Quote Originally Posted by rachelruns View Post
Thanks guys, well I run off road most of the time, have done the Yorkshireman half Mara, a couple of the ldwa events in the Yorkshire dales and moors and can comfortably navigate, have done a couple of training runs over stanage and derwent edge in foul weather, just never quite plucked up the courage to enter a fell race so feel ready to take the plunge, and hey, if I come last, well someone has to.

im thinking about recce'ing the route on 11th so hopefully that will make me feel more confident
I think you've got more than enough experience to do this and I doubt you'll be last.

If you're pushed for reccy time, concentrate on the route from the trough checkpoint to Houndkirk Hill then onwards to the Fell Gate, these come late in the race and the field are well spread out by then. Sometimes you can lose touch with the runner in front here.

Just after CP10, the bridge at Houndkirk Road, you'd assume that you need to follow the green path (on the OS map) but there's a sheep trod to your right, soon after you turn at C10. The trod is a much more direct route to the fell gate. Keep an eye out for that, some people miss it and end up going the long way round.

The route from the Oxstones to the next checkpoint can be hard to find if you're reccying on your own, but on race day you can safely follow the crowd.