The
last weekend of October sees the Mountain Marathon Event, this year
in the Brecon Beacons over a very wet and wild and windy weekend.
Daniel
and I did this last year (Father and Son with combined ages to
compete as Vets!) and had somewhat of a disaster – see 2012 OMMblog.
Over
the year, we have done more planning and some walking together as
training – certainly I have lost weight and intended to run more?
We
met in Staines at Dan's and took the motorvan over to the Brecon
Beacons Mountain Centre on Friday afternoon, before getting a minibus
to the Event Centre to Register and get last minute energy bars and
gels.
It
had already started to rain!
Day
1 – 6 hours
We
started out in the rain, using the competition map provided to find
check points with points allocated – the idea being to get the
maximum number of points in the 6 hours allowed before finishing at
the overnight campsite.
Daniel
recording on the electronic device to prove we found the check point
Daniel
looking to where next
Yes,
down and up there – thankfully, only to about 2/3 to the top!
Day 1 almost over - a
tired looking Daniel!
Anton,
smiling as almost to the overnight campsite!
Tent
up!
Getting
the brew on!
Overnight:
the stormy wind flapped the tent and the rain poured down – and the zip on
our new Vango tent failed under the severity of the conditions!! We had little sleep!
Day
2 – Bad weather course – 4 hours back to the Event Centre
Waiting
at the start of Day 2
Other
runners enjoying the occasion?!
Spectacular
waterfall high up on the fell
Daniel
viewing the remains of a crash – possibly a military one as
the area is used by the MOD
There is a lot of wreckage here and it has been
laid out to resemble the original shape of the aircraft, which adds a
definite poignancy to an already atmospheric site.
The crash occurred on 9th October, 1953, during a training exercise in low cloud cover, and resulted in the death of the pilot. It was a De Havilland Jet Vampire V2 106
The crash occurred on 9th October, 1953, during a training exercise in low cloud cover, and resulted in the death of the pilot. It was a De Havilland Jet Vampire V2 106
Which
way now as the mist descends?
The
grandeur of Fan Brycheiniog, the Black Mountain
Slogging
up the last climb!
Photo taken at Sunday's finish – Vets with a combined age this year of 100!
Proud
– and relieved to have finished!
Back
to the 'comfort' of the motorvan!
The 2013 OMM Certificate – Bronze Standard
We
finished the course and gained a number of points, all within the
time limits (so no penalties). We did, however, punch the final
compulsory check on Day 1 slightly out of sequence as we realised we had more
time to get another one – and hence more 10 more points.
Our results are a definite improvement over last year - in what is a very competitive class.
Day 1 - 155 points, 137 out of 201 in 5 hours 37 min
Day 2 - 70 points, 171 out of 197 in 3 hours 40 min
Final Result - 225 points, 151 out of 197 finishers
73rd Vet Team out of 89
Our results are a definite improvement over last year - in what is a very competitive class.
Day 1 - 155 points, 137 out of 201 in 5 hours 37 min
Day 2 - 70 points, 171 out of 197 in 3 hours 40 min
Final Result - 225 points, 151 out of 197 finishers
73rd Vet Team out of 89
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