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Sunday September
6th 2009
About Halfway up the Kirkstone Climb...To
be fair I think this is the hardest bit. Great picture,
thanks John Howells photography.
1
mile swim in Ullswater - England's most beautiful lake
38 miles cycle - including the Kirkstone Pass
9 miles run up Helvellyn - 3118 feet (England's 3rd highest
peak)
.....(only 75 feet less
than the highest)
Map of Run Route
- may be useful to put in plasic envelope for the run HERE
This is a very challenging race, but I think if you speak
to anyone that has done it you will be told it is well worth
the effort. However, I do recommend you check out the race
route link before deciding.
If you don't already know, the area is fabulous and well
worth making a weekend visit for the race.
Where to Stay.
This
link borrowed from the Glenridding Sailing Centre is
a good starting point. Keswick and Ambleside are both about
20 minutes drive away and have a many B&B and other
accommodations. Keswick has more.
Swimmers Please
Note. Throughout the
year quite a lot of people visit Glenridding to check out
the course; and why not? However, if you intend to swim
in the lake be warned it is always cold. Even during a hot
spell when it may feel warm..ish at the edge it will still
be very cold further out. Go down more than a couple of
feet in the centre and it will be skull crushingly cold.
If you are going to swim the route don't do it without a
wetsuit and get someone to hire a boat and go round with
you. Last summer the Glenridding
Sailing Centre who volunteer to give rescue cover for
that part of the lake had to fish out a number of people
checking out the course. The people at the sailing centre
are very friendly, if you have a word with them they will
probably keep and eye on you if they have a rescue boat
out and they will hire you a canoe. Simple and inexpensive
precautions could avert a tragedy.
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by;
 Arragon's
cycles, Penrith
 Lakes
Runner, Ambleside
 Wilsons
kendal Mint Cake, all over the place.
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