Any mountain marathon runners out there?

[northo]

....and if so, anyone doing the OMM this year?

[ewenm]

I was considering it but after splitting up with the OMM-obsessed girlfriend I've thought better of it. Doing a 15km trail race in Coniston on Saturday though.

Good luck, do you know that area of the Lakes well for the OMM this year?

[northo]

ewenm said:

I was considering it but after splitting up with the OMM-obsessed girlfriend I've thought better of it. Doing a 15km trail race in Coniston on Saturday though.

Good luck, do you know that area of the Lakes well for the OMM this year?

I used to know it reasonably well about 20 years ago, but have been re-aquainting myself with it through Google Earth. Did it three years ago starting at Pooley Bridge - weather was atrocious, and boy what a challenge, but managed to finish the B in a year when only 120 teams from 300 starters managed to finish, so was dead chuffed.

Good luck in Saturday's race!

[ewenm]

Hope you get better weather for it this year.

Saturday is just an excuse for a weekend in the Lakes with my mates really. If I hadn't been ill all summer (and then caught a cold last week!) I might have been racing it properly, but not now

[ewenm]

Looks like it's a bit damp for the OMM this year

[northo]

It was great fun - all totally overhyped by the media.

See video I took. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSUu-vG1rlQ

[ewenm]

Good reports on Sleepmonsters too. Hope the toe is alright - at least it saved your team a wet night on the fells.

[northo]

ewenm said:

Good reports on Sleepmonsters too. Hope the toe is alright - at least it saved your team a wet night on the fells.

True - we spent Friday night there anyway. Only a few tents blowing away

[martinmac]

Sure the rescue teams had a hoot.

[northo]

martinmac said:

Sure the rescue teams had a hoot.

Probably - many of them were competing.