:03:20. > :03:23.Is this the first time you have done the Goatfell Hill Race? I have
:03:23. > :03:28.climbed the hill before, I have walked t I have never wanted to run
:03:28. > :03:35.it, I don't know why I have put an entry in today, I'm in for it now.
:03:35. > :03:39.How are you feeling before the start? I'm feeling all right, a pit
:03:39. > :03:44.bit apprehensive, I haven't done the race before, I'm not all that
:03:44. > :03:49.good on rocky descents. We will handle it OK today. I have done it
:03:49. > :03:55.many times. The first time was in 1985. That was my very first-ever
:03:56. > :04:00.hill race. Give it bash, get the view at the top. Joining this
:04:00. > :04:05.year's competitors, everyone from veterans to first-timers, Deziree
:04:05. > :04:09.is also keen to give it bash. feeling nervous, we have been here
:04:09. > :04:13.for ail whoo, we have time to sit and get apprehensive. It looks a
:04:13. > :04:17.long way away. The very fact you can see, I think it is an advantage.
:04:17. > :04:23.It doesn't look hugely far away, compared to some hill races?
:04:24. > :04:28.Really? If you have binoculars it looks very close! It looks very far
:04:28. > :04:33.away. I'm going to have coffee when you are away. I have noticed to
:04:33. > :04:39.bacon roll kiosk. I'm upset by that, might have a stretch!
:04:39. > :04:45.There is a strong line-up in male and female catagories, tipped to do
:04:45. > :04:50.well is Carnethey runner Jasmin Paris. It looks like a real
:04:50. > :04:52.mountain, I'm looking forward to it. It is impressive, it should be nice
:04:52. > :04:56.running on an island, turning around and seeing the sea and
:04:57. > :05:02.everything. In the men's category, someone who has been at the top of
:05:02. > :05:06.the sport for many years, is the veteran runner, Brian Marshall.
:05:06. > :05:09.race like this is very good to come on a ferry to an island, cup of tea
:05:09. > :05:14.and fish and chips on the way home, that you feel you have deserved.
:05:14. > :05:22.Today Brian is up against one of the best, the man who set a new
:05:22. > :05:28.record for the traverse of Skye's ridge, Es. The race should be
:05:28. > :05:32.straight forward. It is up and down. It is a nice hill, he haven't done
:05:32. > :05:40.it before, yeah, it is always nice to come to the islands and do some
:05:40. > :05:45.racing. Right now it is almost time for the off.
:05:45. > :05:49.Goatfell's 2,860-foot summit lies ahead. Everyone looks really fit,
:05:49. > :05:55.I'm nervous, they look way fitter than me. Glad to get started. Here
:05:55. > :06:00.is the drum roll, this is us ready to go, wish me luck.
:06:00. > :06:06.There they are at the start of the Arran Goatfell Hill Race 2012. They
:06:06. > :06:12.are off. 15kms ahead of them, 874ms up
:06:12. > :06:17.Goatfell, first of all, it is round the park here to get it nice and
:06:17. > :06:21.easy, get the legs shaken out. Get the blood start pumping, because,
:06:21. > :06:29.once they leave here they are on to the tarmac for around 2kms, then
:06:29. > :06:31.they start the climb up Goatfell. Off they go.
:06:31. > :06:41.Deziree coming through there, number 34.
:06:41. > :06:41.
:06:41. > :06:46.Just through the start. There she Looking happy. Looking smiley, as
:06:46. > :06:52.the park is left behind, heading up on Goatfell. It is not just Deziree
:06:52. > :06:56.with a tough job today, spare a thought for our cameraman, who is
:06:56. > :07:00.trying to keep up and film at the same time. It is a swift start.
:07:00. > :07:06.is. I hope the people are burning themselves out, and I will overtake
:07:06. > :07:10.them all later. Nice to have a bit of a flat section before we get on
:07:10. > :07:15.to the steep. Deziree's currently near the back of the pack, but she
:07:15. > :07:17.has set herself a steady pace, so how is she feeling about her
:07:17. > :07:20.preparation. I don't really compete in things,
:07:20. > :07:24.so I don't really have anything to judge myself against, I guess I
:07:24. > :07:29.have done a lot of running over the last few months, but I haven't done
:07:29. > :07:36.much of this kind of stuff, steep assents and descents, I will have
:07:36. > :07:41.to give it and go and drink lots of coffee. You say you are not
:07:41. > :07:45.competitive? That is why I don't compete, because I want to win.
:07:45. > :07:49.What is your strategy for the race, will you get with someone who looks
:07:49. > :07:53.good? Run really fast for two hours! A few folks have said to me
:07:53. > :07:57.take it easy on the flat stuff at the start, there is a couple of
:07:57. > :08:02.kilometres on the track to start with. A few folks go pull pelt on
:08:02. > :08:08.that and when they get to the gradient, they are tired out. So
:08:08. > :08:14.take it more steady than I normally would. The climb starts. Are we
:08:14. > :08:18.nearly there, yet. As Deziree battles on. Out in the lead is Es
:08:18. > :08:21.Tresidder, he's closely followed by Graeme Campbell, someone who is
:08:21. > :08:25.consistently in the top ten. They have already managed to break-away
:08:26. > :08:30.from the test of the field. Chasing them are a group of three, led by
:08:30. > :08:35.the veteran runner, Brian Marshall. After two kilometres of road
:08:35. > :08:39.bashing, the real work starts here. Once you have had the nice warm-up
:08:39. > :08:43.for the first five or six minutes, it is pretty much climbing all the
:08:44. > :08:48.way to the top. If you take that too fast, you know by the time you
:08:48. > :08:57.get three quarters a way up. By the time you get to that sort of stage
:08:57. > :09:02.it is the usual kind of hands on, hands on knees to push yourself up.
:09:02. > :09:05.Jasmin Paris is leading the women's race, but she knows a race like
:09:05. > :09:10.this is about more than coming first. The people are fantastic, it
:09:10. > :09:14.is a very laidback, low-key sport, you can run with the very best of
:09:14. > :09:19.runners and worst of runners, and everybody is having a good time and
:09:19. > :09:23.want other people to do equalry well. It is not really competitive
:09:23. > :09:27.-- equally well. It is not r really competitive, it is to a degree, but
:09:27. > :09:35.it is about having fun and enjoying the mountains. Can't speak too much,
:09:35. > :09:38.because I have a stitch. But so far so good. It is a really nice
:09:38. > :09:42.community of people. It is a small community of people, you go around
:09:42. > :09:47.the races and meet the same people over and over again. Do you look
:09:47. > :09:52.out for each other on the hill? Definitely, you have to, it's
:09:53. > :09:56.pretty scary out there sometimes. It is always nice having someone
:09:56. > :10:00.there, so you know you are vaguely going in the right direction,
:10:00. > :10:03.especially on races you haven't done before. It feels very
:10:03. > :10:07.reassuring when you are in a group rather than on your own in the
:10:07. > :10:10.middle of nowhere in the mi. You know that at least your -- in the
:10:10. > :10:15.mist. You know at least you're not the only one going wrong.
