Well done both. Really tough weather day. Energy sapping and humid. Sweaty and loosing salt and fluid. Then cold and windy. Mental strength from you both. Respect.
Another stunning achievement by you both. You are both an inspiration for us budding trail runners. Great video, and I look forward to seeing your next challenge. Enjoy your recovery
Fantastic again from the both of you. Seriously gary that’s some determination right there. That looked brutal. I’m hoping I can get back to the lakes soon after a couple of bad injuries. Your videos make me want to get back there asap! Keep it up 👍
Hopefully Greg, injuries are so frustrating. I just decided I’d sooner grind it out than spend the next few weeks regretting a DNF. I wasn’t injured (apart from my finger and a few bruises 😂), it was just sheer exhaustion so not a valid reason to me (at the time). As long as I could keep moving it was good enough 👍
Excellent run there guys, well done on completing the Ultra. I never want a DNF either so I would rather crawl than give up. Really need to get back up to the Lakes - everyone keeps asking me when I'm trying for a Bob Graham.
Thanks very much. DNF is a strange one. Like you, I’ll crawl to the finish and I certainly felt it was like that at times on Saturday. There were so many times where I wanted to take an easier option but just couldn’t do it. I think it would have to be a serious injury or being timed out. It’s strange what we put our bodies through in the name of fun! 😂
Weirdly my wife and I were in the Keswick Kong shop when you were out on the course - we didn't see you both specifically but we were trying on climbing harnesses whilst watching the markers travel around the interactive map! Hope the finger is holding out, well done Cheryl for leading the way! Great watch, thank you for putting these up = )
Thanks very much for watching. My finger is still a little tender but that wasn’t going to stop me! Tough day out on the fells but got through it. Cheryl was definitely the stronger out of the both of us so helped with my motivation.
Read before damning me. I'm glad you felt the way you have, I did my first Ultra this year, only 50 miles, the M2L, and I've not come back like I thought I would and it's nice to see with your experience that it hit you like a ton of bricks. On the flip side, I think both of you are f%#King fantastic, love your videos, eager to watch the next one all the time so you can't! stop
Thanks Darren 😂 Seriously though I know what you mean. These long ultras take so much out of you, more than you imagine. After the aches and pains have gone you think you’re good to go. That is until you try! Running just feels hard at that point, almost like you’ve lost so much fitness in such a short space of time. It’s hard not to be hard on yourself. Congratulations on your M2L finish, it’s quite an achievement isn’t it? Any more planned? Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. It’s much appreciated 👍
@TrailRunningCouple now I know I can do one, the world is my oyster as it were, I just have to be careful not to bite off more than I can chew. Very jealous of where you run but I am so out of practice with mountain experience and navigation that I'm going to have to work my way up to it. Would love to join you both but I feel my wife and I are way off of your experience and pace. Would learn a great deal though.
Finally watched it. I didn't know it was an anti-clockwise route. That would have freaked me the hell out. I'm trying to think of any circualar races that i done that and so far i cant. Thanks for uploading. It still makes me so jealous that the lake district is too far away for me but i'll make up for it in retirement im sure 😁
well done you two, met you on course coming off Clough Head, I only did the short, so hats off to ya, awesome effort, might see ya next year!! Great Video
It was indeed. We booked Chester 100 last minute so it was never in our plans. I doubt we would have opted for this race so soon after Chester. Still, we got around and are now going to take a full week off running. Hopefully it’ll be enough! Thanks for watching 😊
Cheers Scott, appreciate your comments. To be honest, these races we do would have seemed impossible a few years ago. The key is to enjoy your running, don’t take it too seriously and see where it leads you 👍
Great video, guys! And you've really captured the day I think there! Great to have a little chat whilst I was still "running" and again later when it turned to a hobble! 😂😢
Another great outing from you two . Amount of times I've done high spy and it's nearly always cloudy up there. Thanks again for your time making and uploading these videos for us viewers to enjoy
Digging deep and facing seemingly insurmountable challenges defines the human spirit. You and your fellow competitors demonstrated what can be achieved despite the conditions. Well done guys and enjoy a well deserved rest and recovery period before your next adventure. All the best from Canada 🇨🇦
We definitely pushed more towards our limits in this race than we’re ever done. It has to be done at times or you’ll always have a barrier that seems impossible to break through. It’s a mental test as much as a physical one. Thanks you for watching, we really appreciate it 😊
Wow! You guys are doing so well! I don't know how you could not fall on a course like that. That's too bad about your finger but like you said, you can still run. The views coming up to Clough Head were beautiful! That race looked so tough. But, you did it! I really appreciate the videos you make. Thanks for taking us along with you.
