Three Peaks Fell Race

[Denzil]

I've had the dreaded cramps each time I've done it. Always coming off Inglebugger. Makes the last 5 miles a torment. Two years ago I got cramp in my calves if I ran too quickly and cramp on my inner thighs! if I went too slowly ! Horrible.

So much good advice given by everyone before me.

Dont Set off too quick. 45 mins up Whernside is not too slow !
Dont race to Whernside when the terrain flattens out. You will pay for it.
Take plenty fluid and gels/bars. Get them down your neck as soon as you can.
Whernside.......dont look up !
Base of Inglebugger is awful across the boards and steps. Then the steep climb. When that is finish you still have another 5 mins to go to summit.
Run back to Horton takes an age, but if you have saved any energy you will make more time up there than anywhere.

And finally if you are anything like the hundreds of other forumites then you will be great at giving advice and crap at heeding any !!!

Just go and enjoy it, run your race and then next year you will be able to post your advice on here for other 'virgins' to ignore. !!!!

[Stolly]

And finally if you are anything like the hundreds of other forumites then you will be great at giving advice and crap at heeding any !!!

Just go and enjoy it, run your race and then next year you will be able to post your advice on here for other 'virgins' to ignore. !!!!

Brilliant

[mudlugger]

Well, at least there is one thing certain to look forward to... the cramps! Arrgghh!!!

[R Ayson]

well that just about clears that up,top advice .
What really has impressed me is the fact that no one says that they havn`t enjoyed themselves.I like it the `what the hell it s going to hurt ,bring it on `attitude.
Have decided to set myself a 4 hr target with an easier climb at the start and push the end rather than the start(sound advice)
one small P>S for tussockface .I`m a off road runner not a road runner.Although we haven`t got any true fells in sunny Devon my heart is there when I enviously read my fellrunner .You`d be plesently surprised how many off roaders there are down here (not too many with big climbs though although we do try to find some) all the best Rich

[Tussockface]

Many apologies R Ayson. I can offer no excuse for my failure to read the significant word "off" in your posting, other than needing an eye test and being an eejit. Yes, go for the four hour target! Good luck, and I'll be supporting you from about an hour behind.

[Marvin]

I ran 4:08:35 last year, and was happy with my pacing other than a slow ascent of Ingleborough due to cramp, and a slow last mile or so. Having said that I took a load of places on the first part of the IngleB descent - maybe I shouldn't have gone quite so fast there!

I agree with the comments about making a fairly slow start. My suggestion would be to base your target pace on the splits of someone who finished in about your target time, but who ran a fairly slow first half. It's easier said than done though!

Also, come and run the Edale Skyline on 30th March - similar distance, similar total climb, not so much road though.

[Tussockface]

My suggestion would be to base your target pace on the splits of someone who finished in about your target time, but who ran a fairly slow first half. It's easier said than done though!

You can do this by identifying a few people who fit the bill - based on last year's published results - and make a list of them. You then check this year's entry list and if they're there, memorise their numbers. On the day, you mill about at the start, find them, and stalk them.
Creepy but usually effective.

The main problem is that they might be top runners who were injured last year and just jogged round, in which case you'll be wearing your eyeballs as jewellery by PYG summit.

[Stolly]

Well I'm just off on a 3 peaks solo jaunt......... despite reading back through this thread and suffering the heeby jeebies, flashbacks etc .

[R Ayson]

will have to get my stalking gear on and check people out fri night ,as we`re all coming up fri to camp it up . looking forward to the party sat night (don`t need too many tips on this ) quite capable of making a tit of myself post race!!!

[Tomsk]

What shoes do you all recommend? for this race.