Fred Whitton Challenge - Page 3 - Triathlon

The Evil Pixie pirate

pirate

19/08/2008 at 18:55

hmm will check other events out then!

Monique

pirate

25/08/2008 at 11:23

EP- Fred Whitton need entering on the day the entries are released (around about new years day if I remember correctly) and even then with snail mail you never know... Dales Etap is similarly tough and a bit later in the year entries on line but get up in the early hours to enter or you won't get in. A bit less popular but still a great race is the Grand Fondo Cymru which starts and finishes in Bala, there is a choice of distances and you can opt to cut it short or go longer at a point in the course which might be a comfort.

The Evil Pixie pirate

pirate

25/08/2008 at 12:39

monique thanks the organisor said that the best way to get in was to hand deliver an application and also made me think it was not idea for me!
So I'm going to do the London 2 Brighton next year and work up to this as it does sound awesome!

Don't fear the sweeper

25/08/2008 at 14:06

Fred Whitton website

Someone mentioned a brick session. The Fell Running Association magazine had an article about a guy who for his 40th birthday: swam the length of Coniston Water (five and a half miles), cycled the Fred Whitton route, then completed the Bob Graham round. He couldn't fit it all in on his birthday obviously...

popsider

25/08/2008 at 15:58

Like someone else said EP - though the FWC is a great event and still one of the toughest sportives there are plenty of other events that are very similar now. If you want a real challenge then the toughest UK sportive is supposed to be the Dave Lloyd Mega Challenge in Wales - and you can guarantee an entry into that one.

Dark Vader pirate

pirate

25/08/2008 at 16:55

On the FWC web site it says:

The 2009 Biketreks Fred Whitton Challenge will be held on Sunday 10th May 2009. The entry forms will be available on this website from January 6th 2009.

haileunlikely

25/08/2008 at 21:51

the chap who did the 'big tri' actually didnt manage the bob graham section due to bad weather on the helvelyn range

Edited: 25/08/2008 at 21:53

Don't fear the sweeper

25/08/2008 at 23:04

Paul Clavey said he did it in his article in the Autumn 07 mag, and he had bad weather from Honister Pass onwards - maybe you're thinking of someone else?

haileunlikely

26/08/2008 at 06:33

i think i must be, this attempt was done this summer

HERE is his report

Edited: 26/08/2008 at 06:39

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