Borrowdale Fell Race

[Rob Furness]

Thanks all for the kind words.

I guess I will, in time, do a proper written story (with pics and vids) of the day's experience.

But first my thoughts are with the fall guy who I would like to speak to before publishing any more details than I already have done.

I think this photo says a lot about the incident…

The red 'X' marks the spot where he tripped, Greta Gill just below…



by Andy Holden, on Flickr

That's an astonishing fall, a lot more than the 30 metres quoted. Lucky not to have headed straight into the gill. Thanks for sharing that. Scary stuff

I've just seen that 3rd placed runner Sam Watson finished 168th in his first Borrowdale in 2008. How inspirational is that, especially for the younger runners. Keep up the good work mate and hopefully one day you'll get your name on the winners board in the pub. Speaking of the pub, no wonder you had that big daft grin on your face all night after that result....brilliant stuff.

I too came 168th in my first Borrowdale, a striking coincidence, but no chance I'll ever be 3rd there! Unless the entire field gets lost or dq'd