:10:15. > :10:20.Further up the hill, the leaders are into the serious climbing. Es
:10:20. > :10:26.Tresidder is still in the lead, but Graeme Campbell is hard on his
:10:26. > :10:32.heels. And in third place is Brian Marshall. He's currently broken
:10:32. > :10:36.away from the second-place group. In the women's race, a former
:10:36. > :10:40.winner here, Jill Mykura, has overtaken Jasmin Paris. This is
:10:40. > :10:50.already turning into battle between these two competitors, Jasmine is
:10:50. > :10:56.not far behind and still going well. We will stake a short break on the
:10:56. > :11:01.action here at Arran, as they tackle the summit of Goatfell.
:11:01. > :11:09.Deziree put in a lot of training for the event, but she took a day
:11:09. > :11:14.with Cameron McNeish to test out the best outdoor gear on offer.
:11:14. > :11:17.I can't tell you how great it is to be out here, away from the hustle
:11:17. > :11:22.and bustle of the competition. Getting out and about to beautiful
:11:22. > :11:27.places is how I normally enjoy myself. Today Cameron and I will
:11:27. > :11:32.find out what each of us think is the best overnight kit. When it
:11:32. > :11:39.comes to backpacking I like to go light, I have to say ultralight. To
:11:39. > :11:45.a nerdish degree. As I get older, my hips and ankles and various
:11:45. > :11:52.points can't cope with the 35-40 pounds I used today carry. It helps
:11:52. > :11:56.me walk longer and faster. It helps to get backpacking as light as
:11:56. > :12:00.possible. How How light can you go and still
:12:00. > :12:04.be safe and warm in the hills. We will find that out today. In the
:12:04. > :12:10.end we all have a different view of what is necessary I like to keep
:12:10. > :12:14.the weight down when camping, but not at all costs, I like a good
:12:14. > :12:18.night's sleep, so I like to take things with me that are comfortable.
:12:18. > :12:21.I have no idea what you have packed, I think your pack is a little bit
:12:21. > :12:29.bigger than mine. Let's weigh them and see what I have got and what
:12:29. > :12:39.you are carrying. I happen to have this clever weighing device here.
:12:39. > :12:44.Let's have a look? It looks about 16.4 pounds, maybe putting the food
:12:44. > :12:54.in it will put it close to 20. Let's check mine. I always aim to
:12:54. > :12:55.
:12:55. > :12:59.get a base pack weight of less than 10 pounds. 9.2. Just gone down to
:12:59. > :13:03.nine. That's not bad. That's nice and light, great when you are
:13:03. > :13:07.walking, but is there enough to keep you comfortable at night. I
:13:07. > :13:12.think you take that pack and try it at night. I like the idea of you
:13:13. > :13:20.carrying my heavy pack. I'm a little concerned, have you got a
:13:20. > :13:23.sleeping bag or bubble wrap! Let's go to a lovely little spot where
:13:23. > :13:28.there are old Shielings and a nice beach.
:13:28. > :13:32.We have come to Moidart, one of the country's most spectacular
:13:32. > :13:37.landscapes, it is west of Fort William, and south of Mallaig, it
:13:37. > :13:41.is an ideal place to travel on foot and test gear.
:13:41. > :13:44.This is light-weight backpacking is interesting, people say it is a
:13:44. > :13:51.culmination of the small things that make up the weight. It isn't,
:13:51. > :13:56.it is the big items, it is the sleeping bag, stove and insulating
:13:57. > :14:00.bag, if you can get those down. feel I'm happy to carry extra
:14:00. > :14:03.pounds so I'm comfortable and have something more robust. You are
:14:03. > :14:08.getting the advantage just now of walking for hours in something that
:14:08. > :14:18.can weigh next to nothing. I can walk for hours with a big pack as
:14:18. > :14:24.
:14:24. > :14:29.When we have walked up here I'm thinking what has she got in here,
:14:29. > :14:34.hair curlers or hair straighteners or a purse full of bits and pieces
:14:34. > :14:37.that women use. A big purse full of pieces that women use, what is in
:14:38. > :14:43.that? Make-up and things like, that toothpaste, soap, you haven't got
:14:43. > :14:53.any of that? At least I know I will be warm when I get to the campsite.
:14:53. > :14:57.
:14:57. > :15:03.You might not be, you will be using my kit! I forget! Look at this,
:15:03. > :15:07.this is lovely. A great collection of old-looking buildings, it is
:15:07. > :15:12.traditionalvilleage there is no road to this place, folks would
:15:12. > :15:20.have looked at boats to get in here. If you look at the Shielings, if
:15:20. > :15:24.you look at the walls no thatches over them. Look at the kayakers,
:15:24. > :15:27.that is the way to get there. beautiful collection of islands. It
:15:27. > :15:31.is great isn't it. Fabulous.
:15:31. > :15:34.What do you think it would have been like living here 200 years
:15:34. > :15:39.ago? It is so hard to imagine. Part of you thinks, because there's lots
:15:40. > :15:44.of holiday homes here now, isn't there. These are mostly look like
:15:44. > :15:51.holiday homes, you think, obviously people see this as an idyllic place
:15:51. > :15:56.to be. I suppose it is, in way, but I would imagine that life here 24/7
:15:56. > :16:01.would actually be really pretty hard. Looking around, there is a
:16:01. > :16:04.few little houses here, there is not loads, you would have had to
:16:04. > :16:14.have gotten on with the people who lived here, you wouldn't have seen
:16:14. > :16:15.
:16:15. > :16:19.many other folks here at all I would imagine.
:16:19. > :16:22.Despite the horrible underfoot conditions and the midges, I'm
:16:22. > :16:25.enjoying the exploratory nature of this. It feels really wild, doesn't
:16:25. > :16:28.it. There is something about coming to places you have never been
:16:28. > :16:32.before that is just really exciting. You don't even have to be doing
:16:32. > :16:42.that much, just wandering through this kind of landscape. It is
:16:42. > :16:46.absolutely stunning, isn't it? How has the pack felt on the way
:16:46. > :16:52.in? I'm not used to carrying a pack, although this isn't heavy, as packs
:16:52. > :16:55.go, I'm not used to it, it is pulling me back a wee bit. How are
:16:55. > :17:00.you doing? I haven't noticed it's on, which is great for the walk in,
:17:00. > :17:05.it will be interesting to see how much comfort I feel from actually
:17:05. > :17:09.using the stuff that's inside it? It will be very interesting!
