Keswick Buttermere 34K road race

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jacdaw Jan 2014 7:11pm, 5 Jan 2014 483 posts	jacdaw Thanks Dave, your Garmin splits are really useful, but you're much quicker than me. If I manage 3 hours I will be pleased. It's useful to know about that little hill at mile 18 - 19. I'm not sure I know where that is.
jacdaw Jan 2014 7:32pm, 5 Jan 2014 484 posts	jacdaw Is that last hill past the Swinside Inn? That's a nasty little hill...
davelord Jan 2014 7:40pm, 5 Jan 2014 188 posts	davelord Yes it will be jacdaw , i was very well prepared for race just over exhuberent {sp}at start , for perspective i ran a 1:22 1/2 in build up then after went to Manchester (april) for my 1st ever sub 3, you will enjoy it , but you will be sore after and anytime there is a good time
Roberto Jan 2014 9:19pm, 5 Jan 2014 337 posts	Roberto I plan to do it if I can get over this little niggle and get my mileage up in time. A few from my club rave about it but heard its tough.
Velociraptor Jan 2014 9:26pm, 5 Jan 2014 28,624 posts	Velociraptor I did it in 2009. It's an interesting route, out along the Borrowdale road and taking in Honister and Newlands passes. I loved it It's challenging, and it's not an event for people who think the party is at the back. I entered in 2011, and DNF'd because within about 4 miles I'd been terminally dropped by the rest of the field and didn't want to keep the volunteers up on the passes for any longer than was necessary in the wind and rain. But it's cheap and it's friendly and it's wonderfully scenic. jacdaw, Roberto, you will both be fine
jacdaw Jan 2015 10:15pm, 10 Jan 2015 1,240 posts	jacdaw I didn't manage to do this race last year, but really was going to do it this year... but it isn't going to happen. It looks like it won't be happening again keswickac.blogspot.co.uk
Anna Bomb Jan 2015 10:20pm, 10 Jan 2015 2,235 posts	Anna Bomb That's a shame as it was a cracking race even though I've avoided it for the past few years due to it destroying my quads