Fellsman

Last weekend I ran the Fellsman. It's always a hard race as it's 61 miles long and climbs 9 of the highest peaks in the Dales, as well as crossing a big nasty bit of bog. Much harder than any individual day on the challenge, but good training and a great race!

I beat my previous time of 18 hours and finished in 16:21, a little slower than I had hoped but ok. We had an interesting few hours in the middle with gales and hailstones, and 142 of the 382 starters retired, the finishers ranging from Jez Bragg in 10:50 (winner by over an hour - very fast for a first time!) to over 28 hours.

I have felt ok since, and was able to ride to work on Monday which I think is a good sign, definately couldn't have done that last year.

My next race (Lakeland 100) is after the challenge, so it feels even closer now! I've got a final-ish schedule now, which may change but is a vague indicator at least. Here it is (click for bigger view)...