:17:09. > :17:14.If you are already thinking that both of those packs Way weigh a lot
:17:14. > :17:20.less than what you would normally carry, stay with us, later we will
:17:20. > :17:26.see how going lightweight -- packs weigh a lot less than you would
:17:26. > :17:33.normally carry, stay with us and see how lightweight packing goes.
:17:33. > :17:38.Well done, smile for the camera. What do you think? I'm running!
:17:38. > :17:41.Cheers. Welcome back to the Isle Of Arran
:17:41. > :17:45.and the Goatfell Hill Race, Deziree seemed in good spirits with Cameron
:17:45. > :17:48.today. But she's taking part today, she has to get to the top of that
:17:48. > :17:53.hill as fast as she can and back down to the bottom. I wonder how
:17:53. > :17:57.she's feeling now. I have had a stitch since the get-go, I still
:17:57. > :18:02.have it. I decided walking was the best strategy.
:18:02. > :18:07.Neerp at the top. I'm not going to stop, but any chance of water when
:18:07. > :18:11.I get back down, have you one handy. I think they have one at top. Top
:18:12. > :18:17.is just round the corner. I think you are something like third or
:18:17. > :18:23.fourth at the moment. I have not seen them come down yet either. You
:18:23. > :18:26.are not that far behind. Nice one. As Deziree heads up the final ridge
:18:26. > :18:32.to the summit, further down the hill, many competitors are still
:18:32. > :18:37.coming on to the steep ground. Some have done this race many times
:18:37. > :18:42.before. And one man's has returned for a very specific purpose. I have
:18:42. > :18:46.come to get my teeth back from a few years ago. I took a flyer and
:18:46. > :18:52.bruised, knocked teeth, all sorts of stuff. I said to the hospital
:18:52. > :18:56.and I said to the doctor, my mouth was out here, I said will I be able
:18:56. > :19:03.to play the clarinet when it clears up, he said, yes, I said that's
:19:03. > :19:08.fantastic, I can't play it now! I have been waiting years to say that.
:19:08. > :19:13.I jogged back, I didn't finish the race, first one ever. You are going
:19:13. > :19:16.to finish this one? You better believe it. There is no doubting
:19:16. > :19:22.the passion and commitment of these competitors, this isn't a long
:19:22. > :19:25.event. But it can certainly be a tricky one. It is completely
:19:25. > :19:29.different to say running a marathon or running on the road. You have to
:19:29. > :19:34.think a lot more about where you are putting your feet, there is a
:19:34. > :19:38.bit more kind of fluidity it, if you like. It is not just putting
:19:38. > :19:42.one foot in front of the other. I actually prefer that, to be honest.
:19:42. > :19:46.I may appear to be slow, if you speed it up I'm doing all right!
:19:47. > :19:51.You get to see some great places in Scotland. It is much different to
:19:51. > :19:56.road running, because you get really fast bits, but other bits
:19:56. > :19:59.are hands and knees pushing up the hill, it is varied all the time
:19:59. > :20:04.really. It is just getting away from the hustle and bustle, it is
:20:04. > :20:08.the peace, quiet and doing exercise. It is much better than running on
:20:08. > :20:14.theed road. You can go where you want to go. It clears the head, it
:20:14. > :20:18.is good. This is my first Goatfell Hill Race, I have always wanted to
:20:18. > :20:23.do it. It may be Graeme Campbell's first time competing on Goatfell,
:20:23. > :20:29.but he's having a great race. As they approach the summit, he's in
:20:29. > :20:39.second place, hot on the heels of Es Tresidder, he won the jurra race
:20:39. > :20:44.last year, so he is no stranger to winning. Will he win this year?
:20:44. > :20:47.don't know I'm living abroad at the moment, I don't get to race against
:20:47. > :20:52.the people I'm racing against today, it is difficult to know until you
:20:52. > :20:58.get into it. I have been running over in Belgium, and running well
:20:58. > :21:02.there. Is the experience in Europe a different one? It is different in
:21:02. > :21:11.Belgium, because the level is lower because they don't have mountains.
:21:11. > :21:15.Here it tends to be rocky and steep and rough. Races on the continent
:21:15. > :21:17.don't to be less technical. Brian Marshall has shaken off the
:21:17. > :21:24.competition and is well established in fourth place. Former winner here,
:21:24. > :21:29.this is a race he really enjoys. You can stand in Brodick and see
:21:29. > :21:33.the summit. You know maybe in Stone Age times men were standing here
:21:33. > :21:36.saying to each other, I bet you I can go up faster than you up that
:21:36. > :21:41.hill. It is a primitive thing, you see the summit and start on the
:21:41. > :21:46.Main Street, and back and out, and people in their houses don't care.
:21:46. > :21:50.They don't want to know. And there is some logic to running up and
:21:51. > :21:54.down Goatfell. How are you feeling? Not too bad.
:21:54. > :22:02.Enjoying it still? I am. How are you feeling? Very good, glad to be
:22:02. > :22:06.here. Did you enjoy that? It was fun.
:22:06. > :22:12.All right there. It is just being out and getting to fantastic spots
:22:12. > :22:15.like this, you know. You don't do that in a road race, or, I don't
:22:15. > :22:21.know, triathlon, there is running around the track, you can't beat
:22:21. > :22:26.this sort of countryside. Give us a wave!? Thank you. How are you
:22:26. > :22:31.feeling? Not too bad. Are you enjoying it? So far, so good.
:22:31. > :22:36.me, out in the wilds with usually fewer people. I don't know, just
:22:36. > :22:40.getting away from it all, and seeing the views, and just the
:22:40. > :22:44.exhileration of running back down is phenomenal. It is just putting
:22:44. > :22:51.on your shoes and Government for me, you don't think about anything else,
:22:51. > :22:54.it is just like one step after another. It is just being outside,
:22:54. > :22:58.just feeling fit, that's sort of uplifting. It is addictive. There
:22:58. > :23:04.will be a bit of pain during every race you do, but it must be very
:23:04. > :23:11.addictive, already you are thinking, I will do it again! How are you
:23:12. > :23:15.feeling? All right, I wish I could see down to the sea. As she hits
:23:15. > :23:19.the top, Jill Mykura's addiction is paying off, she has snatched the
:23:19. > :23:22.lead from Jasmin Paris. Jill is one of Scotland's top fell runners.
:23:23. > :23:27.What is the secret of being so fast on the hill? Just go out for runs
:23:27. > :23:31.and try to do a long run at weekends and try to keep it going
:23:31. > :23:35.during the week, mix it up a little bit. You know don't really put too
:23:35. > :23:40.much thought into it, I know that I need to do a long run once a week,
:23:40. > :23:45.and maybe some fast stuff inbetween. Where I live we're at the coast, it
:23:45. > :23:49.is up and Downey, and up and Downey, I have a little practice at hills,
:23:49. > :23:53.no big climbs like that. I don't think I would want to run up hill
:23:53. > :23:57.for 50 minutes either, unless I was racing. This race you can see the
:23:57. > :24:03.top from the start, is that a daunting prospect standing on the
:24:03. > :24:08.start line? I think it is more inspiring for me, and slightly
:24:08. > :24:11.Skarey. You think how can I get to the top, but you just manage.
