THE GRIZZLY 2013 .......... Av it ...........!!
Yeah – this is a surfing blog but for the last 5 months I’ve been in serious training for something a ‘little bit different’ – THE GRIZZLY 2013! Trust me it deserves a mentioned on “The Hellman” pages ……
The big day was “Sunday 10 March 2013” and conditions were forecast to be TOUGH. Race organisers had even sent a ‘warning email’ advising all runners to get ready for hell. Extraction points had been set up along the route where stewards would remove any broken / injured runners. This is no jog in the park and Grizzly “Survivor” T-Shirts are only given to those who complete the entire 21 miles.
It went a bit like this:
21 miles
3900ft total elevation – LOTS OF HILLS!!! (Mnt Snowden is just 3560ft!)
zero degree temperatures
minus something in the biting wind-chill up on the cliff tops.
Driving snow and rain.
Deep slippery mud throughout the course.
2 sections of shingle beach running.
2 river crossings
1 knee to thigh deep section of bogs ! (lots of trainers lost in there!)
4hrs plus (16mins) of tough trail running (and at times steep scrambling!)
BRING IT ON !!!!! This was an ideal Hellman challenge. I loved every muddy, painful mile of it.
The first 10 miles were cold / muddy but fine. The next 5 were tougher. Then the bog section was really tough and you come out of there covered in heavy mud and straight into a hill climb. Then another river crossing, a 2 mile beach section, a ridiculously steep cliff step climb from beach level back up to the cliff top, more forest path sections, then the final 3 miles through Beer village and back to Seaton and the finish line – by that stage absolutely knackered but still going for the finish line and a ridiculous sprint (short sprint!) finish. Woooooooooooooooooooooo yeah. “Survivor” . Job done. :0))))))))
The big day was “Sunday 10 March 2013” and conditions were forecast to be TOUGH. Race organisers had even sent a ‘warning email’ advising all runners to get ready for hell. Extraction points had been set up along the route where stewards would remove any broken / injured runners. This is no jog in the park and Grizzly “Survivor” T-Shirts are only given to those who complete the entire 21 miles.
It went a bit like this:
21 miles
3900ft total elevation – LOTS OF HILLS!!! (Mnt Snowden is just 3560ft!)
zero degree temperatures
minus something in the biting wind-chill up on the cliff tops.
Driving snow and rain.
Deep slippery mud throughout the course.
2 sections of shingle beach running.
2 river crossings
1 knee to thigh deep section of bogs ! (lots of trainers lost in there!)
4hrs plus (16mins) of tough trail running (and at times steep scrambling!)
BRING IT ON !!!!! This was an ideal Hellman challenge. I loved every muddy, painful mile of it.
The first 10 miles were cold / muddy but fine. The next 5 were tougher. Then the bog section was really tough and you come out of there covered in heavy mud and straight into a hill climb. Then another river crossing, a 2 mile beach section, a ridiculously steep cliff step climb from beach level back up to the cliff top, more forest path sections, then the final 3 miles through Beer village and back to Seaton and the finish line – by that stage absolutely knackered but still going for the finish line and a ridiculous sprint (short sprint!) finish. Woooooooooooooooooooooo yeah. “Survivor” . Job done. :0))))))))
BEFORE: 
AFTER (21 miles later !!!) ....
posted by Hellman at 9:11 PM
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