Lingmell Dash

The Short race in the British Championship series was up to Lingmell from Wasdale Head. A "short" race but still climbing to a height only just short of Scafell Pike which was the next mountain along from Lingmell. The weather was great and the scenery stunning. In the end I had decided to make it a long day trip up which was a lot of driving but not too bad apart from some slightly dubious GPS directions.

The race itself was tough. After about 800 m a very steep climb commenced which took me up around half the height before a steadier climb began. As so often with these races the hill just seemed to go on and on and every time you thought you were at the summit another km or more came into view. The running was pretty nice on the higher ground although I was moving pretty cautiously particularly after the guy in front of me took a nasty tumble.

The final steep descent was very tough and I felt my legs drained of all energy in the final run in.

1 hr 22 mins and 191% of the winning time.