:24:11. > :24:15.Unfortunately today you can see down to the sea and realise you are
:24:15. > :24:20.on an island, and that magical feel. Still, it is still breath taking,
:24:20. > :24:24.it is still magical. There used to be a nice view up
:24:24. > :24:33.here. Deziree is now approaching the top, but I'm not sure whether
:24:33. > :24:38.she would describe it as magical. Water please. How are you feeling?
:24:38. > :24:44.All right. What do you think of the track? It's God, back down the same
:24:44. > :24:52.way. Amazingly she's in third place. She certainly didn't think she
:24:52. > :24:56.would be that fast? I'm hoping just two hours. You have given yourself
:24:56. > :25:00.an easy one to smash it? I will be happy with two hours. You won't be
:25:00. > :25:02.happy with that, seriously, what are you thinking, you are not
:25:02. > :25:10.thinking two hours, you are thinking less than that, you must
:25:10. > :25:14.be? If I was going to push it to a limit, 1.45. That's more honest?
:25:14. > :25:19.I could get that I would be really happy. I have no idea if I can do
:25:19. > :25:22.that or not. This is Deziree's first Goatfell Race, but it is a
:25:22. > :25:26.long established event in the fell- running calendar. Its origins,
:25:26. > :25:31.however, are shrouded in history. don't think anybody knows when the
:25:31. > :25:35.race of first run, there is anecdotal evidence of it running in
:25:35. > :25:40.the 1930s and 40s. How are you feeling? Excellent. Nearly at the
:25:40. > :25:44.top. The cup was first presented in 1953,
:25:44. > :25:49.bringing people over for the Arran Welcome Weeks, which ran for before
:25:49. > :25:53.seven or eight years, and it was just to provide an attraction for
:25:53. > :25:56.people who were over here on holiday, more as spectators, not
:25:56. > :26:00.many people who were on holiday ran the race. And the field of about
:26:00. > :26:05.eight or nine in those days. were involved in organising it for
:26:05. > :26:10.a long time, did you have challenging years? We have had
:26:10. > :26:14.years where there has been snow down on the summit, and we have had
:26:14. > :26:17.to rearrange the route to go over a much lower course. It was a
:26:17. > :26:21.championship race about four or five years ago, with the mountain
:26:21. > :26:26.rescue team recording winds of 70 miles an hour at the top. That
:26:26. > :26:31.proved a bit challenging, one or two competitors were blown well
:26:31. > :26:33.towards the edge, but fortunate lie nobody blown off it. Those were
:26:33. > :26:37.probably the most extreme conditions we have had. Luckily
:26:37. > :26:41.conditions aren't that bad this year, even so, I'm glad it is
:26:41. > :26:46.Deziree up there, and not me. But, if you're thinking of extreme
:26:46. > :26:50.conditions, it doesn't get much harder than those in the Himalayas.
:26:50. > :26:55.One veteran Scottish climber is back home celebrating a successful
:26:55. > :27:02.as scent of a major peak by a new route. A line that has been called
:27:02. > :27:12.the last great Himalyan problem. Sandy Allan lives in the Cairngorms,
:27:12. > :27:13.
:27:14. > :27:18.and Cameron McNeish caught up with him on glentl ground near his home.
:27:18. > :27:23.Will you be able to walk with feet like that? It will be OK as long as
:27:23. > :27:29.we don't do any technical climbing, I think we will be OK. It strikes
:27:29. > :27:34.me, I have never had a walk with someone with frost bitten toes?
:27:34. > :27:39.friend reckons his toes are frozen down to here, it is a slight chance
:27:39. > :27:43.he will lose the tip of some of his toes, I will lose two toenails,
:27:43. > :27:48.that will probably be all. Earlier this year the Scottish climber,
:27:48. > :27:58.Sandy Allan, stood on the top of the world's ninth highest mountain,
:27:58. > :28:05.naing naing. It translates as -- Nanga, there is no easy way up. He
:28:05. > :28:12.and his partner, Rick Allen, made their ascent by the moz zeen know
:28:12. > :28:17.ridge, it is a staggering 13km ridge. Sandy attempted it 13 years
:28:17. > :28:22.ago, but this epic route had defeated everyone until now. It is
:28:22. > :28:28.covered in snow and ice with huge cornices, with seven summits along
:28:28. > :28:31.its way. Some of them very technical, very steep pinnacles,
:28:31. > :28:35.and quite hard technical climbing. When you are on this ridge, is
:28:35. > :28:39.there any way off it other than retracing your steps or going
:28:39. > :28:43.forward? Once you are on the main ridge properly, there is a point
:28:43. > :28:48.there is called "the point of no return", once you get through there,
:28:48. > :28:58.you are really committed, until you get to the moz seen know gap where
:28:58. > :29:03.there are -- Mozeno gap, where there are ways down.
:29:03. > :29:08.Rick Allen reached the summit with Sandy, and the South African
:29:08. > :29:12.climber Cathy O'Dowd, were joined by three Sherpa friends, all expert
:29:12. > :29:22.climbers. Because the ridge is no difficult, nobody had managed to
:29:22. > :29:22.
:29:22. > :29:26.get beyond the Mozeno Gap, two kilometres short of the summit.
:29:26. > :29:30.Traverseed the ridge they decided to try a line to the top. It proved
:29:30. > :29:34.too much for them, exhausted and food supplies running low, they
:29:35. > :29:42.retreated to the gap and admitted defeat. At that point in the tent
:29:42. > :29:46.we were all there, that point Rick and I agreed to go down. That night
:29:47. > :29:52.I had fantastic sleep, and I asked Katy if she wanted to go down, and
:29:52. > :29:56.she was adamant she did. I asked around to see what was happening, I
:29:56. > :30:00.I have known Rick for a long time and he's tenacious, I shouted
:30:00. > :30:03.across that I might stay up. The good things about them going down,
:30:03. > :30:13.when we went all around the little plastic bags of food, we found
:30:13. > :30:14.
:30:14. > :30:19.about the equivalent of a pact of digestive biscuits -- packet of
:30:19. > :30:23.digestive biscuits, we thought that was good, at that altitude your
:30:23. > :30:29.body doesn't digest food that well. How was the feeling when you
:30:29. > :30:32.reached the summit? We arrived at 2.00pm at the summit area, we
:30:32. > :30:36.thought we knew it really well, because we had been there three
:30:36. > :30:40.years ago. We couldn't find the summit, because there is a peg
:30:40. > :30:45.hammered in and a snow stake and a bit of wire. We couldn't find t we
:30:45. > :30:52.had to go over and back over the peaks, and we didn't find the view
:30:52. > :31:02.summit until 6.12, we recorded it on the watch. We had to spend an
:31:02. > :31:10.extra four hours at 8,000ms, that we didn't need to, we were elated.
