Helvellyn & The Dodds

[miceal]

Im doing this next week, I was wondering do u have to visit all the summits on the way to Helvelyn, or are you allowed to skirt round them?

Details of checkpoints here:

http://www.keswickac.org.uk/helvelly...scription.html

[TheReverand]

Cheers for link, looking forward to it, its usually dark when im up there!!

[Rev Richard]

Im doing this next week, I was wondering do u have to visit all the summits on the way to Helvelyn, or are you allowed to skirt round them?

I'm going too - we could have a clergy meeting in the car park. You lead the prayers and I'll preach the sermon. No, wait, sorry I forgot, you're not a real Rev . . . .

[TheReverand]

I think everyone there will be practicing their religion, worshipping the hills, head bowed on the way up Clough Head

[Rev Richard]

I think everyone there will be practicing their religion, worshipping the hills, head bowed on the way up Clough Head

On the descents I sometimes go even further and prostrate myself.

[Toreador]

Interesting forecast for tomorrow. How great does the risk of thunder storms have to be before they call it off?!?

[Alf]

Interesting forecast for tomorrow. How great does the risk of thunder storms have to be before they call it off?!?

I will be running with someone taller than me

[Toreador]

It's the marshals I feel for - can't be much fun sitting on top of a mountain for hours while thunderstorms come and go

[Tindersticks]

We were lucky today, the rain held off and route choice wasn't an issue with the clear summits. As for the race, what a toughie. On the climb up Clough Head I was cursing my busy week of races, I felt goosed. Slowly got into some sort of rhythm and tackled what seemed like climb after climb. This race really is one hell of a long roller coaster. On the descent of Clough Head my legs were screaming until Mr Winskill pulled up alongside and being in good company took my mind off my aching pins. Phil was treating the race as a training run otherwise a runner of his class would of been well away. Hope Andrew Slattery is ok, he took a tumble coming off the Clough but dug in to cross the finish line battered and bloody. Thanks to all involved for a cracking tough race.

[Martyn P]

We were lucky today, the rain held off and route choice wasn't an issue with the clear summits. As for the race, what a toughie. On the climb up Clough Head I was cursing my busy week of races, I felt goosed. Slowly got into some sort of rhythm and tackled what seemed like climb after climb. This race really is one hell of a long roller coaster. On the descent of Clough Head my legs were screaming until Mr Winskill pulled up alongside and being in good company took my mind off my aching pins. Phil was treating the race as a training run otherwise a runner of his class would of been well away. Hope Andrew Slattery is ok, he took a tumble coming off the Clough but dug in to cross the finish line battered and bloody. Thanks to all involved for a cracking tough race.

Thanks for that Darren. Do you know who were the mens/ladies winners?