by Rose | Oct 2, 2020 | Members' posts, News, Race Report, Uncategorised
A race. An actual race. A race with real numbers that you pin to your club vest with actual pins. Real checkpoints. Real marshals. Everything real. Everything vivid. Everything I have not done for six months, since FRB and I did the 30-mile Haworth Hobble in March, in...
by Rose | Aug 16, 2020 | Uncategorised
The Frog Graham Round FGR) is a swim and run challenge that crosses 18 fell tops and four lakes in the Lake District. The route begins and ends in Keswick and covers a distance of approximately 40 miles with more than 15,000ft of ascent. My FGR was a rather...
by Rose | Mar 16, 2020 | Members' posts, News
We are now into day three of our lock down in Spain (where we have a house). We are comfortable and have a full fridge and freezer. The authorities are trying their best to keep some semblance of normality and food stores and services such as bin emptying etc are...
by Rose | Feb 24, 2020 | Members' posts, Mountain Rescue, Race Report
I’ve done High Cup Nick race five times, by my count (which is probably off), and I will be doing it again, because it is so astonishingly beautiful. And because the race route serves my skills perfectly: five miles to the top of the Nick, then four miles mostly...
by Rose | Feb 18, 2020 | Members' posts, Race Report, Results
“It’s iconic.” “How?” “It just is.” “But it’s only six miles long.” “Aye. It’s still iconic.” I didn’t believe it. I’d heard of the Carnethy 5, but I still couldn’t understand why it had such a reputation when it was short and when even the elevation per mile wasn’t...