:31:10. > :31:16.We did get into serious problems, we had no lighter, and everyone
:31:16. > :31:20.take note not to do that. Down at 7,720ms, we couldn't get the stove
:31:20. > :31:24.to light, the lighter had different up. I had storm matches with me,
:31:24. > :31:28.but the box had totally disintegrated and the paper on the
:31:28. > :31:31.side wouldn't light the matches, we were searching around and trying
:31:31. > :31:36.all sorts of things. We couldn't get the stove to light. That meant
:31:36. > :31:41.we had no water, that is really serious at those sort of altitudes.
:31:41. > :31:47.That sort of altitude it is more serious having no water than food?
:31:47. > :31:50.Yes, all the medical people say seven litres a day, we weren't
:31:50. > :31:54.having any. There wasn't much we could do but try to get down.
:31:54. > :32:01.are in a position getting pretty close to the edge between being
:32:01. > :32:05.ambitious and committed. And then almost unjustified risk, were you
:32:05. > :32:09.aware you were at that cusp? don't think we were at that cusp, I
:32:09. > :32:13.think I have got this reputation for being a very safe and stable
:32:13. > :32:16.climber, you know, we never got to the stage where we had fever, and
:32:16. > :32:21.we thought we have to do this or die. I never really get to that
:32:21. > :32:24.point. There is a lot of people say what you did was very risky,
:32:24. > :32:28.totally committing, you were really pushing the boat out. At what point
:32:28. > :32:35.did you realise, this is not justified any longer? I wonder, I
:32:35. > :32:38.have never come to that point yet! I suppose I have on other mountains,
:32:38. > :32:43.you go this is dangerous now sometimes on an avalanche slope you
:32:43. > :32:47.know not to go near it, you try to reason it out, you know there is
:32:47. > :32:50.something helping you, some spiritual connection, or a seventh
:32:50. > :32:55.sense. What you have achieved is the equivalent of winning an
:32:55. > :32:59.Olympic gold meddlia, yet you probably won't make a lot of money
:32:59. > :33:03.out of it. How does that make you feel? That is mountaineering, I
:33:03. > :33:09.don't care. Most of us say the competition is really within
:33:09. > :33:12.ourselves. All the good climbers who are achieving high grade routes
:33:12. > :33:15.and doing new climbs would say. That the competition isn't with
:33:15. > :33:20.other people, it is within themselves, to see if they can do
:33:20. > :33:25.it and have the discipline to do it. It has been a lifelong ambition, at
:33:25. > :33:30.least it is 18 years, we were 18 days in the hills, a day for every
:33:30. > :33:40.day I have been thinking about that mountain really. Congratulations
:33:40. > :33:40.
:33:40. > :33:44.from all of us at the Adventure Show to Sandy, Rick and everyone
:33:44. > :33:50.else on the expedition. I have been set a challenge of my own, not in
:33:50. > :33:55.the Himalayas but the hills of home. Said yes to the producer of The
:33:55. > :33:59.Adventure Show, when I should have said no.
:33:59. > :34:05.Fancy a bike ride, they said, you know me, always up for going out on
:34:05. > :34:12.my bike, what I didn't know was what type of bike ride it was.
:34:12. > :34:18.I had inadvertantly volunteered for the Snow Roads, that is an Audax,
:34:18. > :34:22.cycling jargon for a very long bike ride. This one is 300kms, that is
:34:22. > :34:29.186 miles, around the eastern edges of the Cairngorms.
:34:29. > :34:35.Do the sums, even averaging a nipy 15 miles an hour, that is --
:34:35. > :34:40.nippy15 miles an hour, that is many hours in the saddle. It is really
:34:40. > :34:45.hilly, 4,800ms of climbing, that is like cycling up Ben Nevis three-
:34:45. > :34:53.and-a-half times. Give me a break! So, I need help, I have arranged to
:34:53. > :34:56.meet one of Scotland's best young cyclists to give me some tips. She
:34:56. > :35:01.has been a member of the Scotland cycling time, but this year not so
:35:01. > :35:07.kind, she has broken her wrist in a crash in a road accident. But she
:35:07. > :35:12.as on the mend. Back in action at Holland at the weekend. Here we
:35:12. > :35:16.don't have enough girls for second race so we're in with the guys,
:35:16. > :35:20.we're overseas and racing against champions of all different
:35:20. > :35:25.disciplines, it is race against the best cyclists in the world, day in
:35:25. > :35:29.day out, it can only improve yourself. Bumpity bumpity, how are
:35:29. > :35:33.you? I'm good, how are you. Really looking forward to doing this
:35:33. > :35:38.challenge, not. 300kms, it is 185 miles, it will be really tough, but
:35:38. > :35:41.the climbs, how do I go about getting through that bit without
:35:41. > :35:46.feeling miserable? People think it is 100% ability and fitness, that
:35:46. > :35:50.is the only way you go up a hill, but, obvious lo a climb is a skill
:35:50. > :35:54.in -- obviously, a climb is a skill in itself, natural ability has to
:35:54. > :35:59.be there and fitness, it is also how you tackle the climb and pos
:35:59. > :36:03.thinking. Which you have -- positive thinking. Which you have
:36:03. > :36:07.shown me you are not looking forward to it at all. Change my
:36:07. > :36:11.attitude? Yes, the brain is a muscle and large one nobody uses.
:36:11. > :36:15.If you think you have come to the basic climb and you have thought, I
:36:15. > :36:17.hate it, I can't climb, you have already beaten the time you have to
:36:18. > :36:24.climb. I don't think we should attack it straight away, let's get
:36:24. > :36:27.a wee run down the hill? It's best to get a run at it, it is quite
:36:27. > :36:32.steep. Positive attitude, I nearly fell over there. Positive attitude.
:36:32. > :36:37.Hills are your friends. The hills are your friends! The thing I find
:36:37. > :36:42.is I run out of puff very quickly, I will start at the bottom of a
:36:42. > :36:47.climb and think it is OK, and around the corner it goes up again,
:36:47. > :36:52.and you think, oh no, and my legs feel like blancmange. Is it a
:36:52. > :36:56.fitness thing? It is, but it is also about gearing, it is before
:36:56. > :37:00.you reach the climb, don't choose the biggest gear you have, you
:37:00. > :37:05.won't make it to the top of the climb in that. Sitting down or
:37:05. > :37:09.standing up, what is the rules? Transference, I think once you have
:37:09. > :37:15.spun your gear and you can't get any more of it out, then you get
:37:15. > :37:19.out of your saddle. You use your legs to give your bum and back a
:37:19. > :37:27.rest of climbing. Positive thinking will get you through it. Just enjoy
:37:27. > :37:32.it! Out of the saddle Doug! there a position when you are out
:37:32. > :37:36.of the saddle? So you don't lean too far that your back wheel starts
:37:36. > :37:41.to skid, this is obviously a steep climb, try to balance it that you
:37:41. > :37:47.are near the front wheel, but obviously not so far, in the centre
:37:47. > :37:55.so your centre of gravity is keeping the bike in place. We're
:37:55. > :37:59.just about there, I can see daylight again! In terms of 300kms
:37:59. > :38:03.Audax, what kind of training should I have put in at this point?
