of running I really was just glad to get round and missed my target by twenty minutes. I found it so hard, even though I'd recce'd a few weeks earlier. It just seemed to sap my energy and by the time I got back to Howgill Lane I had to walk. Having said that..... really enjoyed bits of it and the weather was a bit better than expected (still got soaked). At least I found the trod round Calders :thumbup:

[Howgill Tarrier]

Today's race was my first AL. I said I just wanted to get round but secretly hoped for sub 3 hrs. After an hour of running I really was just glad to get round and missed my target by twenty minutes. I found it so hard, even though I'd recce'd a few weeks earlier. It just seemed to sap my energy and by the time I got back to Howgill Lane I had to walk. Having said that..... really enjoyed bits of it and the weather was a bit better than expected (still got soaked). At least I found the trod round Calders :thumbup:

That's still a very respectable time MP, well done.

[mattp]

Thanks very much, will be back next year.