Edale Skyline Race 2022 - Peak District Trail Running

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2 жыл бұрын

In this video I tackle the Edale Skyline Race in the Peak District. It's an iconic trail / fell race and one that i'd dreamed of doing since I first learned of the route. I'm a newcomer to trail running but I was determined to give it my best shot and see if I could get around the course before the time cutoffs.
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@govgan2797 2 жыл бұрын

Well done, an enjoyable watch. Always good to see people doubt themselves then come out victorious. It teaches us so much about our future capabilities.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Leslie. Really happy that I managed to get around within the time limits 😁

@mattcarr3798 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Dean, brilliant effort 👌👍

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Matt, thanks for watching 👍

@windyg5236 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent well done Dean and thanks for sharing 👍

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, it was a really great day out 👍😎

@gazlewis4777 2 жыл бұрын

A massive crisp Top Gun style high five for that achievement Dean. I've watched your videos for a few years now and really enjoy them. You inspired me to get back out walking and as a result lost almost 3 stone and improved my mental wellbeing. I recently took my partner to Castleton where we did Cave Dale and the great ridge. She loved it :) A huge thanks for the videos, the inspiration and motivation.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

I like the thought of that crisp Top Gun style high five, they are the best and most efficient type 🖐️. Thanks for watching the videos and I'm so glad they have helped in some way to getting you back out there. A Top Gun style high five to you for the weight loss, that's really impressive and a nice byproduct of all that outdoor enjoyment. All the best, Dean

@RelaxedRoamer 2 жыл бұрын

We need to move from being apart from the nature to becoming a part of nature once again. thanks for sharing this amazing video 😍

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more. Thanks for watching and commenting

@maurice5992 2 жыл бұрын

Don't know about you Dean....but I need a lie down after watching that! Amazing effort, well done.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Maurice, it really was a great day. Loved it 😁

@alanwetherelt7155 Жыл бұрын

As many have said well fantastic start to your trail running

@DeanRead Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Alan 👍

@northender2006 2 жыл бұрын

Well done pal, great achievement 👍👍👍

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Alex 👍

@trailrunningdude 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations 👏 👍 🥳

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Colin

@MyOutdoorsUK 2 жыл бұрын

Great to see the latest stage in your transition from walker to runner. Even better to see you really pushing your limits and succeeding. Sheer stubbornness get you a long way! Congratulations.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Dave. I've learned a lot over the years from various failures in life, a few hard lessons especially my original Pennine Way attempt. The sheer stubbornness is definitely a mindset I've had to develop but happy that I have. I will not quit until I physically can't walk 🤣 I'm sure that resolve will be tested numerous times this year on various challenges.

@AnthonyJohnson1 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Dean. Fab achievement. That route is a challenge to walk let alone run, so you did extremely well to complete within the time limit. Another box ticked and a step closer to the Spine Race 👍

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Anthony. I really enjoyed the race, I was really nervous but once I was on the start line the nerves went away. Think it was because it was my first fell race rather than worrying about the distance. Training is going well for the Spine, I have a little 170+ mile walk across Scotland to do first in May, the TGO challenge should be a nice leg stretch before the brutal Spine Challenger 😁 All the best, Dean

@ramblingracheltrailtales 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations… that’s a tough challenge! 😀

@DeanRead Жыл бұрын

It's a great route, always enjoy walking or running in that area

@jfjb1359 2 жыл бұрын

Great effort Dean, well done pal 💪

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for Jamie 👍

@TrailRunningCouple Жыл бұрын

Great video! We absolutely love the Peak District, especially the Skyline route!!

@DeanRead Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, it's such an iconic route

@atnosmalldistance7294 2 жыл бұрын

Smashing video! I really enjoyed taking in the Skyline with you, and you're right, it's an absolute classic AL. I did the 95 race ( clockwise direction ) , the mist was down, sleet & rain all day & blowing a gale so all the classic Edale views were an extra treat for me. I hope your legs are back and you've got some more classics lined up.

