by Rose | Oct 2, 2020 | Members' posts, News, Race Report, Uncategorised
A race. An actual race. A race with real numbers that you pin to your club vest with actual pins. Real checkpoints. Real marshals. Everything real. Everything vivid. Everything I have not done for six months, since FRB and I did the 30-mile Haworth Hobble in March, in...
by Rose | Feb 24, 2020 | Members' posts, Mountain Rescue, Race Report
I’ve done High Cup Nick race five times, by my count (which is probably off), and I will be doing it again, because it is so astonishingly beautiful. And because the race route serves my skills perfectly: five miles to the top of the Nick, then four miles mostly...
by Rose | Feb 18, 2020 | Members' posts, Race Report, Results
“It’s iconic.” “How?” “It just is.” “But it’s only six miles long.” “Aye. It’s still iconic.” I didn’t believe it. I’d heard of the Carnethy 5, but I still couldn’t understand why it had such a reputation when it was short and when even the elevation per mile wasn’t...
by Rose | Jan 31, 2020 | Members' posts, News, Race Report
Why are we having a sprint finish Will? I’m sure a slow little trot would suffice. We still have about 40 minutes until our time is up. It’s an odd feeling running (or shuffling) along tarmac after almost 12 hours of bashing about in waist-height heather. My legs had...
by Rose | Jan 21, 2020 | Members' posts, News, Race Report
Damn it’s rainy; this mud is thick; it’s blowing a hoolie; my fingers are cold; hope this bearing is right; I’m knackered; woohoo the finish! These were just some of the thoughts that ran through my mind during Trigger – but what a race! I was feeling nervous,...
by Rose | Nov 21, 2019 | Members' posts, Race Report, Results
Lisa Rudkin and I competed in the Penmaenmawr fell race in North Wales on Saturday 16th November as an alternative to the Tour of Pendle back in Lancashire. We stayed over the night before with Lisa’s mum who lives in Penmaenmawr. She made sure we were fuelled...