Hi Gary and Cheryl, I just like to know what kind of camera and camera gear you guys are using? You keep up the good quality work and running videos, I love them!
Thank you so much, that’s lovely to hear 😊 We take a GoPro10 and a GoPro11 with us. To be totally honest I can’t see much between the two. Cheryl uses the 10 and me the 11. If I’m pushed to say maybe the colours are slightly better with the 11 but I could be imagining it!!
Great job, guys. It's good it wasn't too sunny, you would've baked otherwise. Cool Kong event and smoothly done by you twos once again. How is Gary's finger?
Great video, amazing effort 🎉. Do you have any recommendations for head torches and running poles. Do you think the poles offer much assistance? Thanks
Thank you very much. We’ve used a few different torches but our go-to for mountains and long races is a Fenix HM65R-T, it’s a great torch. Poles, definitely Leki. They can offer assistance on difficult climbs and can also act as a stabiliser on tricky downhill sections. For us, they’re a must when we’re intending to cover a vast amount of ascent.
Sometimes these races knock the stuffing out of you. It all seems better after a rest, and you start to think what all the fuss was about. You both did great and will be back stronger. You don’t learn much from easy runs.
We couldn’t agree more. Whilst we’re both still in bits we’re looking back at the race and remembering the good bits. It was a great day out and a real mental and physical test which we just about passed. Thanks so much for watching and taking time to comment 😊
Great account of the Kong.
A fine example of true grit & determination. Good work Mort's
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Thank you very much 😊
More than well done, both of you-brilliant!
Thank you so much 😊
Oooofff, I’m exhausted just watching this! Hats off for getting it done, that’s a lot climbing 👏👏👏!
It certainly was and our legs are feeling it still! It was torture at times! Thanks 😊
Awesome duo again👏👏 that’s a long way with some big hills well done ( again 👏👏) to you both, great teamwork 😊
Thanks Ian, appreciate that 👍
Well done both. Really tough weather day. Energy sapping and humid. Sweaty and loosing salt and fluid. Then cold and windy. Mental strength from you both. Respect.
It certainly made for a hard days outing, that’s for sure! Well done on the Five Passes. Love that route!
You are both incredible
Thank you 😊
Another excellent video looked a brutal route that well done
Definitely a thought one! Thanks Lee 👍
Great effort guys .
Thank you 😊
Another stunning achievement by you both. You are both an inspiration for us budding trail runners. Great video, and I look forward to seeing your next challenge. Enjoy your recovery
Thank you, appreciate your comments.
I certainly don’t mind showing how hard things can be. Our runs are not always pretty! 😂
Good effort guys. Good effort guys.
Thanks very much 😊
Brilliant guys. Thats how I felt at top of Scafell pike and heat going up Helvellyn 😓. Thanks again for fab film.
Thanks Mike, again, great to meet you. What a day that was!
Epic well done both of you
Thank you 👍
Fantastic again from the both of you. Seriously gary that’s some determination right there. That looked brutal. I’m hoping I can get back to the lakes soon after a couple of bad injuries. Your videos make me want to get back there asap! Keep it up 👍
Hopefully Greg, injuries are so frustrating.
