Borrowdale Fell Race

[theNoor]

Rub a dub dub, should be fun!

Just had me pasta fix and wrapped the flapjack up....

All set. Now for a bit of kip; shame I don't finish till 11.30pm.....

Game on!!!!

[moo]

EEEEEEEEEEEEKkkkkk


Insomnia !!!! 3hours slleeeeeeeppppp... noooooo

Ah well...good practice for my eventual one day perhaps bg


LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL. GOOD LUCK

[Oscar]

Foot and Mouth - race still on?

[Baggins]

EEEEEEEEEEEEKkkkkk


Insomnia !!!! 3hours slleeeeeeeppppp... noooooo

Ah well...good practice for my eventual one day perhaps bg


LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL. GOOD LUCK

You as well

Spending four hours last night knocking down a garden shed with a 14lb sledge hammer was not such a good idea

Ah well borrowdale should sort my back out

Bill

[Saints Lad]

GOOD LUCK ALL YOU BORROWDALERS

RATHER YOU LOT THAN ME

[Stolly]

Well I'm back having Borrowdale'd - they cut out the Scafell Pike bit due to bad weather so everyone cut right at Esk Hause directly to the foot of Great Gable; I'd guess that's a mile off the proper route but maybe 30 to 40 minutes (??) shortening of the time due to the terrain up round Scafell Pike.

It was gloriously muddy and wet and slippery..... and the grips on my fell shoes have definitely seen better days. Needless to say I fell a few times but no damage done.

I didn't meet up with any of the forumites, although I think I saw Emmilou right before the off ; well thats if your name is Emma anyway (headband and reddish top?). On the lead up to Bessyboot did you end up running near some chap who, for some reason, chose to run topless ? . Apologies if he's in the forum

Did anyone pass that bloke with the sign on his back (that he was training for a 24 hour track run or something) - he definitely had an awful breathing problem; sort of a dog like growling sound.... that was really, really annoying. He chose to run just behind me after Bessyboot but, despite, the uphill gradient, I had to run away from him - the alternative would have been to punch him I think

I absolutely loved this run and finished in pretty good nick after something like 3 hours 55...... which would of course have been nearer 3:50 if it wasn't for the queueing straight after the start .

[Marvin]

More to follow from others, I'm sure, but a brief update on the race. It was shortened just before the start due to the weather conditions by cutting out the checkpoint at the top of Scafell Pike. This meant that we went direct from Esk Hause to Sty Head and then up Great Gable. Total distance 14.8 miles and 5688ft ascent.

Later.......Isn't that typical. Nothing at all and then we're both posting at the same time. You'll see that it was a good bit more than a mile off the route.

Several topless runners (male!) including our Luv Shack.

[Stolly]

Later.......Isn't that typical. Nothing at all and then we're both posting at the same time. You'll see that it was a good bit more than a mile off the route.

Several topless runners (male!) including our Luv Shack.

Yeah, I just looked at the race profile and we definitely missed a goodish climb out. Funnily enough the only bit of ground on this route that I've been over before was Esk Hause to Scafell Pike (I've run up from Langdale a couple of times)

Maybe it was Luv Shack I saw; I saw the same chap come in at the end and his skin was very red; it must have been freezing in all that rain to Esk Hause!

[moo]

Stolly you must have been near me then as I finished in 4 hours. mad woman blue top went for wee on dale head pink head band?


Even though I was absolutely knackered at the start it was a great day out. First climb hard rest ok. Loads a forumites...lovely to see so many. Sorry I didnt talk for longer to the girls. Emma, looking forward to hearing you report back and Daleside you looked ravishing in your top


How much to add on time wise to guestimate actual route then.?

Well done to everyone and big thanks to organisers and marshals. Too tired to type more. Wish I was partying with those still up there!

[Stolly]

First climb hard rest ok.

I agree with that for sure but to me Dale Head was absolutely never ending.

I was running most of the way not far behind a woman dressed in blue shorts and top but I think I finally overtook her on the descent to Honiston. No weeing that I noticed.