@livingtrailrunning.917 2 жыл бұрын

The trail runnin leads us to raise the spirit to higher levels, we know the true value of connecting with the Mountain, demonstrating the Power of the Mind, demonstrating that there are no limits.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

🙌 thanks for watching

@KD__. 2 жыл бұрын

Well done 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, thanks for watching 👍

@smab777 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic footage and a great effort mate. I'm going to walk this route on Saturday, can't wait!

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, I hope you have a great time. I'll be in the area on Saturday doing the Peak District 70th Birthday Bash race. I'm doing a 35km event starting in Castleton but it goes over Kinder Scout and Mam Tor. Thanks for watching this video

@gabornyers7091 2 жыл бұрын

When you stronger than your excuses! Great achivement, thanks for sharing!!

@beverleybarnes423 2 жыл бұрын

Well done x

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Beverley 👍

@Linleys 2 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic run there Dean! I watch all your videos but rarely comment, loads of other folk do. I love the area there. I am a trekker rather than a runner and have toured around all the sections you ran this time, over the last 30 years. How you had the physical and emotional energy to vlog your run is amazing! Inspirational. I'm visiting the area this weekend to do the full Kinder Scout circuit again, but wildcamping and not running! So good, thanks for ALL your videos, Cheers, Warren

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Warren and for commenting. Time is our greatest resource and I really appreciate that people choose to spend some of theirs watching my adventures, I don't take that for granted. I hope you have a great time this weekend in the Peaks. I'll be on Kinder this weekend. I'm doing a race called the Peak District 70th Birthday Bash, it starts in Castleton, heads over to Hayfield and comes back via Kinder and Edale. Please say hi if you see me, I'll be a bit of an out of breath mess no doubt 🤣 All the best, Dean

@paulspruce9046 2 жыл бұрын

Well done 👏

@PaulFreeman1 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant Dean, well done

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Paul 👍

@darrene7762 2 жыл бұрын

Well done deno , brilliant video, brilliant race mate 👍

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Darren 👍

@lowlyrover358 2 жыл бұрын

Mate, that's a serious accomplishment. Well done!

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching 👍

@Sammonkeyfist 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Dean!!

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 👍😎

@huntonthetrails 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant effort Dean. Like you, it was the first time I had run the Edale Skyline Race. Hard, but enjoyable and memorable. Fantastic weather and great views. I'm sure this will be the start of many more races and challenges ahead.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, we got perfect weather that day. Looking forward to giving it another go next year and trying to improve on my time 👍

@richardmartin1519 2 жыл бұрын

Well done, sir. Brilliant effort! Well worth watching and I'm very tempted to try it myself, at my pace and not on race day!

@allyarchi 2 жыл бұрын

Great run on an iconic course. Well done.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Alistair, I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the Spine Challenger in a few months, hopefully see you at some point during the event 👍

@freestyletowers2617 2 жыл бұрын

I meant to watch this when you uploaded but work took me away, anyway Dean I've seen it now and all the very best to you pal educating others through your videos ... top man dean 👏

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 👍😎

@howardmcknight9773 2 жыл бұрын

Nice effort Dean, well done.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Howard 👍😎

@thedaftestnameicouldthinko8233 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations. Superb achievement.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, it was one of my Peak District bucket list items so I'm really glad I managed to tick it off 😁

@white_rose_alex 2 жыл бұрын

Great effort, well done for managing to complete it. I've walked up that ridiculously steep hill to Win Hill and it really is brutal. You're right though, the Peak District is truly stunning. 🤩

@nickfry7705 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for the video, watched it about 6 weeks ago and inspired me and a couple of friends to try it as out prep for the Yorkshire 3 Peaks later n the year. Did it yesterday albeit at walking pace. Certainly a challenge for me but we managed it in 8 hours inc breaks. Relentless climbs doing Win, Loose, Pic Tor and Mam Tor on after the other. Fantastic walk, thanks for the inspiration.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Nick and glad you had a great time walking the Skyline Route