I just decided I’d sooner grind it out than spend the next few weeks regretting a DNF. I wasn’t injured (apart from my finger and a few bruises 😂), it was just sheer exhaustion so not a valid reason to me (at the time). As long as I could keep moving it was good enough 👍
Amazing video ! Saw you guys on route you were flying !!! Well done and thanks for filming this.
Thank you! Did you also do this event?
@@TrailRunningCouple yes, I did the long course at the weekend, was pretty brutal 🤣
Brilliant, brutal is definitely the best way to describe it!!! 😂
Good effort guys
Thank you!
Excellent run there guys, well done on completing the Ultra. I never want a DNF either so I would rather crawl than give up.
Really need to get back up to the Lakes - everyone keeps asking me when I'm trying for a Bob Graham.
Thanks very much. DNF is a strange one. Like you, I’ll crawl to the finish and I certainly felt it was like that at times on Saturday. There were so many times where I wanted to take an easier option but just couldn’t do it. I think it would have to be a serious injury or being timed out.
It’s strange what we put our bodies through in the name of fun! 😂
Weirdly my wife and I were in the Keswick Kong shop when you were out on the course - we didn't see you both specifically but we were trying on climbing harnesses whilst watching the markers travel around the interactive map!
Hope the finger is holding out, well done Cheryl for leading the way! Great watch, thank you for putting these up = )
Thanks very much for watching. My finger is still a little tender but that wasn’t going to stop me! Tough day out on the fells but got through it. Cheryl was definitely the stronger out of the both of us so helped with my motivation.
Read before damning me. I'm glad you felt the way you have, I did my first Ultra this year, only 50 miles, the M2L, and I've not come back like I thought I would and it's nice to see with your experience that it hit you like a ton of bricks. On the flip side, I think both of you are f%#King fantastic, love your videos, eager to watch the next one all the time so you can't! stop
Thanks Darren 😂 Seriously though I know what you mean. These long ultras take so much out of you, more than you imagine. After the aches and pains have gone you think you’re good to go. That is until you try! Running just feels hard at that point, almost like you’ve lost so much fitness in such a short space of time. It’s hard not to be hard on yourself.
Congratulations on your M2L finish, it’s quite an achievement isn’t it? Any more planned?
Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. It’s much appreciated 👍
@TrailRunningCouple now I know I can do one, the world is my oyster as it were, I just have to be careful not to bite off more than I can chew. Very jealous of where you run but I am so out of practice with mountain experience and navigation that I'm going to have to work my way up to it. Would love to join you both but I feel my wife and I are way off of your experience and pace. Would learn a great deal though.
Wow, they went with a good old fashioned hole punch system this year! Interesting! 🙂
Back to basics! Still, they all worked without issues and nobody stole them 😂
@@TrailRunningCouple I’m getting flashbacks now, to that pile of flags last year after a naysayer stripped the route along Leg3
Finally watched it. I didn't know it was an anti-clockwise route. That would have freaked me the hell out. I'm trying to think of any circualar races that i done that and so far i cant. Thanks for uploading. It still makes me so jealous that the lake district is too far away for me but i'll make up for it in retirement im sure 😁
Thanks Andy, luckily you’ll have plenty of time on the fells at the end or the month…. 😂
well done you two, met you on course coming off Clough Head, I only did the short, so hats off to ya, awesome effort, might see ya next year!! Great Video
Thanks, good to chat for a short time. Makes me laugh though, short course? Still wasn’t short was it? 😂
Wow that looked tough , a race to remember well done for continuing to the finish, and only 4 weeks after a 100 👏 you both must be mad 😂
It was indeed. We booked Chester 100 last minute so it was never in our plans. I doubt we would have opted for this race so soon after Chester. Still, we got around and are now going to take a full week off running. Hopefully it’ll be enough!
