The essential fell races.

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 DaveHK 17 Oct 2017

Needing some inspiration...

What races in what times should a good fell runner have on their palmares?

I'm thinking about the real classic races and the benchmark times to aim for like sub 4 hrs at Jura and sub 2 at the Ben. Obviously those benchmark times are not equally difficult but there's something attractive about a nice round number and some targets should be easier to achieve than others.

My other thoughts so far would be sub 4 at the 3 Peaks and under an hour at Glamaig.

You'll gather I'm not so clued up on races south of the border!
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 plyometrics 17 Oct 2017
In reply to DaveHK:

Sub 4 in 3 peaks I’d say is a good benchmark.

Sub 10 Old County Tops?
 Padraig 17 Oct 2017
In reply to plyometrics:
Sub 5 Wasdale
Sub 6 Ennerdale


Sub 60 is fine for Glamaig....if you do it in bare feet.......
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OP DaveHK 17 Oct 2017
In reply to Padraig:



> Sub 60 is fine for Glamaig....if you do it in bare feet.......

Saw that this year. Bonkers.

 Roadrunner5 18 Oct 2017
In reply to plyometrics:

I think Sub 4 at Jura is incomparable with sub 4 at the 3 peaks. In good weather sub 4 at the 3 peaks is pretty comfortable for many runners. Typically not many go sub 4 at Jura. I've ran about 3:15 at the 3 peaks and 3:42 or so at Jura.

I'd say sub 1:20 at Snowdon.

The one classic race I never got round to doing was Carnethy, twice registered, once broke my arm just before, the second time got food poisoning or something. Under the hour was always the aim but probably 1:05 as a classic target.

 hydraulicwave 26 Oct 2017
In reply to DaveHK:

Sub 4 at Arrochar Alps.
 Pipecleaner 26 Oct 2017
In reply to DaveHK:

Sub hour at Carnethy 5 or a sub 32 min ( not quite as round number) at Tinto.
 Run_Ross_Run 26 Oct 2017
In reply to DaveHK:

Hoka in under 10.
 Curry 26 Oct 2017
In reply to DaveHK:

Maybe not a classic for some but a sub 3 at the Pentland Skyline race is my goal!
 petestack 26 Oct 2017
In reply to Run_Ross_Run:

> Hoka in under 10.

What Hoka? If the Highland Fling, it's no longer 'Hoka' and sub-10's not really comparable with some of the stiffer benchmarks proposed here. Sub-20 for the full West Highland Way is probably more in keeping with, say, sub-2 for the Ben, and I speak from experience as someone who did sub-10 Fling on his only attempt but never quite made a sub-20 WHW or sub-2 Ben despite multiple runnings of both.
OP DaveHK 26 Oct 2017
In reply to DaveHK:

Some good ideas here. Thanks.

Obviously we're not going to agree on all of them but that's what makes a horse race.
OP DaveHK 26 Oct 2017
In reply to DaveHK:
And the obvious ones no one has mentioned, although not races: Sub 24 for a Ramsay's Round, BG or Paddy Buckley!
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 petestack 26 Oct 2017
In reply to petestack:

> not really comparable with

not really comparable to

(Corrects own grammar!)


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