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Welsh Castles Relay 2007?
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anyone here take part this year?
it was a tough one, extremely hot.
it was a tough one, extremely hot.
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Also seen a man down about 2 miles from finish, poor b*gger.
The atmosphere at all the legs were great and every team helped with water, so many desperate runners on all the stages.
A truley fantastic and one off type of event. I strongly recommend it if you can get 20 runners at your club to enter.
race details are at
www.lescroupiersrunningclub.org.uk/castles/
Yes, I was running on Saturday. I did Harlech to Barmouth as well! Took me 70 minutes, started a bit too hard & paid for it in the middle part of the race, recovered towards the end. I've put a race report in today's daily training thread.
Nutty Runner did the leg to Harlech (which I did last year).
It is a great event, but hard to get into as they turn down teams every year. We tried to get a second team in - no chance!
Did anyone get one of those leaflets advertising ritebites health food, with all the club special deals on?
The vitacoco went down well in that hot weather.
The websites quite informative to.
70 minutes is a great time! took me 82 minutes but ive onlt been running 2 years, not used to that punishment. i just gave up around 7 miles and started jogging that sun was just too much.
Bet you'll be back next year, running even faster with the benefit of another year's training & experience!
,i think one leg on saturday had 6 non finishers, great race though and fantastic support off everyone. Fingers crossed next year its slightly less hot
i ran the Dogellau to MY.... leg over the mountain, which was the leg where 6 dropped out, v v hard in the heat heard all ok though , support from all clubs second to none great race and we will be back next year (Bitton RR)
Not sure what my finish time was - 63 I think - finished 5th on the stage courtesy of two people collapsing in the last mile who had been in front of me until then - ouch!
Was a little surprised by where the finish of the leg was too - I thought it was going to be right in to Barmouth - might have been able to hang on for 4th if I'd known, - then again might have tried too hard and fallen down...
I raced at the rose inn 4 miler tonight, my legs were not suprisingly still shot from the castles
did a 14 miler training the next day - and intervals tonight. Achilles playing up though.
We managed 14th overall I think - had a 3rd, 4th, and 5th during the race.
Some amazing running at times I hear - Dan Smith for example.
Very impressive time - must remember not to race you on the beach at Exmouth for money!
Lloyd
Believe it or not I think it was even hotter last year, but the only casualty then was a chap who got hit by a motorbike. He was running at WCR again this year, so obviously recovered OK.
Hope I make our team again next year.
Results are now up on the Les Cruopiers web site.
I think I got dehydrated on Saturday and when it came to my leg on Sunday my quads were starting to ache after 10 minutes. I was very happy to reach the finish in Brecon, but was dismayed to see a runner on the side of the road just before the finish being treated by the Red Cross, somebody said he might have been hit by a car, but I'm not sure. My quads have been worse in the last few days than after any of my seven marathons, doubt I'll be back running before the weekend.
It's a great event made all the better for the support given to all runners from all clubs. Let's hope conditions will be more favourable for running next year.
Scabbie - I've just run the last 2 years, fairly identical conditions - great for supporting but tough for running! As we run 1 leg & support 19, I think I'd vote for warm & dry every time - although less sun would be good.
Can anybody say - who was that lightning fast chap who won the brecon stage?
And did he enjoy his free drink???
Well done to all!!
As for the free drink, I always try to give the 1st person across the line, one of my special vita coco natural sports drinks, just as a token for doing well.
Not a fan of those artificial things!
I'm trying to convince all runners to take a totful of this fantastic natural water that's packed with nutrients.....
look forward to speaking to some of you at the next event.
I was lucky enough to scrape a place in the Les C Vets team for a 3rd year running, doing leg 8 (Dinas M to Foel) - many of our top vets run for the senior mens team, making space in the Vets for joggers like me :@)
It was a bit on the bumpy side with 7-8 miles of steady climbing followed by a 4 mile run for home. Like others, I suffered a little (OK, a lot !) as the heat and humidity took their toll. The support and camarade on route was excellent though - a big thanks to those on water station duty, marshalling (Air Products ?) and the convoy of support. Even with lots to drink I still spaced-out long before the finish. A lie-down in a nice trout river after the race soon put the world to rights though. Beats showers any day !
This is such a special race - 'a celebration of running'. Thanks for all those who worked so hard to make this possible. Can't wait for next yeay !
definately a special race! was an honor to be a part of it
I think that was Dan Robinson from Stroud, sub 2:15 marathon runner (but he still didn't break the stage record!)
oft
Glad your top vets were in the Open team, otherwise we (SWRR Vets) would have had a tough time competing against you! That was a fairly tough leg you had there compared to mine (Harlech-Barmouth).
You beat me by two minutes on leg 15, well done. I was speaking to a runner from Les Croupier yesterday and it looks like the collapsed runner at the end of that stage wasn't hit by a car but was another victim of the heat.
OFT
Get Lloydy to give you an easier stage next year.