:38:03. > :38:06.hours, you should have prepared yourself for the distance, there is
:38:07. > :38:10.lots of climbs for it, you should have been practising climbs because
:38:10. > :38:15.your heart rate will be high, so your body will have to recognise
:38:15. > :38:20.being in that state. Positive mental attitude. Keep it smooth,
:38:20. > :38:24.keep within your zone and just peddle up each climb the same, I
:38:24. > :38:27.guess. Do you it won't matter how fast you are going, you are doing
:38:27. > :38:30.it to complete it, it will be good enough for Lance Armstrong, good
:38:30. > :38:37.enough for you. He maybe had slightly different goals to me, I
:38:37. > :38:41.hear what you are saying? He kept a nice smooth, fast cadance not to
:38:41. > :38:45.overload your muscles, it is long, you don't want a hard cadance from
:38:45. > :38:53.the start and overloading your muscles. I have a lot of training
:38:53. > :38:57.still to do? Sorry, I have to agree with that! Let's head on. Back down
:38:57. > :39:02.the hill. This is the best part. Down the hill.
:39:02. > :39:05.Let's go. Don't fall off on the gravel, you
:39:05. > :39:12.beasty! You know sometimes you think you have bitten off more than
:39:13. > :39:19.you can chew, that's me, right now. And as I start to burn up the miles
:39:19. > :39:27.in an attempt to get fit, let's rejoin Deziree and Cameron in that
:39:27. > :39:32.remote beach in Moidart, and see how far you can comfortably go with
:39:32. > :39:35.your lightweight backpack and gear. We are going to have a look at the
:39:36. > :39:38.contents of the rucksacks we have been carrying, she has been
:39:38. > :39:43.carrying mine, I have been carrying her's. It will be really
:39:43. > :39:48.interesting to see what she has in here, and maybe a bit intimidating.
:39:48. > :39:51.Backpacking is such a personal things, and I'm sure we have very
:39:51. > :39:55.different ideas about what we should take with us. Let's see
:39:55. > :40:01.what's in the rucksack, I hope I will have everything I need. I kept
:40:02. > :40:06.my sack to the absolute minimum, less than ten pounds, Deziree's
:40:06. > :40:11.weighed in at 16 pounds, it is quite lightweight, but a lot
:40:11. > :40:17.heavier than mine. There is a lot of stuff in here for being quite
:40:17. > :40:23.light. I won't take that out, it looks like underwear, hopefully it
:40:23. > :40:29.is clean. Smidge. What is this, midge coil. This is really light,
:40:30. > :40:35.whatever it is. A stove, my goodness. Gee whizz, just weighs
:40:35. > :40:45.absolutely nothing at all. That is amazing. I think this is a stove.
:40:45. > :40:52.It looks very complicated. We have some untensils here for eating.
:40:52. > :40:55.nice pink toothbrush, lovely. spare hat here. Ha ha.
:40:55. > :40:59.Interestingly the rucksack itself weighs a lot less than mine, I
:40:59. > :41:04.think that is where a lot of weight saving is coming from. There is
:41:04. > :41:08.more clothes than a London boutiques. This must be sleeping
:41:08. > :41:13.bag, this appears lighter than mine. That feels about half the weight,
:41:13. > :41:18.probably. The sleeping bag, that is heavy, I
:41:18. > :41:24.think that I might be very warm in this. A one-person tent, apparently
:41:24. > :41:31.this weighs about a pound. That is just amazing. OK, let's put the
:41:31. > :41:36.tent up first. The first thing I'm going to do is put a midge net on,
:41:36. > :41:45.the midges here are really bad. I have a midge jacket, I will stick
:41:45. > :41:52.this on before I do anything else. Not very glamorous at all.
:41:52. > :41:56.Unfortunately I'm familiar with this tent. It is a Hilleberg Atko
:41:56. > :42:04.tent, it is about four pounds, four-times the weight of my tent,
:42:04. > :42:09.but it is a very good tent. I have never used these kinds of tents
:42:09. > :42:14.before, I don't know how easy it is to put up. The poles are so light,
:42:14. > :42:19.it feels very fragile. It seems there is a break in that pole, I
:42:19. > :42:24.don't know if that is a deliberate sabotage on Cameron's part. Oh my
:42:24. > :42:29.goodness, look at these, these are needles, I better be careful I
:42:29. > :42:33.don't lose it. I don't need to pin out the guys on this tent, I will
:42:33. > :42:36.any way. I'm so worried I snapped it, I'm sure it is more robust than
:42:36. > :42:42.it looks. There is nothing worse than getting up during the night to
:42:42. > :42:49.put out the guy ropes because it becomes windy. Luckily this ground
:42:49. > :42:57.is brilliant for putting up a tent. The tent sup and time to get
:42:57. > :43:03.organised. This is a pretty standard thermorest, comfortable a
:43:03. > :43:06.good size. She might get a shock when she sees mine. It looks near
:43:06. > :43:11.enough identical, I have to say that is much smaller than the one I
:43:11. > :43:17.would use. This is pretty much only going to give you unsullation and
:43:17. > :43:24.support along the top half of your body. That, for me, is not worth
:43:24. > :43:27.weight saving! I sleep very hot, which means that I like very thin
:43:27. > :43:35.sleeping bags, almost a hanky over me is sufficient for me in the
:43:35. > :43:39.summer. I have a feeling this will be a hot, sweaty, three-season, if
:43:39. > :43:45.not winter sleeping bag. Yeah, it feels very heavy. The sleeping back
:43:45. > :43:50.is a gooz down sleeping bag, it is probably going to be quite -- goose
:43:50. > :44:00.down sleeping bag, it will probably be warm, although small, down
:44:00. > :44:00.
:44:00. > :44:07.sleeping bags are better warmth - to-weight ratio, they are very warm.
:44:07. > :44:13.I will probably be OK in this. I first picked up the stove of
:44:13. > :44:16.Deziree's, it seemed very heavy, I was sceptical, it seemed heavy and
:44:16. > :44:21.tipy, now I'm using it at an angle, I'm appreciating the finer points.