@RUPERTWRHODES 2 жыл бұрын

An inspired run Dean, you should be incredibly proud of yourself. I know how brutal that route can be...especially the pull up to Win Hill! Congratulations and hope to see you out there one day.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Rupert, thanks for watching and commenting. That off piste climb up to Win Hill is a killer 😁. Please do come say hi if you see me 👍

@kevinmilner8518blueagle 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video again dean, so inspiring. I love walking etc but Covid hit and ain’t been able to do anything but watching this I’m going to start again

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Kevin, hope you are back out walking again and recovered from COVID. All the best

@peterdzelmanis4370 2 жыл бұрын

Very impressive . Well done

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Peter, so happy I got around to the end 😁

@AMostlyFunctionalJess 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome effort! Amazing what you can do when you dig deep and put your mind to it. Maybe one day we'll meet each other in a scenario that isn't one of us running past the other during a race 😆 It was a glorious day for it. I had a lovely slow amble down to Edale from my checkpoint, making sure an injured runner got down safely. The poor souls on the Lose hill checkpoint kindly stayed up there for the whole race because they were the only checkpoint who had radio contact with every other checkpoint and HQ! Definitely keen to race it one day but I did really enjoy being a part of the race organisation itself. The guy who came in first place finished in an absolutely ludicrous time, could barely believe what I was hearing over the radios.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

It was a perfect day for it, a little warm at times if I'm honest. Especially during that rather evil climb up to Win Hill 😂 Hopefully catch you at a Dark Peak event soon. Still feel like I need to up my game before I attend the runs from the Sportsman. Don't want to slow people down or get left behind 🤣 I run with a lot of Dark Peakers on a Tuesday and Thursday with Accelerate but sounds like they go to quick for me on Wednesday from the Sportsman 😁

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

The guy who won had pretty much finished by the time I reached half way 😲😂

@AMostlyFunctionalJess 2 жыл бұрын

I'm never at the club runs unfortunately! I work Wednesday evenings. I guess I'll just have to start publicising my friday and sunday runs so I'm not always by myself haha

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

We'll definitely join you at some point if you're out in the Peaks on a Sunday 👍

@AMostlyFunctionalJess 2 жыл бұрын

Due to my work schedule sundays are going to be my workout runs 😅 but I can always go for a slightly longer jog cool down afterwards if people aren't interested in hill reps on a sunday morning haha

@jasonsorano4590 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations dean,massive achievement,I was puffed out just watching you😂 need to get back out myself,all the best,Jason.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Haha 🤣 thanks Jason

@Indigenous-English-Man 2 жыл бұрын

SMASHED IT. I bet that final descent off Ringing Roger was a killer.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Ringing Roger was an interesting descent 🤣

@budman200210 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! 👍🏻

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Aaron 👍

@OlgasBritishFells 2 жыл бұрын

Class!!!!

@yorkshirelad3863 2 жыл бұрын

Been looking for some inspiration after COVID times. Amazing achievement Dean well done. Been up Kinder a few times before COVID (only walked it though) and looking forward to walking your trail soon. Thanks for all the content previously!

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. The Skyline Route is a great day out if you're walking, a thoroughly enjoyable challenge if the weather is nice 😁

@craigpartridge101 2 жыл бұрын

Hats off to you for doing the monster that is the Edale Skyline as your first fell race..... insanity! What's next....Tour of Pendle, Three Peaks??

@mdarts8861 2 жыл бұрын

Great effort really like the trail running content.👍

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, happy to hear you and others are enjoying the Trail Running content. Not all people do and they have certainly been telling me so 😁 Some folk just want camping videos and nothing else but the channel is a reflection of my life and my hobbies (I'll get of my soapbox now 🤣)

@paul0gb 2 жыл бұрын

Well done. 👍

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul 👍😎

@lincolnshirehiker 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing achievement Dean well done. We were walking that day around jaggers clough, hope cross, crookstone knoll and ringing roger that day. Not bad weather for the run i suppose, like you said a bit warm, very clear though. I checked out the entry requirements for this but can't really prove the fell running experience needed. I know the area well enough, been going for nearly 40 years, i'll maybe contact the organisers and see what they advise. Would love to run this. Joining a peaks running club isnt really an option for me as i live miles away. You must feel so proud, well done again.

