Thinking of doing your first Ultra? - The Lap - 47 Miles - Lake District. Can We Beat the Sun

[@JacquesThebeau]

Great video…. Thankyou!

[@Sam-x1f7w]

The views are breathtakingly beautiful, a little bit of heaven in Englands Lake District

[@moodydaniel]

I teared up when I got to see you both finish. Proud of everyone who finished!

[@adamnichols7370]

Great vid, am signing up this year for next... can't wait!!

[@ocbyn]

Loved this video. I am booked for this in May 24. Thank you for the insight into terrain etc. Also, now subscribed. 👍

[@TheSundayPootle]

Maybe see you on the start line this weekend!

[@ColinMoore-fx1qh]

Great video and well done. Looking forward to doing it clockwise this weekend after doing it anti-clock last Sep.

[@TheSundayPootle]

see you on the start line Colin! Have a good one.

[@JimByrne-s1z]

Great video, well done lads. I did it 2022 and am signed up for 2024 .

[@TheSundayPootle]

See you there! and thank you.

[@shaunnicholson5389]

Well done lads, I was waiting for this to come out after watching your last big outing! EPIC run chaps, you deserve a big rest and recovery now. Thanks for posting and taking us along. I look forward to following more of your adventures.

[@TheSundayPootle]

Thank you Shaun. That's really kind! More will follow I'm sure. We are addicts.

[@nigelholmes3894]

Great video. A pretty close echo of my run that day. I was only about 45 mins ahead of you, similarly aiming to get to the end before the sun went down. I also had the lull at about 2/3 distance. I was helped along by some very kind people. All along the route I got to meet some great people. See you in three weeks or so. Maybe start a bit nearer the front this time. It’ll reduce the initial queue. Nice one!

[@TheSundayPootle]

That's a good shout! If you see me there, do come and say hi!

[@TrailRunningCouple]

Great vlog Lee, that start though!! It’s definitely getting more populated!!

[@TheSundayPootle]

yeah, it was a full on queue for 3k! also, next years event sold out in just a few days. I think it's down to your video! :D

[@TrailRunningCouple]

@@TheSundayPootle haha you’re too kind 😊 Yours is getting a fair few watches too!

[@TheSundayPootle]

@@TrailRunningCouple Perhaps we are both to blame then!

[@nicmarlow6388]

this was EPIC! My god you two had us in stitches with your witty comments and facial expressions. Am so glad you got to finish in without the headtorches. Looks like a beautifully brutal event and one that was great time spent with great company! I'll be honest I feel like i'd be a bit disappointed with a wooden medal after such an achievement but maybe the pizza at half way makes up for it? have liked and subscribed, I can't wait to see more from you! 😀😀

[@TheSundayPootle]

Thank you Nic. You are very kind indeed! Glad you enjoyed too! You know what, I love the medal. Makes such a lovely change from the others. It really stands out. The lanyard is not great on it, but the medal itself is lovely. Genuinely a slice of tree branch!

[@nicmarlow6388]

@@TheSundayPootle Oh we definitely did (and we then watched your disq one but i'm yet to like and comment on that). Great channel, really enjoyed :) Yeah I've got a couple of wooden medals now and they are definitely different, I don't hate them and they are quite pretty, I just like the weight and clink of a metal medal. But a tree branch sounds nice! :)

[@gillpilkington5880]

Great video, have signed up for the event in 2024 and it was good to get a glimpse of the course. I stay in Edinburgh and have just watched your video from your visit to Edinburgh last year at the Fringe, you need to get up the Pentlands this year, I think you'd really enjoy the hills 😁

[@TheSundayPootle]

Thank you for watching Gill. you done Ultras before? Thank you for the Pentland suggestion. Deffo need to mix it up a bit this year.

[@gillpilkington5880]

@@TheSundayPootle I've done 3 Ironman events, albeit a few years back now, 1 marathon and 1 ultra (Race to the Stones). Although I had signed up for the full event I had to retire at 50k due to blisters and swore I'd never do anything like that again. Entered The Lap because a friend wanted to do it and it just seemed like a terrific event to try and put the demons of Race to the Stones behind me.

[@TheSundayPootle]

@@gillpilkington5880 I hear Race to the Stones is a BIG challenge! Well done for getting that far! and Ironman's proper scare me! Never say never...

[@JacquesThebeau]

Excellant video! Loved it… Txs

[@MrGarethHarrison]

Really good video mate! I genuinely have no idea how you're able to cover all that distance in a day - let alone run most of it! Very impressed! And watching this makes me realise that I miss exploring the Peak District and the Lake District which I did a fair bit of when I first moved up to Manchester! I'll have to make do with watching it on video!

[@TheSundayPootle]

Thank you for watching pal! And no reason not to head to the lakes for a stroll! Also, you might need to give me some editing pointers! I'm learning... slowly...

[@herecomesbod]

Cracking video and great running. I'm signed up for next year! 😱 It will be my second ultra as I have a nice flat 33 mile race 2 months before as a training run 🤣

[@TheSundayPootle]

you'll love it! Get into the hills and keep on top of the strength work too!

[@overunderabove]

Brilliant - well done. Heck of an achievement

[@steverichardson1918]

Great work Lee, fantastic result! I really struggled on the second half of the race and was a couple of hours after you, coming down those hills in the woods at the end in the dark was NOT fun! Loved the race though and thanks for video, it brought back some great memories! I'll have to crack on with editing my footage now! Well done to you and The Goat!

[@mintymushrooms8025]

Missed out on gettin a ticket for next year. Reckon I’ll just join in 😂

[@reluctantfellrunner]

Fantastic effort. Great achievement guys.

[@northender2006]

Well done, amazing effort. I spotted you milling about and couldn't quite remember where from i recognised you from. Hope you're all recovered now.

[@TheSundayPootle]

Thank you very much! How did you get on?

[@northender2006]

@@TheSundayPootle I had a wobble about 10 miles in. I had a reaction to something and suffered with my breathing. I mustered on and finished in 12hrs 1 minute.

[@TheSundayPootle]

@@northender2006 Crikey! That is an awesome time. Especially bearing that in mind. Amazing work.

[@Rawraw696]

I'm signing up this year, I was really worried as I'm a road runner....forgive me if I'm being ignorant but this feels a lot more chill in regards to what I'm use to I.e. 'keep a 8/9 min pace and happy days'....its so strange to see people stopping for pics and chilling on a race

[@TheSundayPootle]

Not ignorant at all. Had the same questions before I went on these kind of crazy escapades. Yeah, in reality, it's a totally different vibe. Much slower pace in general. Walk up the hills. Stop in feed stations and eat. Rest of top of hills and take in the sights. No-one really asks you your time after an ultra. They normally ask, did you finish?....

[@TheSundayPootle]

Main thing to get used to is eating and running. Gels won't cut it. You need to eat proper food. So if you aren't practised in that, I'd start to introduce it now.

[@jonny9993]

Looking for you on Strava but can’t find you as live in Halifax and would love the route for the ten reservoirs you did for a training run obviously not straight away as trying to get fit enough to do a ultra

[@TheSundayPootle]

no worries. Try this link www.strava.com/athletes/87873477

[@jamesroberts5351]

Hi just watching your Lap video, I'm doing it again next year after bombing out at Ambleside last year. Well done for running it did you manage to complete it nd what time did you get.? Just a quick question, What camera are you using and how many batteries did you use.