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I’m rank average (48/138 at the race) but I descend better than I ascend. The going up is improving although if I aim to keep going to the lakes this year, I’ll need to get some proper hill reps in sooner rather than later.
Seeing the front runners descending on the way back as we headed up was incredible - the speed paired with the expression of those at their athletic limit was something. I wish I could’ve seen them on the more technical bits. One thing I do see a lot of at my end of the race, is that people zigzag too much. I’ll regularly pick up a place simply by having the confidence to run in a straight line on the rougher stuff, while others try and aim for slightly out of gait but flatter placements. The day will come when I go down like a sack of shit no doubt, maybe then I’ll share their sense of caution.
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I wish I could run downhill. Love a bit of fell running and this is great inspiration. Top bombing!
@duncs @Thuekr - Thanks! I've got four under my belt at the moment and eyeing up some others. Dulwich out of reach though, 15:46!