Anniversary Waltz

[andygib1982]

This is why the A66 was shafted

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-27090756

[Athers]

An accident is never good news. Hope all were ok involved.
On another note...brilliant Daz...mental but brilliant

[Stagger]

Great photos Bestathlete on a cracking day with perfect surroundings, thanks.

http://www.athletesinaction.co.uk/

[Alan Lucker]

Tried the better descent on post 109 but having not recce'd it, I did not perform to my best and ended up through a boggy line to Maiden moor.

If you dont like the descent of dalehead, try this:

Use the path headed towards honister
After about 500m swing left and
take a sweeping simicircle arc to the left down grass
which is only steep for about 200ft descent, and good ground all the way.
after about another 400m you hit a path which goes up from the tarn
and heads towards honister - follow this to the right of the tarn and
onto the ascent towards maiden moor

And you can run this as fast as your legs will go.

It is used on the borrowdale race.

I have no doubt that a good rough descender would beat this line by going
straight down.

But I have equally little doubt that for most of the rest it is quicker.

When I do this it takes me about 7 mins to get to the tarn, and I
am an old fatty who cant be bothered to try to run quick any more.

Not many beat that time gong down the rough route.

Well, I tried and if recce'd feel I could massively improved up on it.

Is this the route. If it is RFR didn't take it. He went more to the left of that line, on the right hand side of the crags. But observing from High Spy CP it does look a more easily runnable line, if a little further in distance. I assume this is what you are describing ...image.jpg

[Old Whippet]

Is this the route. If it is RFR didn't take it. He went more to the left of that line, on the right hand side of the crags. But observing from High Spy CP it does look a more easily runnable line, if a little further in distance. I assume this is what you are describing ...image.jpg

This years Waltz and last years Borrowdale I've taken the counter-intuitive line further to the right (from the runner's perspective). In fact yesterday, we agreed it's so far to the right, we named it the Farrage Line.

[Stagger]

I went down the honister track for a 1/4mile then descend down but didn't swing left.

Ran on a trod then had to run about 300yards through a boggy flat section 45degrees to my left.

Note to self.

Recce or plan detours a little better next time.

Although I'd rather try and fail than never try at all.

[mickofhalifax]

Pictures of both Teenager with Altitude (on Causey Pike) and the Waltz (Dalehead) up on http://racingsnakes.com and http://facebook.com/racingsnakes lots to look at, what a stunning day and the views were simply fantastic
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[mudlugger]

This is why the A66 was shafted

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-27090756

I didn't make it to the race, the accident was just in front of us but far enough away not to actually see anything. I figured I wasn't racing that day so headed for Glenridding and a quick jaunt up Helvelyn. I was just glad to be back in the hills and that I only lost my race fee eh.
Apart from the tragic accident, it was a beautiful day for running in the Lakes.

[mudlugger]

2hours, thats a cracking run Steve!

[stevefoster]

2hours, thats a cracking run Steve!

Aye, by Tindersticks, not me