Ah mate, really felt for you watching this, you looked broken and even the banter was starting to dry up and you were just pointing at the nice views towards the end 😂 Honestly tho- massive kudos for getting that far and then back too, it looked a real beast so nothing to be ashamed of!
Great effort Al and smid it looked brutal and its hard when you dont train regularly in that area but acracking effort and another great vidi well done .
Real admiration for you on this one. That wasn't 40k of running, it was 40k of full-on scrambling. I love how the word technical is used as shorthand for "nine thousand places to break an ankle". Hope the next one is a little easier than this.
Haha, thanks Jan. Yeah, technical is a rather pleasant but perhaps somewhat misleading term for it. We spent half the day scrambling across boulder fields!
Wow, well done Al. Absolutely brilliant video mate. Gutted for you not making the cut off but massive well done getting round the course. No mean feat 💪👊🏻
That was good, a guy in our club did it so it was nice to see the route. Do you want electrolytes? No. Then you get more cramp 😆 Ready salted crisps in the pack from now on Al.
Haha, I’d had nothing but electrolytes! Needed a change! But yeah, I’ve heard that over long durations, you need ‘proper’ food like crisps, pork pies etc!
Looks a brilliant route, but pretty tough. I know a lot of those climbs from doing the Wainwrights, and honestly, the full course may only be 1km longer, but you have Esk Pike and Bowfell to get over!😖 Great video thanks, and maybe one for next year… maybe 😀
The Lakes have been our holiday place twice a year for the last 19 years so I know how brutal that terrain is (also we're currently in the Lakes so just doing simple walks is hard!). I said it on FB but HUGE kudos for getting done what you did. Honestly all of that route, whilst beautiful, is absolutely brutal! Scafell Pike should never be underestimated, even if it's terrain you're super used to, it's still tough and takes mental and physical strength. I think you (and Smiddy) did a fabulous job. 👌🏻👌🏻
Thanks Nic! I love the lakes but probably underestimated how much of a challenge it would still be! In my head I thought, ‘I know this place pretty well by now!’ but the route was another level compared to what I’m used to! By Scafell I was spent.
@@AlPepperRuns every year we travel up and every year we go "oh yeah we can do these hills (whatever "they" might have been planned) and every year we go "ooooffff" at the first hill we encounter! Honestly, I said to hubby that we would have been timed out WAY before you were, my hill legs are just non-existent, I need to work on that. But yeah, brutal event and you did super super well. Can't wait to watch The Wall vid... 👌🏻
Brilliant episode,the views were spectacular and seeing you both battle against injuries and the clock was humbling, hold yer head up marra you’ll crack it next time 👍
Well done to both of you for attempting it, Awesome now far you both got. Thanks for all the wonderful photography and info, it can't have been easy filming it as well. Keep up the brilliant and fabulous videos !
That was insane - that’s not a race it is a full on hike! I felt your pain of being DNFd although undoubtedly it was nowhere near the pain you experienced! Great effort!
Wow! What a video Al! Huge well done, you might not have got a finish time but you finished the event 💪🏃 Fantastic, looking forward to the next video 😊
Incredible effort to get that far, Al! I've walked all the fells over the years and that route is pure evil. I would have stopped at Pavey Ark I reckon!
You know your knackered when you start hearing sheep cough's. Sad time Al but well done for getting as far as you did. You cant win em all but you'll remember them.
Well done bud, saw a few heads on the day early doors as we hit high raise saw one lad setting up to take photos on bow fell, and we passed the leader as we descented off Esk pike...eat and drink more the next time youve got a good day in the mountains. Well done for sticking at it
@AlPepperRuns eating is key Al, every 30 mins.... get descent training in those blows, quads. That and salt tabs bud. All a massive learning curve being in the mountains. What a stunning day for it though..
DNF is the biggest worry, but you were a warrior. I am doing the Ultra North 25k this year...hopefully...this is the third attempt... 2 years ago husband fell off his bike before and had a knee injury... Last year I had a sickness bug the night before, ended up with concussion...fingers crossed make it to the start line this year....
Geez, third time lucky hopefully! You’ll have a great time with the Ultra North! Don’t even think about a DNF, just get out there and have a brilliant day! Enjoy every footstep!
Gutted for you Al, but a great effort, well done for keeping on going and digging in. Hoping to see you smash the wall next week and get a fist pump from you
Great video, huge effort. We did the walk from Seathwaite to Great Gable in thick fog, the other week so nice to see what we could have seen, my wife really struggled with the height. Always looked at these races and assumed they were only for the pros, i think you have shown that they aren't? But not sure haha. Well done!
