Fetch Fell Runners

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rhb Nov 2018 8:08pm, 2 Nov 2018 1,126 posts	0 rhb ^^ Hohum my main criteria is local. Maybe I'll get to travel further away to race in future. There're lots of Lake District races that look fun & challenging. Lots of Peak races still to try though first!
Hohum Nov 2018 8:59pm, 2 Nov 2018 2,734 posts	0 Hohum I think I'll have to get up and do some of the Peak District ones, I meant to do some this summer, but got distracted :-D Currently trying to do as many welsh races as poss.
jacdaw Nov 2018 9:48pm, 15 Nov 2018 2,145 posts	0 jacdaw Does anybody else get really itchy legs for a day or two following a muddy, boggy run in the lake district or pennines (for example)? Or is it just me? And if you do, how do you avoid it?
Derby Tup Nov 2018 10:03pm, 15 Nov 2018 27,581 posts	0 Derby Tup I think it might the acid in peat that does it. I’ve had it in the past. Washing your legs in a beck or with a bottle of water kept in the car boot straight after running might help
jacdaw Nov 2018 10:26pm, 15 Nov 2018 2,146 posts	0 jacdaw I think you might be right about acid; it's always worse after proper peaty or sphagnummy bog. I've never really thought to rinse them straight away. It sounds obvious now you've said it!
Derby Tup Nov 2018 10:32pm, 15 Nov 2018 27,582 posts	0 Derby Tup A long time ago I used to go walking with a guy who was keen on washing his (old skool brown leather) walking boots in becks or even puddles if we’d been anywhere peaty. He said the acid in the peat ruined the leather
jacdaw Nov 2018 10:56pm, 15 Nov 2018 2,147 posts	0 jacdaw I always rinse my shoes if I can. Bog water definitely rots inov8s.
Northern Exile Nov 2018 9:51am, 16 Nov 2018 4,792 posts	0 Northern Exile Use moisturiser on your lower legs. It makes the crap easier to wash off AND stops itchy legs. ** added benefit of silky smooth legs :-D
jacdaw Nov 2018 12:02pm, 16 Nov 2018 2,148 posts	0 jacdaw That might be better than scaly legs, after 4 days of scratching.
Derby Tup Nov 2018 3:24pm, 16 Nov 2018 27,585 posts	0 Derby Tup I was going to suggest similar to NE but in fact use the slightly less metrosexual approach of taking a pan scourer to my legs after peaty outings myself