Confirmed Runners to date 25th May 2011

Leg 1

Martin Hollroyd, Paul Aitken, Scott Newburn & Sam the Dog

Leg2

Mark Rowley, Matt Richardson

Leg3

Ken Robinson, Ian Harland, Ed Poulter

Leg4

Rhys Watkins, Sam Watson, Peter Keron, Tony Shanley

Leg 5

Paul Aitken, Chris Wood, Scott Newburn, Rachel Platt
possibe Rhys Watkins & Tony Shanley


Other Support


Rachel Platt - at all stops


Alan Stockdale- Rossett Gill area with extra supplies


Alan Scowcroft- Broadstand with rope


Drew Holland- Gable area (to be decided) with supplies

I will add names to this as I recieve notification

all are welcome at any stage

Update

I feel guilty that I have not up dated the blog this month!
After a bad run at the beginning of May running from Honister to Wasdale and then starting Leg 4, I started tiring on Scoat Fell. By the time I hit Blacksail pass I called it a day and went round the foot of Kirk fell to join Mosses Trod back to Honister. Leaving Paul to complete the last past of Leg 4. It's the first time I had felt as tired as this when out running and I am guessing that the 120+ miles in 2 weeks over Easter and not actually resting since the beginning of January, that it had eventually caught up with me.
So I have continued running mid week with small runs on the weekend, and with Gaping Gill now upon us it was a fine balance between- some running, Been at Gaping Gill, and Resting my body to recover.

So I have one more planned run this weekend taking in legs 2 and 3 for Paul on his attempt of the round. Knowing that Paul is fit and ready for this I just hope the weather is kind for him.
For me it is my last big run before my own attempt and then I can taper down my running over the next two weeks and be ready for the 11Th June.

All the preparation for this is going well and now I more or less know where everyone is going to and what lifts are available and food stops etc.

The only hole i have ( and it's a small one!) is the last leg, Leg 5- the only confirmed runner so far is Paul and it would be nice if others join me to push me along the final stretch even if just for the road section.

Please contact me if you read this (don't know who's reading it!) if your interested or want to help on the last leg to the finish.

Saturday 30th April

3 Peaks day

I met Ken and Matt in Horton at the event field. Ken was an official Sweeper for Whernside and Me and Matt were going to assist and also I could use this for some more miles and get to see the runners come through the checkpoint at Ribblehead.
We set off from the field 30 Min's before the race start via the Pennine way Bridleway. Once past Sell Gill we took the lower path to Birkwith and on the rest of the route to Ribble head. Once the last runner had past the 2:10 Min's cut off we followed them up to the very very windy summit of Whernside and back down to the Hill Inn check point. Once our job was over we could continue back to Horton via Ingleborough ( well Swine Tail) and the last descent and path back to Horton. We caught up and overtook several runners and met Rachel just below Sulber Nick taking some photos. We all continued back to the race finish to catch the last of the runners return. Thanks to Sadie for lots of brews at the camper van.

A good day out and around 20 miles of good running on a very dry circuit

Friday 29th April 2011

Yet another holiday and the start of a long weekend and I was wanting an easy day today before the 3 Peaks the next day.
So I was going to do Leg 3 Dunmail as far as Great End and then make my way back to Langdale via Angle Tarn.

Thanks once again to Rachel for dropping me off at Dunmail so she could get to Langdale to start here route up Pike of Blisco, Crinkle Craggs, Bow Fell and Esk PIke and back to Langdale.

The good thing is with doing the climb out of Dunmail so many times is that it seems to be getting alot shorter and easier, this was evident from arriving at Steel Fell in 18 Min's.! maybe the wind assistance at the top of the gully helped the time!

I was amazed how much this part of the route as dried out now, I kept on this route passing Calf Crag and the path that runs parallel with Mere Beck finding a more direct route to Sergeant Man in 1 hour 9 Min's again under schedule time. Soon I was passing High Raise, Thunacar, Harrison, and Pike of Sickle just sticking to the path which seemed to be working well. On leaving Pike O' Sickle I was joined by another runner that was doing part of this Leg. He took me along the Langdale Horse Shoe route to Rossett which did include a steeper climb than usual but it followed the ridge diagonally and picked a trod up that contoured round the last crag before the summit of Rossett. Well it seemed quicker and more direct than other routes previously used. Now Bow Fell via hanging Knotts and again this seemed quick and it was reaching the summit of Bow fell in 2 hours 49 minutes usually done in 3 hours 21 Min's. Not to hang around here as the high winds from the East were cold. So onwards to Esk Pike and the last peak of the day Great End. I was hoping to bump into Rachel so we could descend together to Langdale, but it didn't happen and I continued past Angle tarn and down Rossett Gill to a much warmer Langdale Rachel arrived after me not by much and twisted my arm for a pint at the 3 Shires :)

Not sure on mileage and ascent but was an enjoyable 4 hours 30 Min's