Thursday, March 29, 2012

Coledale recce request

Roger Baumeister (Dark Peak) has asked if anyone would be willing to do a recce of the Coledale Horseshoe race route with him. See below for his email. If you are interested, please contact Roger directly at: rogerbaumeister@gmail.com

“I have been given your name by Jon Broxap, whom I have known for many years, back to the days when I did a lot of racing and other big runs. After a gap of up to ten years since I raced on a regular basis, I have rejoined the FRA and having had my 70th birthday last December, decided to compete in the English over 70 champs. The last Lakeland fell race I competed in was the 1998 Borrowdale. We come up to the Lakes regularly as an "oldie" gang every January and walk the fells. We also have all done the "Joss Naylor" challenge run, my own was in the over 60 [18hr limit] in 2003. The first championship race was the "Lads Leap" which was on home ground and I was able to recce the course easily. The Coledale is on an area that I have not been on for many years. I am coming up on the Thursday before the race by bus pass and will camp Thursday and Friday. I am going to recce the course on the Friday morning. The whole purpose of this email is to ask if any oldie member of Keswick AC, who is not running in the race, would consider coming out with me on the Friday morning to show me the course. Particularly as I was next to last on the Lads Leap. I do hope for improvement but maybe not much this year. I hope that you will let me know either way, thanks. Roger Baumeister

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