That's not you Sunny doing the heel click thing is it???
That's not you Sunny doing the heel click thing is it???
Thanks these pics are ace! Especially pleased to give the nice running tights (with a flower on) a name-Julie! I followed Julie right from the beginning and spent the following 7 hours having a "running" battle! i eventually finished about 1 minute ahead and put this down to 2 things 1) the large slug of whisky i downed in 1 at Mankinholes. 2) my friend Debbie totally beasting me up the last tarmac incline (even placing her hand on my rucksack firmly and refusing to give in to my pleas of "i just want to walk, please leave me")-glad to report we are now speaking!
Tracy
Some more pics and a race report here http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...1006311&type=1
AndyA, I think we may have been running together around that time. If we were, nice to meet you.
Wendy, nice to chat to you afterwards and to find out to what extent you went off course. It was a long way - so frustrating I'll bet. You were going strong when you and Derby Tup on his miraculous comeback overtook me at the top of the stairs.
I don't know where to begin - so many memories rekindled, so many friends and so much friendship. What a massive turnout. Brett and his team did a fantastic job once again. Thank you.
I repeated last year's strategy of a hot dog and a doughnut for the road after the wind farm (invisible this year in the clag). This year was different though because it got chased down by the Jura whisky at Mankinholes. Great to meet you Mr B. You serve quality gear. The bottle was half full when I was there and I thought you'd be taking some home, but by the sound of it Tussockface finished off for you. :wink:
I was pleased with 6:21, which was only 1 minute slower than last year, considering I hadn't run a step for a month. The good news was that the busted toe had recovered sufficiently for the discomfort not to hold me back anymore. I think I'm back. :thumbup:
I only took a few pictures this time.
I feel pretty lame now that I couldn't stomach the idea of hot dogs and whiskey in the middle of a race. I obviously need to up my game if I'm to have any future in this ultra-running business.I repeated last year's strategy of a hot dog and a doughnut for the road after the wind farm (invisible this year in the clag). This year was different though because it got chased down by the Jura whisky at Mankinholes.
Karen it was nice to meet you -albeit briefly - if I'd have stopped I wouldn't have got going again! I was dying to ask for a hotdog without the bun but thought it a bit cheeky so didn't bother - I'll remember for next time! If I can recover enough I might do the Calderdale Hike in April. Anyway, see you again soon.
Hi Sunnysideup - glad I could help out with a gel (I'd already had to down two on the way into Hebden and they seemed to revive me for a little while). Hope your knee and toe are feeling a bit better. The aches in my legs have faded enough for me to be thinking about next year's Hobble (and possibly even the Calderdale Hike in a couple of weeks!) Hope to catch up with you and Becca at other races in the future!