Edale Skyline Fell Race

[Hes]

Can I come with you please Alf?

I'm not doing it I'll be going round the edge with the "fat wheezy boys with a note from matron, while you young bloods link arms for the glorious down and up".

[noel]

I'm considering the direct route to Ringing Roger at the end. What's the river crossing like?

One of the top 3 contenders lost 3 places taking that approach in 2010. Having said that, it works well for Lloyd each year, and he extended his lead on this section the last time it was a champs counter.

I tried it once in a training run. I went down and up, my mate went round the path. I beat him by a minute, but my average heartrate was 160, his had been 145. I concluded you need to be fresh enough to do it quickly.

Good luck. I think most people will go round the top.

[johnraho]

Hi. I'm sure this has been asked and answered before - sorry. Am I correct in saying we are using dibbers this year at the checkpoints? If so, can the race be tracked on the si-entries website like the Yorkshire 3 peaks last year?
Thanks.

[MickTor]

Booked Monday off work, I think I may need the rest..

[IanFitz]

Hi. I'm sure this has been asked and answered before - sorry. Am I correct in saying we are using dibbers this year at the checkpoints? If so, can the race be tracked on the si-entries website like the Yorkshire 3 peaks last year?
Thanks.

We are using live tracking but unfortunately it won't be on the public server, it adds a fair bit of expense to what is already quite a big bill.

If anyone would like to sponsor these cost next year I'd be happy to do it...

[IanFitz]

Booked Monday off work, I think I may need the rest..

I can sympathise,


but will raise you,


I've booked a fortnight off!

[IanDarkpeak]

It's easy. Just follow to the left of the wall, left of the trees to the bottom of Golden Clough. Then straight up the side of Golden Clough and across to Ringing Roger. Guaranteed to save you 10 minutes. It's not as bad as it looks.

shouldn't that be followed by an evil mmmwwwwaaaahhhhhh

you nned to be a dab hand at descending as well as climbing

I take it you will be doing the down and up Geoff

[fozzy]

Given my lack of race fitness (due to a niggly injury over the past month or so), I'll just be happy to get round.

Not even entertaining the merest suggestion of the up and down!

Might just be "properly fit" in time for Fairfield!

[Ricc]

Does anyone have approximate splits for a 4 hour round? All the old web links to historic splits seem to be broken. I know there will be much variety but it looks like 1 hr 05 to win hill and 2 05/10 to mam nick cut off might be reasonable?

[GeoffB]

shouldn't that be followed by an evil mmmwwwwaaaahhhhhh

you nned to be a dab hand at descending as well as climbing

I take it you will be doing the down and up Geoff

You must be joking - I'm going round the top.