Haha, I’m not sure either! They’re definitely elite events but I reckon non-elites could just about get round in time if you could keep the pace up. It’s experience over super technical terrain that you need!
Got my first ultra marathon on Saturday, I was tieing myself up trying to work out pace and time and wasn't looking forward to the event. having watched loads of your videos you have reminded me why I started running in the first place. the journey and the adventure and the mental health benefits don't know when it became all about finish times. you have given me back my passion and love for running and set me free of the finish times thank you so much for just being amazing & positive. now I truly can't wait for Saturday and the adventure that lays ahead. thank you so so much ❤.
Thank you Adam! Honestly, I’m not sure what to say! What a lovely message to receive and I’m over the moon that you’re looking forward to your ultra! Which one is it?! Thanks again!
I would highly recommend some salt tablets, they do lemon and lime ones in Holland and Barretts. They saved me at the Giants Head marathon last year when it was really hot
@@johncycling6299 probably not really. I’ve done little to no fell running and my ultras have been easier than this. I just thought that my general fitness and long distance experience would be enough! I found this to be a bit of an eye opener!
@@AlPepperRuns You had a good stab at it, though. I just thought that if you had been a bit more comfortable over the rough ground, you could have finished it.
@@TheDaveywavey64 YTP is a no walk in the park either! It’s a challenging course isn’t it?! Sorry to hear you DNF’d but it happens to the best of us! Would you try it again?
The best film yet, mate, not in a mean way but in a way that showed you having every emotion possible to humans. Having DNf’ed twice myself in Ultras, it’s hard to take initially. Just remember, “fail” stands for “First Attempt In Learning”. You’ll come back stronger; you’ll come back more determined; and you’ll come back with just as much enthusiasm as always inspiring us all to go out there and get it. Which reminds me, if you have cramp and someone says, “Do you want some electrolytes?”, the answer is always a resounding “Yes”! Keep up the great work, pal. 💪🏼
Really appreciate the wise words mate. FAIL is a great acronym, I’ll remember that going forward! I’d had so many electrolytes etc. by that point that I just wanted some water for a change!
Ah mate, really felt for you watching this, you looked broken and even the banter was starting to dry up and you were just pointing at the nice views towards the end 😂
Honestly tho- massive kudos for getting that far and then back too, it looked a real beast so nothing to be ashamed of!
Haha! Yeah, I said to the guys I was with that usually it’s good craic and laughter but this was a different beast!
Great effort Al and smid it looked brutal and its hard when you dont train regularly in that area but acracking effort and another great vidi well done .
Thanks mate! Yeah, I agree, you’ve got to train on the fells really, it’s a totally different league to ‘normal’ trails.
Real admiration for you on this one. That wasn't 40k of running, it was 40k of full-on scrambling. I love how the word technical is used as shorthand for "nine thousand places to break an ankle". Hope the next one is a little easier than this.
Haha, thanks Jan. Yeah, technical is a rather pleasant but perhaps somewhat misleading term for it. We spent half the day scrambling across boulder fields!
Brilliant video Al - really brings back the adventure we all had (even though I dnf'd to!)
Thanks Andrew! And what an adventure it was! I appreciate the miles we shared together!
What an amazing effort lads! That made the pendulum look like a walk in the park!!! 😮
Haha, the Pendulum?! That’s a parkrun! Jokes aside, both the Lakes and the Cheviots offer some real adventures don’t they!
Brilliant effort mate , that race is definitely going on my bucket list. Great work pushing as long as you did
Thanks James! I trusted my endurance, it was always pace across technical terrain that I was worried about!
Wow, well done Al. Absolutely brilliant video mate. Gutted for you not making the cut off but massive well done getting round the course. No mean feat 💪👊🏻
Thanks Ian! Appreciate it mate.
That was good, a guy in our club did it so it was nice to see the route. Do you want electrolytes? No. Then you get more cramp 😆 Ready salted crisps in the pack from now on Al.
Haha, I’d had nothing but electrolytes! Needed a change! But yeah, I’ve heard that over long durations, you need ‘proper’ food like crisps, pork pies etc!
@@AlPepperRuns Too many sweet things just sickens you.
“Like having a Sunday dinner for breakfast, it’s too much too soon”😂
Haha, I was quite chuffed when that popped into my head! Accurate too!
Wow, awesome effort 💪. I was thinking of doing this race…….I can confirm that it’s NOT going to happen! Just incredible 👍
Haha, oh no! There’s plenty of other adventures mind you, what have you got your eye on instead?
