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Fetch Fell Runners

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paulcook 17 Jan 2:05pm, 17 Jan 2025 7,236 posts	Quote Pin paulcook Haworth Hobble might be a good guide to the original question. Plenty of road and harder packed trail on the race route, with some grass and mud thrown in on a couple of sections.
Derby Tup 17 Jan 3:05pm, 17 Jan 2025 70,172 posts	Quote Pin Derby Tup Curly45 wrote:I do need to get some proper fell shoes for next summer season... We've got the shop in Bakewell so I may well go up there at some point. Fit (along with grip) is key to me. If you’ve not tried a shoe from a certain manufacturer before then going to a shop to try on is important
Derby Tup 17 Jan 3:07pm, 17 Jan 2025 70,173 posts	Quote Pin Derby Tup paulcook wrote:Haworth Hobble might be a good guide to the original question. Plenty of road and harder packed trail on the race route, with some grass and mud thrown in on a couple of sections. Last year my feet were by far the least sore / blistered they’d been after Hobbling and it was my tenth outing. I’m a big fan of the Speedgoat to the point I have two pairs unworn laid in for future use
olde english 17 Jan 3:55pm, 17 Jan 2025 145 posts	Quote Pin olde english and its that time of year i give Youlgrave Pommie Panter Fell Race a plug....entry open, £6 https://www.youlgraveharriers.com/pommie-panter-fell-race, all funds go to the village public fund, last year + this year should get us a shiny new outdoor table tennis table for the park . Big after party at the finish line (the pub).
cackleberry 17 Jan 4:07pm, 17 Jan 2025 4,526 posts	Quote Pin cackleberry Scott's are quite comfy. I found them a little sloppy, but if you have wider feet they would be fine. I pretty much live in Salomons, various models. Going a little bigger size wise has meant more recent pairs have lasted longer. My 'almost due to go in the bin' pair of Speedcross 5 have over 900 miles in them.
cackleberry 17 Jan 4:16pm, 17 Jan 2025 4,527 posts	Quote Pin cackleberry Seeing as the Hobble has been mentioned... @Derby Tup how easy/hard is the navigation on first sight? I had missed the fact it's run under FRA rules and therefore no GPX available. This isn't a major issue as both my run partner and I can use a map and compass no bother. Thinking of purchasing the race map in advance. Just useful to know I guess as I doubt we're going to make the remaining recce outings.
larkim 17 Jan 4:22pm, 17 Jan 2025 26,438 posts	Quote Pin larkim There'll always be a GPX that you can grab from someone else's ~~strava~~ or fetch activity, surely?
Gromit 17 Jan 4:24pm, 17 Jan 2025 2,043 posts	Quote Pin Gromit Also while we’re on hobble chat I wonder if there will still be the option to do the early start for “walkers” as the FRA has banned that ?
cackleberry 17 Jan 4:24pm, 17 Jan 2025 4,528 posts	Quote Pin cackleberry There probably is, but I'm not allowed to use it on the day!
zp 17 Jan 4:25pm, 17 Jan 2025 698 posts	Quote Pin zp @larkim Races run under FRA rules forbid the use of GPS devices to aid navigation.