Snowdon Race

[Welsh Harrier]

The hard bit for me starts when I realise that the blisters have started........... You know those big full sole blisters on the bottom of your feet. I've worn fell shoes, trail shoes, road shoes but each time I've run Snowdon, somewhere on the downhill I suddenly remember that from that point on every step I take will make the blisters worse. It starts with a gentle dull warm feeling that gradually turns into a painful sharp hot feeling. This rarely happens in other fell races and nowhere to the same extent as Snowdon - I think the long uphill on a hot day generates heat in the feet and softens them up and the downhill just mashes them. This is what makes the last stretch on the downhill tarmac even worse. (If anyone's got any magic solution to this let me know please)

[Mrs Rice Pudding]

If anyone's got any magic solution to this let me know please

Moleskin! Works every time.

[Dew Claw Lassalle]

Moleskin! Works every time.

Bloody didn't work for me last year!!!! when I took the moleskin off in the hotel after the race, all five layers of skin on my soles came with it!

[Mrs Rice Pudding]

Bloody didn't work for me last year!!!! when I took the moleskin off in the hotel after the race, all five layers of skin on my soles came with it!

Did you not have blisters to start with

[Dew Claw Lassalle]

Did you not have blisters to start with

Oh yes bloody big ones too but the moleskin should have cured that shouldn't it!!!!!!!!!

[JohnK]

NB 834 road shoes and hilly Twin skin socks plus a good dusting of cornflower on the feet before putting the shoes and socks on (damn site cheaper than the proprietary foot powders) worked for me for the last couple of years.

Do`s not stop you falling and cracking a couple ribs though.


No Snowdon for me this year i have opted for Ben Reinnes.

Good luck

[RhosgadMath]

Just checking whether anyone knows the official ruling at the Snowdon race with regards to not sticking to the track itself.................at least 6 quality time savers on the descent, just that I heard that it was "officially" not allowed, then again only checkpoints are at halfway, clogwyn and summit - correct or not??

Champion!

[Pinno]

I did the race last year and as far as I know the only ruling is that you must not follow the railway track up or down. A few took different routes coming down but everyone followed the same route to the summit.

[RhosgadMath]

Also heard that this year due to fact that train only goes to Clogwyn station that we can run from Bwlch Glas (Miners / Llanberis / Ranger meeting point) to summit on railway track............anyone know if this is true and if so anyone think it would save some time??

[Pinno]

Never thought about the fact that the train may not be going to the summit with the works that are going on. If its the case I suppose it is possible you could save time both ways. Something to think about.