Out with the family swimming near Shepherds Crag and Scoffer passed...running! He told me there were 280 starters and 104 drop-outs!! I'm now hoping for a top 50 by default!
Phil
Out with the family swimming near Shepherds Crag and Scoffer passed...running! He told me there were 280 starters and 104 drop-outs!! I'm now hoping for a top 50 by default!
Phil
A few snaps on Great Gable,
https://www.flickr.com/photos/brymil...7634632690887/
A rather chastening experience, but toughed it out to set what will hopefully be a personal worst which lasts until I'm a V55 at least! Well done to all who got round and thanks to all the marshalls and support out there. Cheers to Digby, Tindersticks and Stefan for chatting to me when I felt reet crap over Seatallan/Scoat Tarn way!
Well done one and all for being on the start line, giving it a go and finishing or retiring to do battle on another day.
I also salute all those who like me pulled out to give others the chance to run it. But seriously, well done those who managed it - it sounded a proper ordeal.
Thanks a lot from me to all involved in putting it on. Must be a massive job. Surprised only 280 turned up from 400 on the entry list, plus waiting list. Would be interested to know if anyone had a bearing from the top of Great Gable that they'd recommend. I went left towards the tourist path, but get the feeling it's maybe better right. Thanks again anyway. Amazing day.
Go off right then cross to left bit further down on grassy side easy !Originally Posted by L.F.F.
Some good, sharp pics there dom. I was going to get up on Gable to snap the runners but the heat got the better of me so I ended up on Lingmell.
Congratulations to anyone who finished - tremendous achievement
I deliberately took it slow on the first climb and also in the baking heat across the valley to Greendale, and set off up to Seatallan thinking that I would retire unless it got a bit cooler/breezier higher up, which it did, and I started to perk up and work a bit better, and was quite looking forward to pushing on up to Pillar, but arrived at Seatallan CP about 4 mins over cut-off and was timed out.
had a very pleasant jog back to the finish with a load of others that timed-out behind me, and at least I beat the bulk of the traffic out of the valley
Took a few photos from Lingmell and a few random other ones. New to photography so apologies if some folk are out of focus. https://plus.google.com/photos/11219...89301660950145
A huge well done to everyone that ran, whether they made it all the way round or not.
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