Mourne Seven Sevens - Sat 4th Aug 2012

[LandyLiam]

remember this morning i said my legs were sore, well they're worse now! anyone else suffering?

[whoRya]

Good for you Liam, get it finished.  Don't expect anyone to be impressed with your time though, they'll probably think you have done it in a deep-sea diving suit for charity.

My legs feel pretty good considering, I do swear by a long soak in a radox-fuelled bath though.  I had pulled a wee muscle in my chest before the event and it has been getting sorer all day today.  My arms feel like they have been working hard too.  Probably from the couple of wipe-outs I had in the mud.

@ TypoOn   Rumblebum and I finished with a time of 10 hrs 21 mins.  We picked the pace up a bit past the ice house and down through the forest when we realised we could keep it under the half hour mark.  I was a rare sight running across the car park with both calf muscles cramping up

I can't remember what time twentyclicks did it in, I'll let him answer that.  Needless to say he shaved a few minutes off our time

 

[whoRya]

I meant to say, are there any other forum members or regular forum viewers that were doing the seven sevens yesterday?  Why not log-in or register and let us know how you got on, which bit did you find toughest, did you improve on a previous time, shorts or trousers, jam sarnies or energy gels, fell running shoes or boots etc.

I was speaking to a friend who felt a whole lot better and lighter than the previous year by changing what he was wearing.

[twentyclicks]

remember this morning i said my legs were sore, well they're worse now! anyone else suffering?

I thought I was ok yesterday, but sore enough today!
5.49 was my time... Happy I made it!

Unfortunately quite sunburnt and hundreds of midge bites.

[mregan]

Well done to all taking part.  Looked like an eventful day.  I didnt make it down as I had other things on.  Still on my to do list!

[Rusty Madra]

Well done to all involved. I'm still sorry I didn't do it but toying with the idea of a re-run one day in the coming weeks. If any of you want to do it again for giggles give me a shout when I post the invite on here! Also best routes anyone can suggest?

[sjh1]

As an aside we did the full Mourne Wall on the same day. Brutal as always. 12 started the walk, 6 completed it but all got home safely. It took us an embarrassingly long time as we had some very slow participants. Let's just say it took us about 14 hours last year and longer this year! By the time we reached the Bog of Donard it was dark but we were lucky the moon was out!

We saw the flare going up and the rescue of the guy with the broken leg (think we were on Carn Mtn. at that stage). Was a bit disconcerting as two of our slower guys had just taken a shortcut up Bann's Road to avoid Slieve Muck, but I was pretty sure they couldn't have made it that far!

We camped in Annalong Forest and left all our rubbish behind cos were too tired and hungover on Sun morning to carry it ... but don't worry, I went up yesterday and collected it! I also got four mackerel at Donard Cove y'day, my first in years, must've been karma for collecting the rubbish!

We're going to put together an elite team for next year and attempt the wall in under twelve hours.

[paulocon]

As an aside we did the full Mourne Wall on the same day. Brutal as always. 12 started the walk, 6 completed it but all got home safely. It took us an embarrassingly long time as we had some very slow participants. Let's just say it took us about 14 hours last year and longer this year! By the time we reached the Bog of Donard it was dark but we were lucky the moon was out!

We saw the flare going up and the rescue of the guy with the broken leg (think we were on Carn Mtn. at that stage). Was a bit disconcerting as two of our slower guys had just taken a shortcut up Bann's Road to avoid Slieve Muck, but I was pretty sure they couldn't have made it that far!

We camped in Annalong Forest and left all our rubbish behind cos were too tired and hungover on Sun morning to carry it ... but don't worry, I went up yesterday and collected it! I also got four mackerel at Donard Cove y'day, my first in years, must've been karma for collecting the rubbish!

We're going to put together an elite team for next year and attempt the wall in under twelve hours.

Did the Mourne Wall myself the previous Sunday starting and ending at Carrick Little - second time I've done it and as you say, it's pretty brutal. Got around in 9hrs 27 minutes. Fair play for doing it as part of a group, it's the kind of walk where different people will struggle at different times (I didn't enjoy the pull from Hare's Gap up to Commedagh but got a second wind after that). Did you do a write up for on here?

