hi. i also completed the race 3h03mins was on gillside campsite 2 nights.race bit wet and foggy on tops, no troubles with route all check points ok,even a few jelly babies supplied on last stile check point. will be back next year cheers.
hi. i also completed the race 3h03mins was on gillside campsite 2 nights.race bit wet and foggy on tops, no troubles with route all check points ok,even a few jelly babies supplied on last stile check point. will be back next year cheers.
Well I ran/walked most of yesterdays race thinknig my PB for the course was 2hrs 48mins. So I was over the moon when I got to the stile near hole in the wall. With 18minutes to spare.
I arrived in Glennridding really chuffed that I was 13minutes up on last year.
Only to be informed by Huw that I did 2hrs 36 last year. I still managed a PB but only just. Phew(ski) or what.
Great race, nice conditions, did not enjoy any of the descents and made a hash of all but the one off St Sunday. Found the magic escalator scree run again, but so did everyone else. Baffled me looking for that in training. I always thought it was higher up near the summit and not a bigger secret than I thought (just me trying to be a smarty pants).
Cant complain great day out, legs sore now
Cheers
Jamie
Last edited by NotOnUrHelly; 02-09-2007 at 09:13 PM.
anyone going to tell us who won?
Jonny Bland won, Andy Schofield second.
Two sets of photos from the race: one set whilst running the race, the other set from the climb out of Glenridding and a few from the last checkpoint (but missed the first few runners coming over the wall).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8011535...7601820661202/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8011535...7601826606657/
or you can get to them via the Northumberland Fell Runners website here
Cracking photos once again Rob, I enjoyed the Sedbergh hills lot you did.
I especially like the side ways guy on this batch
brill photos - some of them make it look quite rugged out there! Perhaps it was (if you could see through the mist)
Great photos - glad i wore my distinctive st george's cross bandana! Glad you didn;t get any of me mincing down those grassy slopes in my poor choice of shoes that day (Innov8 roclites 285 - not good for wet downhills let me assure you).
Great race, my first time on that one - a good canter round before the trial next week (the mountain trial, i'm not in court or anything)
ST