She got to the river. Looked upstream. Spotted a few rocks about 20m away, and hopped across them without even getting soles wet, at the same time watching on in disbelief as people waded through knee deep water!
I'm at a training course in Leeds (Elland road) and my wrist is a bit dodgy so can't climb, but was thinking it might be good to stop for a nice 1hr run somewhere be between Leeds and Glasgow. Any recommendations?
Does anybody have an opinion on whether hill reps on the bike (particularly standing on the pedals at a medium cadence) would have much transfer? Coming back from some inflammation of the knees and conscious that my main race goals are coming up over summer. Time out in the hills is a bit tricky at the moment and a lot of stair rep sessions probably contributed to the inflammation issues. Looking for an action plan before Wasdale basically! Not doing another Langdale off the couch style affair!
I'm looking forward to Totley Moor. It looks as though the course is longer (and better) than in previous years. Been enjoying running up there recently, though a bit worried about how to warm up properly so as not to fill my legs with lactic on Moss rd!
As part of my yearning to go longer this year, I've signed up for the Half Tour of Bradwell in August. At 16 mile this will certainly be the longest race yet undertaken and looking forward to it (he says!). Anyone done this?
Quote from: T_B on May 11, 2017, 10:14:43 amI'm looking forward to Totley Moor. It looks as though the course is longer (and better) than in previous years. Been enjoying running up there recently, though a bit worried about how to warm up properly so as not to fill my legs with lactic on Moss rd!I'll be at Totley Moor as well, I'll come and say hello if I see you. Looking forward to trying the new route, but a shame I can't compare back to last year's time. I remember the original sting in the tail being tough last year, so will feel even harder after doing the climb up from the stepping stones.
Word to the mortal: if anyone ever suggests doing the Old County Tops, best advice is to pretend you have hearing difficulties, mumble something and walk away. Proper athletes would be fine.What a beast - about 35 miles and 10,000' - linking Helvellyn, Scafell and Coniston Old Man. Hadn't appreciated how much boggy, rough ground there'd be and the weather was grim for a good few hours. Had a bad day and we limped in not far off DFL, minus the 30% drop-outs. This was meant to be a marker for a kind of on-sight BGR in 3 weeks but it just tells me I'm too far off and I'm shifting to supporting a mate. I don't want to wreck his chances (we did the OCT as a pair). Feeling a little sad now.In other news, another guy I know finished his Bob this weekend in 23:59:47. How close is that!?
Cunswick Fell and Scout Scar would probably fit the bill. You can run it from the centre of Kendal.