[LandyLiam]

Well my legs have now recovered to an almost normal level, i even might try a wee run tomorrow. Was speaking to one on the 7 7s runners tonight, he went for an 8 mile run on monday (only 2 days after the event), impressive, especially as he's a pensioner 

[twentyclicks]

my legs were most sore on Tuesday...and then I had a bad fever for 48hrs 

Must have really depleted me! Over the worst of it, just feel weak and yucky. Compared to after the ultra - I'd say my legs were more stiff after the ultra, but more actual muscular pain after 7 7s.
Have to say, I'm pretty sure I saw one of the leading women out for a brisk run on Sunday. The very thought of even a short recovery run seemed too painful for me.

[sjh1]

Did the Mourne Wall myself the previous Sunday starting and ending at Carrick Little - second time I've done it and as you say, it's pretty brutal. Got around in 9hrs 27 minutes. Fair play for doing it as part of a group, it's the kind of walk where different people will struggle at different times (I didn't enjoy the pull from Hare's Gap up to Commedagh but got a second wind after that). Did you do a write up for on here?

Yea people do tire at different stages. Muck is difficult, as is the Commedagh ridge. Bearnagh always looks brutal but I don't think it's as bad as it looks. The descents of Binnian and Donard are tough too.

My mate reckons with a good team we can do it in 10 hours next year but I'd be happy with 12!

Wsn't gonna do much more of a write-up than the above but I might start a thread for people to share experiences of the Mourne Wall Walk (if there's not one already?).

[paulocon]

Did the Mourne Wall myself the previous Sunday starting and ending at Carrick Little - second time I've done it and as you say, it's pretty brutal. Got around in 9hrs 27 minutes. Fair play for doing it as part of a group, it's the kind of walk where different people will struggle at different times (I didn't enjoy the pull from Hare's Gap up to Commedagh but got a second wind after that). Did you do a write up for on here?

Yea people do tire at different stages. Muck is difficult, as is the Commedagh ridge. Bearnagh always looks brutal but I don't think it's as bad as it looks. The descents of Binnian and Donard are tough too.

My mate reckons with a good team we can do it in 10 hours next year but I'd be happy with 12!

Wsn't gonna do much more of a write-up than the above but I might start a thread for people to share experiences of the Mourne Wall Walk (if there's not one already?).

Sounds like an idea. Think there may have been a thread yonks ago as I remember posting here about my first round of it which was back in 2010.

Muck is a bit of a killer alright but represents something of a marker for me as when you get there from Carrick Little, you have 1/2 the ascent done (in 1/3 of the distance). Fully agree about the descents, very steep coming off Binnian and heading down to the bog from Donard is a killer on the knees at that stage.

[LandyLiam]

Sure just start a new thread, the more i hear about this walk the better, hoping to try it myself before the end of the month

[surfnscenic]

As an aside we did the full Mourne Wall on the same day. Brutal as always. 12 started the walk, 6 completed it but all got home safely. It took us an embarrassingly long time as we had some very slow participants. Let's just say it took us about 14 hours last year and longer this year! By the time we reached the Bog of Donard it was dark but we were lucky the moon was out!

We saw the flare going up and the rescue of the guy with the broken leg (think we were on Carn Mtn. at that stage). Was a bit disconcerting as two of our slower guys had just taken a shortcut up Bann's Road to avoid Slieve Muck, but I was pretty sure they couldn't have made it that far!

We camped in Annalong Forest and left all our rubbish behind cos were too tired and hungover on Sun morning to carry it ... but don't worry, I went up yesterday and collected it! I also got four mackerel at Donard Cove y'day, my first in years, must've been karma for collecting the rubbish!

We're going to put together an elite team for next year and attempt the wall in under twelve hours.
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[sjh1]

Yes, was talking to a guy who was camping up there. You per chance? We'd just past the water pipe, it was excellent. I was the one with the umbrella.