Looks a brilliant route, but pretty tough. I know a lot of those climbs from doing the Wainwrights, and honestly, the full course may only be 1km longer, but you have Esk Pike and Bowfell to get over!😖
Great video thanks, and maybe one for next year… maybe 😀
Haha, yeah, a couple more peaks would have felt like the Himalayas at that point!
Great effort, well done
@@deshall1885 thanks Des!
Great attempt Al and amazing filming, you got to go back next year and finish the job off!
Thanks Rick! Ha, you reckon?! I’ll get the date in my diary just in case…
@@AlPepperRuns Well only if you want to, that looked super hard! cheers for the videos.
The Lakes have been our holiday place twice a year for the last 19 years so I know how brutal that terrain is (also we're currently in the Lakes so just doing simple walks is hard!). I said it on FB but HUGE kudos for getting done what you did. Honestly all of that route, whilst beautiful, is absolutely brutal! Scafell Pike should never be underestimated, even if it's terrain you're super used to, it's still tough and takes mental and physical strength. I think you (and Smiddy) did a fabulous job. 👌🏻👌🏻
Thanks Nic! I love the lakes but probably underestimated how much of a challenge it would still be! In my head I thought, ‘I know this place pretty well by now!’ but the route was another level compared to what I’m used to! By Scafell I was spent.
@@AlPepperRuns every year we travel up and every year we go "oh yeah we can do these hills (whatever "they" might have been planned) and every year we go "ooooffff" at the first hill we encounter! Honestly, I said to hubby that we would have been timed out WAY before you were, my hill legs are just non-existent, I need to work on that. But yeah, brutal event and you did super super well. Can't wait to watch The Wall vid... 👌🏻
Great Run Al and great footage of a very tough day! Still can't believe we did all of that. See you next year, lets finish this!👊
Thanks mate! Yeah, it was some adventure wasn’t it. Unfinished business you reckon?! I’ll need more practice over technical terrain!
Brilliant episode,the views were spectacular and seeing you both battle against injuries and the clock was humbling, hold yer head up marra you’ll crack it next time 👍
Thanks Scott, really appreciate that!
My knees hurt just watching that! Well done!
Thanks David! Yeah, the huge stone steps are a real challenge on the joints!
Well done to both of you for attempting it, Awesome now far you both got.
Thanks for all the wonderful photography and info, it can't have been easy filming it as well.
Keep up the brilliant and fabulous videos !
Thanks! Ha, I often find I film a lot more first half than second! Might be something to do with me being tired out by that point!
Weldone Al that looked very tough! Great job getting as far as you did
Thank you! Might finish it next year!
That was insane - that’s not a race it is a full on hike! I felt your pain of being DNFd although undoubtedly it was nowhere near the pain you experienced! Great effort!
Cheers mate! The DNF just stings because you’ve put so much work in by that point. It happens though!
Ahhhhh mate what kind of race you dnf at make you get to the finish! Massive well done!
Haha, tell me about it! Cheers Jono!
Just a nice casual little weekend jog😂
Brilliant effort mate! That looked absolutely brutal.
You always make me want to try these races though
Haha, is that a good thing?! It was an absolute beast though!
@AlPepperRuns I might give it a bash some day, but I'm no where near this level yet
Wow! What a video Al! Huge well done, you might not have got a finish time but you finished the event 💪🏃 Fantastic, looking forward to the next video 😊
Thanks Kate! Yeah, I’m pleased I still got to cross the line! Should be two episodes next week!
Incredible effort to get that far, Al! I've walked all the fells over the years and that route is pure evil. I would have stopped at Pavey Ark I reckon!
Haha, the thought briefly crossed my mind! Thanks Geoff!
Great effort lads, no easy feat! Put a pin in it for the next time!
Thanks Roy! Might have to try again next year!
Great video Al very informative and entertaining well done mate 👏👏👏🍺🍺🍺
Thanks George! Appreciate the feedback! Cheers!
Well done!
Cheers Johnny!
You know your knackered when you start hearing sheep cough's. Sad time Al but well done for getting as far as you did. You cant win em all but you'll remember them.
Haha, that wasn’t even half way! Well said, I’ll definitely remember this one!
Well done bud, saw a few heads on the day early doors as we hit high raise saw one lad setting up to take photos on bow fell, and we passed the leader as we descented off Esk pike...eat and drink more the next time youve got a good day in the mountains. Well done for sticking at it
Cheers mate and yeah, I’ve got to eat more going forwards! The winners were ridiculous, basically sprinted from start to finish!
@AlPepperRuns eating is key Al, every 30 mins.... get descent training in those blows, quads. That and salt tabs bud. All a massive learning curve being in the mountains. What a stunning day for it though..