:44:21. > :44:25.It is a question of turning on the gas, pressing the little lighter,
:44:25. > :44:30.and there you go. You have the fliem. And the great thing about
:44:30. > :44:35.this, it has been -- the flame. The great thing about this is it has
:44:35. > :44:41.the wind shield so will be fuel efficient. I'm a bit intimidated by
:44:41. > :44:44.lighting this. It is always really hard with mess to tell if it is lit
:44:44. > :44:54.or not. That is one of the reasons why it is not the fuel of choice
:44:54. > :44:54.
:44:54. > :45:00.for some folks. Because it is just a really invisible flame. Pot in
:45:00. > :45:10.there that will help to stablise the whole thing. I'm just to go for
:45:10. > :45:10.
:45:10. > :45:14.some really simple food. The other thing about meths stoves is they
:45:14. > :45:19.are not variable in terms of the rate of the flame or the strength
:45:19. > :45:23.of the flame, so once this is lit, that's pretty much it, I don't have
:45:23. > :45:28.any control over how fast I want this thing to cook. I guess I just
:45:29. > :45:33.need to leave that for a little while now. That is certainly
:45:33. > :45:37.boiling, that didn't take too long. This is taking quite a long time to
:45:37. > :45:42.cook, apparently because it went out and I didn't realise it went
:45:42. > :45:47.out and my food wasn't cooking. It means the midges are back,
:45:47. > :45:51.unfortunately, I have my midge net back on, it will make it difficult
:45:51. > :45:56.for me to eat my tea, because I can't put the rice through. It is
:45:56. > :46:02.bubbling away furiously, I have no way of turning it down unless I
:46:02. > :46:10.turn it off, I can't see a way to turn it off, rather than letting
:46:10. > :46:13.the meths run out. I think I prefer my one.
:46:14. > :46:18.I was just thinking earlier, Cameron, how there must be so many
:46:18. > :46:22.people who live in this country who have never have seen or maybe ever
:46:22. > :46:28.get the chance to see such an amazing place like this. It is a
:46:28. > :46:31.wee bit special. It really is. was thinking even among the people
:46:31. > :46:36.who go to the mountains, the coastal scene is very different,
:46:36. > :46:40.with the sea like this, so flat calm, the sun going down, the
:46:40. > :46:43.islands appearing, there is something magical and essentially
:46:43. > :46:47.elemental about it. It is just empty, we haven't seen anybody all
:46:47. > :46:50.day. We have this place to ourselves. What if somebody said to
:46:50. > :46:54.you, there is nothing to do here. think that is the thing, that is
:46:54. > :46:59.what is really nice about it, there isn't anything to do, other than
:46:59. > :47:03.put your tent up, cook a meal and look at the views. You just have to
:47:03. > :47:08.sit and be and enjoy this environment. I'm looking forward to
:47:08. > :47:13.putting my head down in my tent and listening to the sound of the sigh
:47:13. > :47:19.of the water coming in. Shall we go and check out these tents and
:47:19. > :47:29.sleeping bags and thermovests. have to sleep in your stuff. Try it
:47:29. > :47:40.
:47:40. > :47:45.for an hour at least and see how I have been pretty comfoe in here
:47:45. > :47:50.for the last hour. Pretty -- comfy in here for the last hour. Pretty
:47:50. > :47:55.impressed with the sleeping bag, pretty warm, not interested in the
:47:55. > :48:02.mat, pretty unkoplt for the table and nothing to rest my head on.
:48:02. > :48:05.is nice, the sleeping bag is too hot for me, in no time at all I
:48:05. > :48:10.will be sweating. You get familiar with your own equipment and how it
:48:10. > :48:18.works t becomes second nature to you. Really I want to get back to
:48:18. > :48:20.my own kit. Just a few years ago the kit we are using would have
:48:20. > :48:23.been unimaginable. High-technology means we have high quality
:48:23. > :48:27.equipment with minimum weight. How far you want to take it and how
:48:27. > :48:31.much you are prepared to spend is entirely up to you.
:48:31. > :48:38.To find out more about lightweight backpacking and the equipment we
:48:38. > :48:45.used, follow us on Facebook, where there is also all the news about
:48:45. > :48:49.The Adventure Show. Welcome back to the Isle Of Arran,
:48:49. > :48:53.and the Goatfell Hill Race. The leaders are now on the bit that
:48:53. > :48:58.would absolutely terrify me, the descent. It is long and gruelling,
:48:58. > :49:04.and goes all the way back down there to Brodick.
:49:04. > :49:09.The first man down this treacherous descent is Es Tresidder, but Graeme
:49:09. > :49:13.Campbell has not given up yet, he's only few seconds behind. Meanwhile,
:49:13. > :49:18.Brian Marshall is looking secure in third place. But he will be hard
:49:18. > :49:22.press today catch up with the front two. The downhill sections are what
:49:22. > :49:29.really separate fell racing from any other running sport. It is a
:49:29. > :49:34.skill that requires both expertise, and bravery. No brakes, no brains
:49:34. > :49:38.is the maxim really for downhill running. They talk about
:49:38. > :49:42.windmilling, having your arms out like this. It is almost like flying,
:49:42. > :49:46.I think. Talk to a lot of the runner, you are throwing yourself
:49:46. > :49:52.where you land you land. If you are going down hill you feel you can go
:49:52. > :49:56.faster and faster, it is liberating to do it. In the women's raids it
:49:56. > :50:01.is still neck and neck between Jasmin Paris and Jill Mykura. With
:50:01. > :50:06.Jasmin just in front. These two look set to battle it out all the
:50:06. > :50:11.way down. As for Deziree, she's still going strong in third place.
:50:11. > :50:16.Get down as fast as I can. Do you want some water? Nice to cool down
:50:16. > :50:21.at the top. Water? No, I'm good, I will keep going, cheers mate, it is
:50:21. > :50:27.going well. Just trying to get a breather now
:50:27. > :50:35.I'm going, it is really hard. Glad I'm going down. Better down than
:50:35. > :50:39.going up? Yeah. I think I'm OK coming down hill, I can move fast
:50:39. > :50:45.and do the terrain very quickly hopefully I will make up some time
:50:45. > :50:51.in that respect. See you at the bottom? See you mate. Deziree is
:50:51. > :50:54.here, because, well, we strongly suggested that she had to represent
:50:54. > :50:58.the Adventure Show. Others take part because they love the sport.
:50:59. > :51:03.Some have very personal reasons to be here. I'm doing it as a charity
:51:03. > :51:08.run. I have never done a fell run before, I have only been training
:51:08. > :51:13.for a few weeks. It is interesting, if I make it down I will be happy.
:51:13. > :51:17.I love Arran, I grew up opposite Arran, I have always loved Arran.