@redsteadyon 2 жыл бұрын

ACE, I've walked it I don't think I could run it, GOOD LAD...

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

In my walking days I never thought i'd be able to get to the fitness level where I could run around it. So glad I gave it a go, will head back again and try to improve on my time 😁

@mikefaulkner10 2 жыл бұрын

Looked very demanding Dean, excellent job, well done.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Mike, that race was definitely at my limit. I've done the route numerous times but doing it against the clock really added that extra bit of spice to the day 😁

@jamiestables4283 2 жыл бұрын

Great video again Dean, really enjoyable, though you won't start me off with the running bug just yet 🤣🤣 Glad it went well.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Jamie, it was a great event. Have another race this weekend that's the same distance, no time pressure thankfully though 😁

@georgeshort4112 2 жыл бұрын

Well done fella.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching George

@andreafluffkitten 2 жыл бұрын

You finished you won. :)

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Andrea. The person who won had almost finished by the time I'd passed half way 🤣

@baggy2287 2 жыл бұрын

Well done! Living locally, I know how tough that route is. Am working on plucking up the courage to run it one day!

@Markwildcamp 2 жыл бұрын

Well done and well documented, you may have inspired folk to give it a go🤔not sure if I'd make the cut offs though in my advancing years. Good to see a decent fell running vid

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, really enjoyed making a video of the race. Hopefully I'll have a few more fell running videos over the summer.

@RichJones123 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Dean! Looks like your set for the big one in a few weeks.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Rich, just warm up for the TGOC. Haven't started thinking about kit yet, I probably should 🤣

@kevjones2107 2 жыл бұрын

Well done Dean. Task sorted and managed to film it as well 😀 👍 hope to catch up with you at Woodhall ATB Kev

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Kev. Looking forward to the Woodhall weekend, I have Jay's old van so just remodeling it at the moment so should be done for that trip 🤣 See you soon mate 👍

@angelaharvey2034 2 жыл бұрын

Well done1

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Angela

@no_soy_rubio 2 жыл бұрын

Great stuff Dean. How you manage to simultaneously run and vlog I don't know 😆

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. There was definitely no talking to the camera in the climb up toward Win Hill, I could barely breathe 🤣

@bilbobaggins7340 2 жыл бұрын

by ecky thump ! you've got a right mush on ya Dean !

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

The beard has its own postcode now 🤣 going for a trim today to tame it a little. Thanks for watching

@bilbobaggins7340 2 жыл бұрын

@@DeanRead i watch all of your videos mate - stuck here still in Vietnam !

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Hope all is well there and no more lockdowns

@MarkTayloroutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Great job on avoiding the grim reaper lol I knew you'd make it, maybe one day I'll be able to attempt it Thanks for sharing Atb Mark

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Get signed up for next year mate, you'll smash it 👍😎 Thanks for watching brother

@MarkTayloroutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

@@DeanRead would love a camp with you soon/ whenever you can 😂 so we can talk all things running 🏃🏻‍♂️ Need help from Ultra Dean 😎💪🏻💪🏻

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Funny you should say that, just been chatting to Jay about a midweek camp on the cliff edge in a week or so and we said we'd give you a shout too 👍 Will be in touch

@Adventures_with_Sog 2 жыл бұрын

Well done me owd cocka 👍

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, I really enjoyed it 👍

@bluemonkey227 Жыл бұрын

Well done Dean great effort. I’m wanting to take part next year. I run loads but I’m new to Fell running. How did you get on applying to take part with regards to showing you could safely complete the route. Seems they want you have finished 2 other AL fell races b4 if you haven’t done the Skyline b4. Thanks Mate!

