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From Coledale Horseshoe
Author: Anna
Sometimes a race can live up to a recce
Practising for a fell race does not necessarily prepare you for the real thing.
Andy, Sarah and I entered this English Championship and British Championship race recently. Being a champs race meant that ordinary people such as me can line up with the top fell-racers on equal terms; not many sports where this is the case.
Snow and beer in the Pyrenees...
Bi-lateral groin strain didn't stop me forking out on new fell shoes...
A short walk followed by lunch to mark the end of the hols.
Lack of exercise over the hols made it seem necessary to attempt at least one "peak"