Fell Running - Page 110 - Ultra / Adventure racing

Scar Runner

22/05/2006 at 22:30

Glad I'm not the only one Loz! Hope your calf gets better soon, sounds wise to give it a rest.

Congrats on your relay Darren, what's next then?

Focused on preparing for the LAMM now; got another fell run up Ill Bell in yesterday; more hill runs planned for week to come, then it'll be as good as it's gonna get. LAMM partner and I have agreed we won't get hammered the night before LAMM though.

Darren, you should come up for Kentmere horseshoe in July, it' a cracking run.

Colin - www.colinwatts.co.uk

23/05/2006 at 13:06

I assume that somebody who looks at this thread can help me out. Next week I am running the Pembrokeshire Coast Path to raise funds for Headway, if you would like to support me in this -
Just Giving.

Or for when I have finished, advise me about nice short Fell Races in S Wales or the South West (I don't want to have to travel too far). I like the idea of Fell Running but need to do a short race before taking on the Marsden - Edale race in December to get a feel for if I really want to do it or not.

Colin

Darren Holloway 2

25/05/2006 at 16:05

mmm kentmere h/shoe sounds alrate scar runner, will check it out in the fixtures list.( is it harder than ann waltz )
after sundays relay i raced tuesday night in the summer league and then did shining tor last night, 26th place which i was pleased at, excellent course and well marshalled race, had one bad momentthough, tried to have a look at the view and ran straight into a bog waste deep, ended up with peat all over my face, race vest, down my shorts, in my hair etc etc. was a bit embarrasing going into the chip shop in buxton on the way home.

Duck Girl

pirate

25/05/2006 at 16:09

Colin - to be honest i've not found much around South Wales (where my parents live), though that could just be that my club there doesn't seem to have fell runners in it.
If you're round that way though, you could do worse than head for Merthyr Mawr Warren - biggest sand dune in Europe, and rather a lot of fun.

Garrett

25/05/2006 at 16:27

Entered the Cadair Idris race this Sat but wont be running. Knee's still not 100% and 3000ft ascent would be silly! So I'm going for a trail run instead. May be hilly, but nothing like a cat A fell race.
Think I'll have a look in the FRA calendar for something in a couple of weeks. Anyone advise a good race of <15miles in two, three weeks time?

Colin - www.colinwatts.co.uk

25/05/2006 at 16:34

DG,
I was thinking that there must be something in the valleys or Brecon Beacons, they are 'quite hilly'.
Isn't the Merthyr Mawr Warren near Bridgend, if so I think there is a short (10k?) race there towards the end of the year.

Colin

Duck Girl

pirate

25/05/2006 at 17:12

Christmas Pud 10k in Merthyr Mawr - brilliant fun, and you get a christmas pud at the end, but wrong time of year for you i fear!
Not sure about the Beacons, my parents live in Bridgend so it's a bit far from me. Try the Cardiff mara thread?

Darren Holloway 2

26/05/2006 at 17:06

garret maybe you need somert a bit shorter than 15 miles mate, watch that knee.you dont want to cause a long term injury

MuddlingAbout

26/05/2006 at 21:03

Colin,

I've never done a welsh fell race, but see:

http://www.wfra.org.uk/events.php.

I believe there is also the Brecon Beacons race on the 19th August and a Black Mountains Race on 30th September - both long - but I don't seem to be able to lay my hands on my race calander at the moment for detals.

Darren Holloway 2

28/05/2006 at 18:10

a nice race tomorrow at bamford
bamford sheepdog trials fell race 4.5mls
1000ft climb, hopefully doing it.
start at 1.00pm
start point bamford recreation ground.

The (Original) Boy Wonder

29/05/2006 at 13:16

Colin - loads of S Wales races - Muddlingabout has pointed you at the 'unofficial' Welsh site, see also a full/different fixture list on mynydd-du.org.uk (and don't ask why there's two!!).

BB and BM races are both 17-19 miles, seriously long affairs with smallish fields - great!

Welsh Open champs kicks off in a couple of weeks at Blaengwynfi - where??

MuddlingAbout

29/05/2006 at 21:43

and as I just floundered around for a while on the web site - the page you want is cunningly hiden under Flyers and Information sheets rather than under events (for some strange reason). See: this link

Fellrunner

03/06/2006 at 13:37

Anybody else doing Ennerdale next sat?

Darren Holloway 2

03/06/2006 at 19:43

good luck with ennerdale fellrunner, did wincle trout fell race today, best bit was the wading through the river dane, chucked plenty of water over my head whilst i was in the river and just cracked on, very hot going round but a nice course all the same, free trout at the finish and an ice cold bottle of water as well.

Colin - www.colinwatts.co.uk

05/06/2006 at 16:24

Muddlingabout and OBWonder,

Thanks for the links. At the moment I'll be just looking to see what is around having bruised my shin and sprained my ankle have way along the Pembrokeshire Coast Path but I still competed it. Now I am suffering with my leg.

But once I'm fit again I'll get to one of these events and give it a go.

Colin

bon-eh

08/06/2006 at 12:37

Anyone doing the Swaledale Marathon Saturday? Its a brilliant (tough) race that fills within a week of the entries coming out, so if youre not in this years, start thinking about doing it next June!

www.swaledaleoutdoorclub.org.uk

Enjoy whatever youre doing this weekend

Fellrunner

09/06/2006 at 13:16

SOmething tells me Ennerdale is going to be tougher than normal tommorow, as is every other race i guess but enjoy whatever you do folks.

Darren Holloway 2

10/06/2006 at 11:41

was thinking of doing edale tomorrow but i hate racing in the heat

Garrett

10/06/2006 at 19:10

Afternoon all... I know what you mean Darren. Did a session this morning with the club. Jeasus it was hot by 10am!

Goin long tomorrow so planning to get up early and try and get it all done by 10. Last week I tried doing 3hrs, but it was so hot I did 90min and then came back out later in the evening for another 90.

Must get used to it though!

The (Original) Boy Wonder

20/06/2006 at 13:47

Kerboing!!

Getting overwhelmed by the pirates - anyone out there up to anything? Just been reading the reports of the LAMM - sounds like another epic in the wilds of Scotland - really must give it a go one year.

For real adventure have a look at the reports for the Three Peaks Yacht Race on sleepmonsters.com - more exciting than the World Cup!