Great Lakeland 3 Day Mountain Marathon
28th April - 1st May 2017

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Richard Beard (88km, 5800m ascent in 3 days) 18:20:00 Distance Ascent
Day 1
6:58:31 36km 2300m
Day 2
6:56:56 29km 2150m
Day 3
4:24:33* 23km 1350m

* Running time was 4hr 04 minutes but the finish wasn’t open!

Wainwright course

This year the weather gods looked favourably down on the GL3D which was based at Coniston and we enjoyed dry, clear conditions, if a little breezy at times. On day2 I arrived at the campsite as the event marquee was blowing down! The courses took us on an anticlockwise tour of the central fells with overnight camps in Langdale and the Duddon valley. Tops visited en route included Wetherlam, Sergeant Man, Scafell, Scafell Pike, Harter Fell and Coniston Old Man. As always a relaxed and challenging event amidst the magnificent Lakeland scenery. On the final day the finish didn’t open until midday and competitors were required to estimate their running times and select an appropriate start time from a 2hr window. The easier running conditions caught myself and many others (over half of the top 50) out and we arrived too early!

Richard Beard