@DeanRead Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I’d walked the route many times before and spent many a happy hour wandering the moorland in the Peaks, that was enough to convince them to let me in. Good luck 👍

@bluemonkey227 Жыл бұрын

@@DeanRead Your very welcome. Super video. That’s great to hear then. Like yourself I’ve walked the route b4 and I’m up on the tops as often as possible. Hopefully that will be enough. Many thanks Dean I appreciate the reply and maybe see you on the start line next year lol

@andrewgreen7996 2 жыл бұрын

Good on you mate you got too be pretty fit to do that route it's bad enough walking it lol

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Andrew. It's an amazing route isn't it, I've been a little obsessed with it since I first started walking the Peaks in my early 20s. So glad I was able to take part in this race finally, looking forward to going back again to see if I can improve on my time

@mateuszmyszka9649 2 жыл бұрын

I see to walk that way every 1st of January until 2019 :( sadly had no time to do it last 2 years

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Mateusz, hope you can get to do the walk in January 2023 👍

@mateuszmyszka9649 2 жыл бұрын

@@DeanRead watching You since long time :) never stopped

@wasdalemanexploringoutdoor5137 2 жыл бұрын

Well done that was a massive achievement, it must have taken some serious concentration trying not to turn an ankle over that route. Are you still powered by plants 🌱?

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, it really does make you feel alive running over that terrain. One wrong move and it's game over for the ankles 🤣 I"m still 100% powered by plants, no going back for me 👍😎

@danbo198108 Жыл бұрын

Ran the Edale Skyline today after watching your video for some inspiration yesterday. Did we see you on the route with a group of runners?

@DeanRead Жыл бұрын

Hi Dan, thanks for watching. You may well have yes, I was leading at a trail running weekend and we were up Kinder and along Brown Knoll today 😎👍 hope you had a great run

@jonmoore4588 2 жыл бұрын

An inspiring level of determination to get round. What was the time and mileage? Have just started running, locally and on flattish territory, but am aiming for trail running in a few months. Who knows, maybe this next year.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jon, thanks for watching. There is a link in the description to my Strava map but it was around 35km with 1280m of ascent. It took me just over 5 hours to complete and I'm looking forward to going back again next time to see if I can improve on that. I hope you have a great time when you head out on the trails, I always thought I needed to wait to get to a certain level of fitness before I could tackle the hills. I decided to just go for it and learn/improve my fitness along the way, so glad I did. Best thing about trail running is you're allowed to walk the hills 🤣

@jonmoore4588 2 жыл бұрын

@@DeanRead that's a pretty epic achievement all in all. Certainly a line in the sand for you to break next year!. Yep, maybe jumping straight onto the trail is the way to go. I've hiked every inch of the dark peak over the last few years, and now need a new challenge and running seems like a natural progression. Can't wait to see what can be achieved, especially now the weather's improving. Do you use Strava now for navigating and tracking? I was a long time Viewranger user, and was sad to see it go, and am not all that impressed with its replacement, Outdooractive.

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

I was sad to see Viewranger go, like you say, outdooractive is ok but nothing like VR. I've just been using OA to access my Ordnance Survey maps and using Garmin Explore to plot routes as I have a Fenix 6 watch.

@cyriuxx5750 Жыл бұрын

Hi. Please can you tell me how you set up your watch (I'm presuming you used a watch) to tell you how ahead/behind you were compared to your predicted time?

@DeanRead Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I used the Pace Pro feature on the Garmin to track my pace

@cyriuxx5750 Жыл бұрын

@@DeanRead Thanks.

@malcbarrass7090 2 жыл бұрын

Marsdon to Edale next?

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

I've ran that before but not as a race. I was spectating when the winter version of the Spine Race took place this year, the Marsden to Edale race was heading south as the Spine crew were heading north. The weather was atrocious 🤣 I'd definitely so it if it was a summer race 👍

@mikefrain1969 2 жыл бұрын

I walked edale skyline 3 weeks ago..was my longest ever walk and I was shattered..I dont know how you ran it lol

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Mike. It's an amazing route isn't it, I couldn't really walk that we'll the day after 🤣 I'd let myself get a bit dehydrated because I was concerving water when there was no need to

@mikefrain1969 2 жыл бұрын

@@DeanRead you will nail it next time ahaha

@DeanRead 2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully 😂