Daniel
and I were Team No. 475 in the Carrock Fell event which had 151
entries.
We
last did the Saunders in 2003! This event was part of our plan to try
out our kit choice and food, improve our mountain navigation and test
ourselves for mountain fitness in advance of our October Event.
Unpacking the car on the Friday night
The Event Centre campsite in early morning sun
Our start was later at 10.00am – already the sun is really hot
Our
course went up the diagonal path round the fell edge and then climbed
up to Black Combe.
Looking back down on the Event Centre
On the fell top – looking north
The Lake District
Day
1 was 20.2km long on the direct
line route with 805m climb. So we probably covered 21km plus or about
14 miles.
We
came in 102nd
from 135 finishers in 5h 38m.
Getting the tent out at the overnight camp
Packing up ready for Day 2
Day
2 was given as 17km long with more climb than the Saturday at 840m.
All
the teams start together, so there is a lengthy procession of teams
and the need to map read is minimal – especially as the weather was
so clear.
Day
2, Sunday, was extremely hot and even though we ran as much as we
could, other teams were overtaking us.
Coming over the top heading south – back to the Event Centre
Black Combe screes
Heading over to White Combe
Looking south to Morecambe Bay
Looking down at Whitehall Knott where we are heading
The pain of blisters!
Yes, we go down there!
Final run in – it was hard!
Overall,
our 10hr 10min gave us 112th place out of the 130 teams
that managed to finish.
We
were also in the Veterans Race with a combined age of 100 – this
gave us a better result against runners our ages of 43rd
out of the 53 Vet Teams that finished.
It
was a very pleasurable mountain event despite the pain of blisters
and the exhaustion from the heat and effort needed.
Our
de-briefing has given us a better idea of what food to take and we do
need a modern mountain tent. Of course, being fitter and lighter will also help?!!
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