Throughout LAMM Glen Shiel
2000 you will be able to find all the essential information
and in depth race coverage in this race reports section.
To enable you to keep up to date as easily as possible
the reports will appear on the page in the order in time
order, so the latest report will always appear right at
the top.
An event the size and scale of the LAMM takes a huge amount
of effort from all those who organise and assist in its running,
from organiser to marshals. Jill Brownell from Lowe Alpine
makes sure that they are thanked...
After 2 days hard racing, defending Elite Class champions
Alun and Ifor Powell narrowly managed a repeat victory, a
repeat almost as welcome as "Blackadder"....
There was an air of expectation in the camp before the off
this morning, as well as delight that the Swiss team had managed
to make it after all! They even beat the coach from Glasgow
to the camp....
The medical survey during the event has proved very popular
with competitors, despite having to give blood 3 times! Well,
at least its not an armful....
Andrew Sutton, last years C class winner, knows just what he
needs to take with him on a mountain marathon. We asked him
to reveal the secrets of his pack.....
Top Elite class contenders Christian Aebersold and Jan Beguin
have run into major problems in reaching Glen Shiel. They
are now locked in a "never say die" race to even reach the
event...
For some, getting to the location of the Lowe Alpine Mountain
Marathon can be almost as difficult as the race itself! A
few individuals though really know how to arrive.....
The toughest course on the LAMM is the elite course - covering
56km of gruelling terrain, the only way to win is to try and
keep running the whole way for 2 days. It takes a special
breed of athelete to even complete such a course, to be challenging
for victory makes you one of the best there is. We introduce
you to some of the favoured contenders...
Organising, running and reporting on LAMM Glen Shiel 2000
is made all the easier by technology, though still a long
way from being an easy undertaking! Technology can even make
life easier for the competitors too, though don't tell them
we said that, especially on Sunday afternoon.....
A Mountain Marathon is only as good as its terrain and this
year the organising team have surpassed themselves. Its so
good, in fact, that those going all out for a win will have
to have even greater levels of willpower just to stop themselves
losing time by stopping to look at the view. This really is
a stunningly beautiful area and will be familiar to many of
you, as TV series "Hamish Macbeth" was filmed just up the
road in Plockton...
The latest weather forecast for the weekend, courtesy of
our man in the know. This is a report specifically for LAMM
Glen Shiel 2000....
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