Dale Head
Sunday 18/09/05
Dale Head fell race - 4.5miles / 685mtrs
10th place - 55mins 42secs
RHB (section 34B) - Dale Head 753mtrs
Part of the Borrowdale Shepherd's meet.
Stayed on to watch the wrestling, hound trailing and tug of war, which the Blands and Scoffer won.
Was 8th to the summit, just behind Chris U, but the old lags from CFR got me going down. Maybe I'll be able to descend like that in another 20 years.
A tip for next year and for Borrowdale is to descend the valley by the beck north of the mine workings, rather than struggling down the steppy slate. Andy and Rob reckon there's a trod back over to the bottom of the slate, needs a reccy that.
Spoke to Don Naylor, Commonwealth games 5000m and SC finalist, before the race. Says he's had enough of track running and had tried a solo Bob Graham the day before, just for fun. Didn't get round, mind. Nuttter.
Westmorland Gazette article
Grand photies as usual by Darian Bridge.
Dale Head fell race - 4.5miles / 685mtrs
10th place - 55mins 42secs
RHB (section 34B) - Dale Head 753mtrs
Part of the Borrowdale Shepherd's meet.
Stayed on to watch the wrestling, hound trailing and tug of war, which the Blands and Scoffer won.
Was 8th to the summit, just behind Chris U, but the old lags from CFR got me going down. Maybe I'll be able to descend like that in another 20 years.
A tip for next year and for Borrowdale is to descend the valley by the beck north of the mine workings, rather than struggling down the steppy slate. Andy and Rob reckon there's a trod back over to the bottom of the slate, needs a reccy that.
Spoke to Don Naylor, Commonwealth games 5000m and SC finalist, before the race. Says he's had enough of track running and had tried a solo Bob Graham the day before, just for fun. Didn't get round, mind. Nuttter.
Westmorland Gazette article
Grand photies as usual by Darian Bridge.
posted by DW at 6:04 pm
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