Export resultWelsh 1000m peaks on Sat 3rd Jun 1995
72 startersThis was very much a repeat of Jura with wind, rain, clag and heavy conditions underfoot. One wondered how much worse conditions in June could get before they made us run the short course. Unlike Jura there is a long stretch in the Carneddau when you are high up and catching the worst weather... but they let us run the full whack much to my relief.
With all the big boys at the championship race at Duddon there was a chance for glory
here. Colin Donnely had opened a 50m lead by the time we crossed the start field.
and was out of sight by the time we turned up the valley to the Aber Falls but the rest of us had our own little race. I blew my chances trying to be clever cutting up early onto the Carneddau Ridge. I only discovered the extent of the damage when 1 met everyone on their way back from Carnedd Dafydd. I vented my anger on the long grind up up to the Glyder Ridge and got the right line to Pen y Pass, making up a few places in the process. I had been visualising the run up Snowdon all week, a good steady pull, almost all runnable with the new path, just the sort of climb I like. I had no idea of where I finished until they called me up for a prize in the evening in the pub.
Rick Ansell
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