:51:17. > :51:20.Partly because it was my first hill race as well, I love looking out on
:51:20. > :51:26.Goatfell, and it is very challenging, but it has lots of
:51:26. > :51:32.variety in the run as well. Although it is hard, to say the
:51:32. > :51:36.least! I work on a submarine, so I have been under the water for the
:51:36. > :51:41.past few week, I got a message a few weeks ago saying I was entered
:51:41. > :51:46.into the race, and morale was low, and I thought that will be great, I
:51:46. > :51:50.will come back and do it. Was it you who entered him? Yeah, I
:51:50. > :51:54.thought he would need the boost. He's mad any way, I thought it
:51:54. > :51:57.would be anything for him to look forward to! Back at the front, and
:51:57. > :52:03.safely down on flat ground, Es Tresidder and Graeme Campbell are
:52:03. > :52:07.still fighting it out for the lead. Es is just in front, so it will all
:52:07. > :52:11.come down to the final section along the road. Couple of minutes
:52:11. > :52:14.behind, Brian Marshall is in the third place he has held for most of
:52:14. > :52:18.the race. Down into the home straight, and the end is in sight
:52:18. > :52:23.for the leader. And Es has increased had his lead on Graeme.
:52:23. > :52:27.Now there's just the final lap around the playing field. And it's
:52:27. > :52:34.Es Tresidder who is fastest on this final leg-sapping section. He's
:52:34. > :52:38.over the finish line first with a time of 1.20.27.
:52:38. > :52:41.Graeme is just behind, it has really been a battle from the very
:52:41. > :52:46.start. After nearly an hour-and-a- half of running, there is less than
:52:46. > :52:50.20 seconds between them. But this year's winner is Es Tresidder.
:52:50. > :52:55.Graeme was with me to the top, he pushed me quite hard, I kept trying
:52:55. > :52:59.to drop him and not being successful. On the first bit of the
:52:59. > :53:03.descent it is very technical, and I got away straight away, I thought
:53:03. > :53:08.that's fine he won't be a problem. I knew I had to worry about Brian
:53:08. > :53:12.because he's a very good descender, I was trying to flow down the
:53:12. > :53:15.descent, half way down I heard someone behind me, I thought it was
:53:15. > :53:18.Brian who caught me, it was Graeme, he got a second wind, he was with
:53:19. > :53:24.me to the road, and I thought I have a mile-and-a-half road race,
:53:24. > :53:28.which wasn't really what I wanted. I managed to get away from him.
:53:28. > :53:33.a second place finish, you must be pleased with that? I am, for an old
:53:33. > :53:39.man. I'm 37, so I'm quite glad for that. A tough run today. I just
:53:39. > :53:44.stuck in behind Es, and you know, let him do all the hard work until
:53:44. > :53:48.the summit, then he disappeared. It was good to get a second-place
:53:48. > :53:54.finish. In the women's race, Jasmin Paris has pulled away from Jill
:53:54. > :53:58.Mykura and maintained a good speed on this gruelling road section.
:53:58. > :54:02.Still ahead round the field, a bruised and battered Jasmin crosses
:54:02. > :54:06.the finish line first. Champion Jasmin, but a new pair of shorts
:54:06. > :54:12.required? I think so, these might have some special value, given they
:54:12. > :54:15.have a big hole in them. What happened? Actually before the race
:54:15. > :54:20.I was saying I was looking forward to looking around at the sea on the
:54:20. > :54:25.descent, I did that once and fell over, I didn't do it again. It was
:54:25. > :54:30.quite rocky on the descent, once it gets flatter you stretch out and
:54:30. > :54:34.trip over. It was good fun any way. Conditions obviously suited you
:54:34. > :54:37.today, you are looking pretty strong? I enjoyed it. I was lucky
:54:37. > :54:45.Jill pulled me up to the top. She was right in front of me. I was
:54:45. > :54:49.struggling a bit more on the climb than the descent. Congratulations
:54:50. > :54:52.to you, a second-place finish, you must be pretty happy with that?
:54:53. > :54:58.is all right, pleased with that. Were you feeling strong before the
:54:58. > :55:01.race, were you feeling confident going into it? Well, not really you
:55:01. > :55:06.never know how you will run until you get to the race day. It was all
:55:06. > :55:14.right, felt fresh enough. Pleased with my climb. That was good.
:55:14. > :55:20.in third place, and doing The Adventure Show proud, it is our
:55:20. > :55:24.little old Miss Competitive, Deziree. How are you? I'm OK. I
:55:24. > :55:28.thought I had to come this way at the end. And I just got a real
:55:28. > :55:32.stride on, and then I realised I had to go round, I didn't think I
:55:32. > :55:37.could do it. What time were you suggesting you wanted to do it in,
:55:37. > :55:47.beat two hours? Beat two hours. you would be happy with 1.45. Do
:55:47. > :55:52.you know what time I have got 1.42.58? Brilliant amazing. That is
:55:52. > :55:56.fantastic time. My goodness. That's OK, I can't believe I was up there
:55:56. > :55:59.about 40 minutes ago. The whole part of the show is we are supposed
:55:59. > :56:04.to do badly to make it look like it is a difficult event. It is a
:56:04. > :56:09.difficult event. She keeps doing it well. Fairly embarrassing, we have
:56:09. > :56:16.a lot to live up to. By now, most of the raceers are on the final
:56:16. > :56:21.straight. And happy to be almost home. Absolute murder, murder,
:56:21. > :56:25.toughest race of my life. This is the worst bit, the hill is great,
:56:25. > :56:32.this is a nightmare. Nearly there. Nice to be in the sunshine. Back at
:56:32. > :56:36.the finish line, and there is more evidence of what a tough race this
:56:36. > :56:43.really is. I have to come and chat to you, we don't have to ask how
:56:43. > :56:48.committed you were? I was going for an hour-and-a-half, I was too busy
:56:48. > :56:52.looking at my watch thinking I had a chance of it. I went flying
:56:52. > :56:56.through the air, I have done both hands, my head, and my side. What
:56:56. > :57:01.happened to you? It was actually quite far up, on the way down, it
:57:02. > :57:05.was on the gravel part, I just tripped. One of these things.
:57:05. > :57:09.that the sort of things that happens when you are a hill runner?
:57:09. > :57:13.It hasn't happened to me before, I haven't done that much before, it
:57:13. > :57:23.is all new. When the battered and bruised get patched up, let's have
:57:23. > :57:52.
:57:52. > :58:02.What a result for Deziree, she took third place and beat her target
:58:02. > :58:03.
:58:03. > :58:07.with a time of 1.42.58. That's it for this month's show, I'm
:58:07. > :58:12.absolutely jiggered. You have been down here for the last two hours!
:58:12. > :58:16.Has it sunk in yet, third place? I'm gobsmacked, I wasn't looking to
:58:16. > :58:21.see if there was anyone in front or behind, I'm totally amazed and
:58:21. > :58:28.really pleased. You should be, I told you would smash it. Next time