That brought back memories for me too. I first entered in the early 80's wearing Nike Pegasus trainers & Ron Hill tracky bottoms. No Goretex either, just a clammy Peter Storm 'waterproof'. Navigation across Fleet Moss was by an old bike torch which took those flat batteries which seemed to last for just a couple of hours. My last attempt was sometime in the 90's when I was teamed up at Stonehouse for the overnight section with a guy who 67. A Rotherham Harriers member, I think. He was tough! I was encouraged to do the event, along with other pals from Lichfield Mountaineering Club, through fellow club member Mike Hartley who, at the time, regularly won the race in 11 hours or maybe 12 if the weather was bad. It was Mike that held the Pennine Way record for 30 years until last year when his record finally fell to John Kelly. Happy days & how I wish I could do the Fellsman again, but at 73 with a failing knee that's most unlikely. 😭
Super video with excellent drone shots catching the dales and its atmospheric conditions! Nice to see a cross-section of people featuring too. Subtle music choices were never intrusive. Enjoyed this. My dad did it in 1969 and 1970 when there were certainly lots of crack fell-runners at the front-end of the field, many of them BGR alumni - albeit clad in boots and heavy walking gear to satisfy the event rules of the time
Oh FFS why did I watch this? I've done the 3 Peaks 4 times and got my first 50 miler planned later this year. Now I'm already thinking about doing this! My wife will not be impressed. :D
How nice to spot this excellent video. I did it in 1995, our time 15:15 is etched on my memory. I'd agreed with my running partner that we'd walk every uphill and only run the flats and downs, and we were lucky that it was quite a dry year. I do recall getting some sleep at the end, in the hall, and then when we set out home in the car, there were still people hiking, who I thought at the time were the tough ones to be still on their feet at 20 hours plus. One of my best ever running experiences, thanks for bringing the memory back
That brought back a few memories. This is a great course and well organised, but what made it really special was the camaraderie with other participants.
Best course out of all ultras, volunteer staff are the super and the food - fantastic! It's so different to all other routes and it is simply better and wilder in every possible way. The feeling of finishing will never get old, It's the one that I'll always be proud of. Oh and the memories of the first crossing of Fleet Moss - super fun!
Does anyone know of shorter events that can be used as an introduction to this style of navigation event (preferably in the South East). This looks amazing but I’m completely unprepared and want to train up in bitesize chunks
Excellent. This event deserves more publicity. How about getting a TV crew in to make a race (I never think if it as a race, scraping through the last checkpoint cutoffs) documentary next year ? Hope to be back next year after 6 years off. Would be nice to hear from some of the event vets too.
@@colinbaird9368 Perhaps you're right. I wouldn't want the "amateur feel" (that's a very good thing in my view) of the event to be lost. But I'd quite like to see a full 500 person start and make sure there's enough interest to keep it going. There's certainly a balance to be struck.
Lovely video. Thank you. And an extra 'thank you' for making the music pleasant and unobtrusive.
I've been contemplating the Fellsman for a few years, decision made. See you for the 60th!
Great little film. Well done.
That brought back memories for me too. I first entered in the early 80's wearing Nike Pegasus trainers & Ron Hill tracky bottoms. No Goretex either, just a clammy Peter Storm 'waterproof'. Navigation across Fleet Moss was by an old bike torch which took those flat batteries which seemed to last for just a couple of hours. My last attempt was sometime in the 90's when I was teamed up at Stonehouse for the overnight section with a guy who 67. A Rotherham Harriers member, I think. He was tough! I was encouraged to do the event, along with other pals from Lichfield Mountaineering Club, through fellow club member Mike Hartley who, at the time, regularly won the race in 11 hours or maybe 12 if the weather was bad. It was Mike that held the Pennine Way record for 30 years until last year when his record finally fell to John Kelly. Happy days & how I wish I could do the Fellsman again, but at 73 with a failing knee that's most unlikely. 😭
Marvelous to read your personal account of experiences in The Fellsman. Thanks for sharing 👍
Excellent video. Very inspiring (& tempting!)
Well that's my April sorted next year!
I look forward to seeing you at Hell Gap then :)
@@chrisstreet6827 Hope to see you there too!
Rachelle this was really special. Thank you so much!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Super video with excellent drone shots catching the dales and its atmospheric conditions! Nice to see a cross-section of people featuring too. Subtle music choices were never intrusive. Enjoyed this.
My dad did it in 1969 and 1970 when there were certainly lots of crack fell-runners at the front-end of the field, many of them BGR alumni - albeit clad in boots and heavy walking gear to satisfy the event rules of the time
Oh FFS why did I watch this? I've done the 3 Peaks 4 times and got my first 50 miler planned later this year. Now I'm already thinking about doing this! My wife will not be impressed. :D
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😂 Best wishes for all your upcoming adventures 🏃♂️
This is wonderful. Thank you for sharing this interesting story :).
How nice to spot this excellent video. I did it in 1995, our time 15:15 is etched on my memory. I'd agreed with my running partner that we'd walk every uphill and only run the flats and downs, and we were lucky that it was quite a dry year. I do recall getting some sleep at the end, in the hall, and then when we set out home in the car, there were still people hiking, who I thought at the time were the tough ones to be still on their feet at 20 hours plus. One of my best ever running experiences, thanks for bringing the memory back
That brought back a few memories. This is a great course and well organised, but what made it really special was the camaraderie with other participants.
Best course out of all ultras, volunteer staff are the super and the food - fantastic! It's so different to all other routes and it is simply better and wilder in every possible way. The feeling of finishing will never get old, It's the one that I'll always be proud of. Oh and the memories of the first crossing of Fleet Moss - super fun!
Great piece of film,a friend of mine did this event several times however it's way beyond my capabilities. The route looks fantastic !
Great film 👍 you wouldn't get me doing it though my knees would never recover!
Does anyone know of shorter events that can be used as an introduction to this style of navigation event (preferably in the South East). This looks amazing but I’m completely unprepared and want to train up in bitesize chunks
Did this about 10 years ago. Brilliant well run event.was bloody hard tho.i def didn't prepare well enough with hindsight 😂
Excellent. This event deserves more publicity. How about getting a TV crew in to make a race
(I never think if it as a race, scraping through the last checkpoint cutoffs) documentary next year ? Hope to be back next year after 6 years off. Would be nice to hear from some of the event vets too.
I think more publicity would ruin the feel of this event and others like it.
@@colinbaird9368
Perhaps you're right. I wouldn't want the "amateur feel" (that's a very good thing in my view) of the event to be lost. But I'd quite like to see a full 500 person start and make sure there's enough interest to keep it going. There's certainly a balance to be struck.