LAKE DISTRICT FELL RUNNING | GREAT LAKES FELL RACE | FINDING NEW LINES
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video I take in some classic Wainwrights of the Southern Fells while out doing a recce of The Great Lakes Fell Race.
The Great Lakes is organised and run by Ambleside AC with this year's race is taking part 29th June.
Category AL 21KM / 2130m
It's a beast of a race and one of my favourites.
I ran this race last year and in this video I'm doing a recce of some different lines. Mainly the line off Scafell Pike down to the bottom of Foxes tarn Gully which is a check point.
The other is a different line off Slight Side down into Great Moss. The general concensus is to head south, clear Horn Crag then turn East and drop into Great Moss. I'm trying to find a more direct route off the side of Slight Side.
* TRAINING UPDATE*
Weather this week is atrocious (again) so the high fells are unmanagable. The key to a successful training plan is flexibility. Adapt and overcome. I'm focusing on strength work in the gym and low elevation miles while the weather is crap.
Additionally, I've a place in the Isle of Jura fell race so my attendence for the UTS100K is 50/50 at the moment, more on that later.
Hope you enjoy this
Thanks for watching
John
Cheers for another excellent film John, I’m running the Lakeland 50 and 13 Valleys later this year and as I live too far away I’ll be getting my Lakeland fix through your films 😁👍🏻 keep ‘em coming mate
Thanks Pete I appreciate that. More to come! 🤘🏻
Thanks for a run through the hills. Langdales are a very scenic area. Currently banned from running, awaiting a scan on my knee......
Glad you enjoyed it mate, hope your recovery goes well 💪🏻
Superb effort - that last edit through the gate, at around the 35:00 min mark, ticked all the boxes.
Thanks man :)
Do love a good gate sequence 😉
Fantastic video my friend, looks and sounds great👍 🎉
Thanks man glad you liked it :) 🤘🏻
Evening John.
We are at the end of another NHS week and catching up on our favourite youtube videos.
Thank you for bringing one of tbe favourite areas of the lakes to our living room after the challenging working week.
Just watched a brilliantly put together account of the route.
Stunning. Thank you. 😊
Thanks glad you enjoyed it 🙂 mate every week is a challenging week in the NHS! it’s why I’m in the fells every opportunity I get 😂
@@lakelandtrailrunner we know😊
Thanks mate 😊
Another great vid John 😀 Looks like a grand day out. Keep up the good work 👍👍
Thanks man glad you enjoyed it 🤘🏻🙂
very envious John but at least I get my fix through your videos
Thanks man glad you’re enjoying them 🤘🏻🙂
I really do look forward to these vlogs. They are brilliant and like being in the Lakes. I admire your courage finding those lines off the back of Scarfell. I did laugh a lot a the “Swin-stickle” - I’am am still laughing😂😂😂. Has all the snow now gone? Appreciate all the effort that goes into getting these out. I do like ‘shoe talk’ jacket talk would be good. I have ordered the 360 socks as always have wet and cold feet when venturing off the paths. Looking forward to the next one. Top man 👍🙌
Thanks Colin much appreciated glad you’re liking them 👌🏻🙂
Cracking video Joh. The irocks are working their magic (& waterproof socks doing their job!)
Intrigued by this line off SP to FGT. Wonder how much is in it?
Some tricky route finding on a chunk of the route if in the clag on race day...
Pike O'Blisco is like the blooming Bermuda Triangle for me, it's always at the end of a race and it is a complex hill if your mind is tired. Found some lines I never want to repeat 🤣
Sterling work 👍
Tbh mate I’m not so sure about the waterproof socks.. your feet get wet eventually and I find them less comfortable than a good pair of mid weight wet socks.. but then they’re slightly warmer when wet especially in snow.. they’re trial and error ☺️
Heya John. I have a little experience re BGR's. From that I would say The Lords Rake is the quicker of the two ways of getting to Sca fell summit definitely worth a test on one of ur recce's
Hi Rob yes I agree mate, I did the Lords Rake WWT line in a previous vid it definitely felt quicker 👌🏻
Lovely video. I agree about loops on Strava, can't be doing with out-and-back lines!
Absolutely! 😂
Great vid!
great video although hubby thinks you're now trolling us with yet another patched jacket 🤣 more importantly though, how did the waterproof socks work out? 🤷♀
Haha this jacket is new! I had it less than a week before I snagged it 😂 waterproof socks are more like a wetsuit sock. Your feet will get wet eventually however, they’ll be marginally warmer than if you wore normal socks 😉
Hi John, Just wondered which pack you were wearing on this run?
I’m using the Salomon adv skin 12. Brilliant pack almost 3 years old now
I keep debating about waterproof socks,but they are so expensive.
Did your feet remain dry through the streams/river crossings?
What's your recommendation for brand?
I have a gazillion pairs of different flavours (although the 360s are new to me). My main take on these is that they aren’t waterproof (for long). Where they do come into their own is in the prevention of grit particles from getting to your feet. No matter what you run through, your feet will remain squeaky clean and won’t suffer from friction/hotspots/blisters caused by dirt ingress. When you do get wet, the socks act like a wetsuit in keeping your feet relatively warm. If you match them with proper gaiters, you’ll stay relatively dry fording deep streams, but many models will also let in water at the top. Those that don’t usually have a silicon band at the hem that can actually cause “wellie rash”, which is a particularly sore experience in the post-run shower 🙄
@@JS-JackSparra21 ok,I might not bother?
My general running on local trails,I find gtx shoes keep me warm and dry.
Thanks for reply👍
I bought seal skinzs not the best but nothing is perfect
@@JS-JackSparra21 yeah I second this.. they end up acting like a wetsuit for your feet. Feet will eventually get damp/wet but they’ll stay warmer than without. However I have noticed on longer runs they’ll start to chew my feet causing blisters etc whereas if I’m wearing a good quality normal sock I.e a mid/light weight hiking sock I don’t get blisters regardless of how wet my feet are.
Hi mate, what jacket and trousers are you wearing ?
The jacket is a montane featherlite windproof, trousers are Ronhill something.. can’t remember the model 👌🏻🙂
I’ll be doing an updated gear review in the next couple of weeks so keep an eye out for that 🙂
Cheers mate, will definitely look out for that