Thanks for watching 😊
Fantastic effort both. Inspiration as always but not sure I’ll be entering the races you do quite yet 😂
Cheers Scott, appreciate your comments. To be honest, these races we do would have seemed impossible a few years ago. The key is to enjoy your running, don’t take it too seriously and see where it leads you 👍
Great video, guys! And you've really captured the day I think there! Great to have a little chat whilst I was still "running" and again later when it turned to a hobble! 😂😢
Thanks Sean! Hope you’re ok and got to Thirlmere is reasonable shape? That latter section by the river was horrible! 😂
@@TrailRunningCouple Safe and sound, thanks! 👍
@@seanxkelly Glad to hear 😊
Great work guys, looked like it was a hard day out on the fells! Really impressive stuff!
Thank you, definitely a hard one for sure. So glad to complete it though 👍
Another great outing from you two . Amount of times I've done high spy and it's nearly always cloudy up there. Thanks again for your time making and uploading these videos for us viewers to enjoy
We must have been up there 5 times or so, maybe more and after, never really had views! Thanks again for watching 😊
Digging deep and facing seemingly insurmountable challenges defines the human spirit. You and your fellow competitors demonstrated what can be achieved despite the conditions. Well done guys and enjoy a well deserved rest and recovery period before your next adventure. All the best from Canada 🇨🇦
We definitely pushed more towards our limits in this race than we’re ever done. It has to be done at times or you’ll always have a barrier that seems impossible to break through. It’s a mental test as much as a physical one. Thanks you for watching, we really appreciate it 😊
Wow! You guys are doing so well! I don't know how you could not fall on a course like that. That's too bad about your finger but like you said, you can still run. The views coming up to Clough Head were beautiful! That race looked so tough. But, you did it! I really appreciate the videos you make. Thanks for taking us along with you.
Clough Head and the Dodds were looking fantastic as the sun came through the clouds. So nice to see. Thank you for watching, really appreciate it 😊
Hi Gary and Cheryl, I just like to know what kind of camera and camera gear you guys are using? You keep up the good quality work and running videos, I love them!
Thank you so much, that’s lovely to hear 😊
We take a GoPro10 and a GoPro11 with us. To be totally honest I can’t see much between the two. Cheryl uses the 10 and me the 11. If I’m pushed to say maybe the colours are slightly better with the 11 but I could be imagining it!!
Great job, guys. It's good it wasn't too sunny, you would've baked otherwise. Cool Kong event and smoothly done by you twos once again. How is Gary's finger?
Thank you Olga. The weather was a mixed bag really but when the sun came out it was brutal. My finger is really sore, bruised and tender, my luck 😂
Perseverance pays. Well done both.
@@cheviot62 Thank you 😊
Hats off to you both. To show the resilience to push on through is incredible. Rest up and recover well 👏
Thank you, that race wasn’t going to be our first DNF. Not a chance! 😊
Great video, amazing effort 🎉. Do you have any recommendations for head torches and running poles. Do you think the poles offer much assistance? Thanks
Thank you very much. We’ve used a few different torches but our go-to for mountains and long races is a Fenix HM65R-T, it’s a great torch. Poles, definitely Leki. They can offer assistance on difficult climbs and can also act as a stabiliser on tricky downhill sections. For us, they’re a must when we’re intending to cover a vast amount of ascent.
Sometimes these races knock the stuffing out of you. It all seems better after a rest, and you start to think what all the fuss was about. You both did great and will be back stronger. You don’t learn much from easy runs.
We couldn’t agree more. Whilst we’re both still in bits we’re looking back at the race and remembering the good bits. It was a great day out and a real mental and physical test which we just about passed.
Thanks so much for watching and taking time to comment 😊
that looked brutal - well done for completing that- plenty of r and r now plus jaffa cakes😂- thank you both for sharing this with us
@@morrislouiseeagle7161 Thank you. I’ve been having Jaffa Cakes daily - doctors orders!! 😂