A real peach of a race, a definite on the calender this year and a race which i was hoping to knock a fair few minutes off last years time of 1h 55m. Arrived with Daf and James how were competing for the first time and a quick glance around the car park soon got the heart racing and kick start the adrenaline tank. Had 1 running session in 6 weeks prior to the race as i had broken a rib whilst playing football AGAIN. Running and football are just not meant to be. I had no idea how topace myself in the race and thought just keep a top 20 pace and hang on. Did ok until Ty nant where the climbing began and really felt the legs empty. Luckly i didnt loose that many positions with a quick walk and reached the top on Butch's heels. Followed each other down to the ridge where the calfs cramped up when hitting the flat and had to stop to stretch and fuel up on a Gel. Had a blast down to Ty nant then a steady run down to the finish picking off the 2nd lady on the last stretch. Finished 26th overall, 1h 46min, 10 min quicker than last year. Butch finished 1h 44 and daf was 7 seconds behind me on his first ever run up a mountain let alone a Fell race, HERO!
Hopefully injury free and a few races before Snowdon will see me with a top 30. Foel Fras next weekend.
Hopefully injury free and a few races before Snowdon will see me with a top 30. Foel Fras next weekend.
