Mynydd Troed fell race Sunday 29th April 2012

Posted on Apr 30, 2012 under Race Results and Comments | 15 Comments

The race was shortened to 5 miles from 7 because of difficulty getting marshalls on to the mountain. The weather was absolutely atrocious with gale force wind blowing you sideways and driving rain stinging your bare skin. Most people wore the full body cover but i wore a vest over a tshirt and shorts and my skin afterwards was red raw!

As it was a inter- regional and welsh championship race  I ran for south wales for the first time and was very happy with my finishing position of 11th out of 76 finishers. Most of us suffered with mild hypothermia and one guy had to be dragged into the pub and warmed up by the fire. He was eventually taken to hospital and i think is ok. It was the worst weather ive experienced running so far!

Thats enough of my ramblings who fancies pen y fan in july? The weather cant be as bad as that again surely!

Rhodri.

 

 

15 Responses to “Mynydd Troed fell race Sunday 29th April 2012”

  1. Helen Says:

    You are mad!

  2. ceri Says:

    Well done Rhodri you are an amazing mountain goat ha ha sucha priviage to run for Region you should be proud butty

  3. Elaine Says:

    Wow, hardcore!!

  4. Andy D Says:

    Well done Rhod brill run…

  5. Carl Says:

    Madman chasing raindrops on mountain !! Awsome Rhod well done

  6. andrew baker Says:

    bloody barking

  7. Ross Says:

    well done rhod, that’s seriously impressive! not sure whether we’ll have a break in the rain for training tonight but seems less windy today!

    see you later!

  8. rhodri Says:

    if anybody wants to see how bad it was type mynydd troed fell race 2012 in to you tube!

  9. Doc Says:

    Well done. Perhaps you can persuade Nick to run with a story of having to drag a runner into a lcal pub!!

  10. anne f Says:

    Well done Rhodri fantastic !!

  11. Brian Says:

    I’m impressed,and many congratulations on your selection for the region.Well done!

  12. Brian Says:

    I’ve just watched the clip on You Tube. GET A LIFE.

  13. rhodri Says:

    pete if nick was there the last thing on his mind would have been a cold pint,more like a pint of warm tea!

    Bri there was nothing else to do on a day like that apart from watch crap tv!

  14. jason Says:

    well done rhod . sounded good.if im still alive after my run then ill do a few fell races with you .brilliant run

  15. rhodri Says:

    man v horse jason?couple of good ones in july bedwas on the 7th and pen y fan on the 14th

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