The North Face Athlete Jez Bragg Successfully Defends his Fellsman Title

News Release / 03.05.2012

The North Face is pleased to announce that Jez Bragg successfully defended his Fellsman title on 28^th/29^th April 2012.

The Fellsman experienced the harshest weather conditions in it’s history. A bitterly cold northerly head wind made the finishing times slower than last year.  Jez was pushed all the way but was victorious in a time of 11 hours and 2 minutes.

Jez commented ‘I was delighted to secure my third win at the Fellsman in the 50^th birthday year, particularly given the hugely challenging conditions of this year’s event.  We did battle with a stiff northerly wind pretty much all day which meant a big effort was required to maintain even a modest pace, and that was the case most of the way round.  It was also a notably strong field with plenty of competition for the top ten places, and the gaps between runners much tighter than usual. 

‘However as always, it was a great day out on the hills, pushing our hill skills to the limit, and requiring plenty of mental and physical fortitude to keep going. The result provides me with plenty of confidence for the busy racing season including TNF100 Australia, Western States 100 and The North Face Ultra Trail du Mont-Blanc.’

The race was eventually stopped at 2am due to the adverse weather conditions and all the remaining runners were taken to the finish by bus.

Jez will be flying off to Australia in 3 weeks to take part in The North Face 100 – 2012 and later in the year will return to The North Face Ultra du Mont-Blanc.

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