DNF is the biggest worry, but you were a warrior. I am doing the Ultra North 25k this year...hopefully...this is the third attempt... 2 years ago husband fell off his bike before and had a knee injury... Last year I had a sickness bug the night before, ended up with concussion...fingers crossed make it to the start line this year....
Geez, third time lucky hopefully! You’ll have a great time with the Ultra North! Don’t even think about a DNF, just get out there and have a brilliant day! Enjoy every footstep!
Gutted for you Al, but a great effort, well done for keeping on going and digging in. Hoping to see you smash the wall next week and get a fist pump from you
Thanks Paul! And it’s on! See you there!
Great video, huge effort. We did the walk from Seathwaite to Great Gable in thick fog, the other week so nice to see what we could have seen, my wife really struggled with the height.
Always looked at these races and assumed they were only for the pros, i think you have shown that they aren't? But not sure haha. Well done!
Haha, I’m not sure either! They’re definitely elite events but I reckon non-elites could just about get round in time if you could keep the pace up. It’s experience over super technical terrain that you need!
Got my first ultra marathon on Saturday, I was tieing myself up trying to work out pace and time and wasn't looking forward to the event.
having watched loads of your videos you have reminded me why I started running in the first place.
the journey and the adventure and the mental health benefits
don't know when it became all about finish times.
you have given me back my passion and love for running and set me free of the finish times
thank you so much for just being amazing & positive.
now I truly can't wait for Saturday and the adventure that lays ahead.
thank you so so much ❤.
Thank you Adam! Honestly, I’m not sure what to say! What a lovely message to receive and I’m over the moon that you’re looking forward to your ultra! Which one is it?! Thanks again!
Im doung the Stanza stones 50 miles,
Marsden to Ilkley.
@@adamwood6931 I’ve not heard of it but will check it out! Good luck and congratulations in advance Adam! Enjoy every footstep!
will do, thanks
GREAT STORY...
Thank you! Appreciate it!
Great video! How many runners finished? Bloody hard!
I think there were around 180 starters and maybe 10% DNF’d. Not exactly sure though!
Reckon you'd have made it without the filming stops?
To be honest, I used them to get my breath back! The biggest challenges were the elevation gain and moving quickly over the technical terrain.
I would highly recommend some salt tablets, they do lemon and lime ones in Holland and Barretts. They saved me at the Giants Head marathon last year when it was really hot
Great tip, thanks! Sam, who I enjoyed a few miles with, shared some with me! I hadn’t had them before but thought they were great!
@AlPepperRuns you did really well with that elevation and heat, would you go back and do it again?
@@kimmcbirnie5747 that’s a very good question!… probably!
👏👏👏👏
Thanks Jimmy!
Serious question; do you think that you had enough of the right kind of experience to enter this race?
@@johncycling6299 probably not really. I’ve done little to no fell running and my ultras have been easier than this. I just thought that my general fitness and long distance experience would be enough! I found this to be a bit of an eye opener!
@@AlPepperRuns You had a good stab at it, though. I just thought that if you had been a bit more comfortable over the rough ground, you could have finished it.
@@johncycling6299 definitely! I came to the same realisation pretty early on! Bit more training and I’ll be golden!
I DNF. ON YORKSHIRE 3 PEAKS this year so can't see me doing this ones.
@@TheDaveywavey64 YTP is a no walk in the park either! It’s a challenging course isn’t it?! Sorry to hear you DNF’d but it happens to the best of us! Would you try it again?
@AlPepperRuns yes. I was underprepared this year. I will be alot fitter next year. Whernside will not beat me !!
The best film yet, mate, not in a mean way but in a way that showed you having every emotion possible to humans. Having DNf’ed twice myself in Ultras, it’s hard to take initially. Just remember, “fail” stands for “First Attempt In Learning”. You’ll come back stronger; you’ll come back more determined; and you’ll come back with just as much enthusiasm as always inspiring us all to go out there and get it. Which reminds me, if you have cramp and someone says, “Do you want some electrolytes?”, the answer is always a resounding “Yes”! Keep up the great work, pal. 💪🏼
Really appreciate the wise words mate. FAIL is a great acronym, I’ll remember that going forward! I’d had so many electrolytes etc. by that point that I just wanted some water for a change!
Looks like you had to dig deeper than everyone else and finished the route too so massive kudos 👍🏻
Thanks mate! Yeah, I had my own adventure going on and my own race to win! Just getting to the end!
Saving this one until I run in the morning!
Ha, I hope it’s worth the wait!
@@AlPepperRunsyou never disappoint!
@@H8zell thanks Hazell!