That bloke who wrote "feet in the clouds" was a Southerner wasnt he?
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Yeah, I think he is a Southerner. I read the book . . . he mentioned the Mickleden Straddle Race and how some runners got hypothermia. I did the race that year and it was the hardest thing I've ever done. I had multiple layers on and just couldn't get warm. There was deep snow and I found it very difficult to maintain a consistent gait, it took me nearly two and a half hours, to do about 13 miles.
Chapeau for giving it a go though, looks a bloody tough sport
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Thank you for your silver-tongued flattery
- which I'm shallow enough to appreciate.
Horses for courses, I guess it Is just what you are used to doing. I've enormous respect for the likes of
@rich p who thinks nothing of cycling from Brighton to Manchester, just to get a cheap pint. Or
@robjh who on the CC ride from Llandrindod Wells, seemed to effortlessly maintain the same pace, both up and down hill . . . a bl**dy fast pace too !
There was a certain psychological aspect to fell running, that I'd always find difficult; on turning up at an event, we were aware that the highest hill in the vicinity, would be the one we'd be running up. Going up was easy, coming down in wet conditions could be very dangerous - I remember quite a spectacular fall on the Tour of Tameside . . . made worse by the fact, that it happened close to the finish - in full view of the spectators, my embarrassment was total. I didn't feel any pain at all - until the adrenaline had worn off.
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