Gravy Pud Fell Race

[OB1]

Seamless NBLG organisation yet again - cheers.
Another top-value race what with the tea, cake, vouchers, warm friendly Bulls Head, lots of forumites (including some like Swoop and John4of5 cheering-on along the course), etc
My 4 mile jog over to the start via Wild Bank Trig 399m (400m if you leap frog the pillar) - with a rucksack of cake on by back - got me nice and warmed through for the race. I passed RR on Lees Hill at 10:15 going the other way, flagging (taping) the course. Oh dear I kind of think he managed to tape the course faster than I managed to race it? Overall a nice 13 mile 3-hour run for me with the race sandwiched in the middle of two jogs. I was glad the rucksack was 'sans-cake' on the jog back home.
Fast ground conditions so will be interesting to digest race times. I didn’t slow down in the frozen cow-trampled fields through the woods, so ended up with a few minor frozen-cow-turd-induced-lacerations on my ankle. Made a change from the slipping and sliding of last year.
Yes, how does that Rob Taylor find time to bake prize-winning cakes as well as championship running and top vet cat prizes galore. I hear from reliable source (his good self) that his next foray is into prize-winning geraniums. His cake was lovely to taste as well as look at I must say.
PS - BTW I suspect Chris Jackson & Tom Jackson positions (numbers) might be swapped – but I guess Chris might be on / PM to confirm.

[Stagger]

PS that was a long 5 mile

It was last year, nearer 5.5m
Hope Mrs A is OK
Hard ground and tight hamstrings caused me to stop at home.
Well done Dom on the speed of the results.

[Grouse]

Thanks Andi and Dom and all marshalls and helpers. It's a bit like a Jura - a cake festival with a fell race tacked on!

[Dynamo Dan]

Really enjoyed it today - thanks to everyone who helped make it happen :thumbup: I managed to sneak into the top half for the first time in about six months slowly clawing my way up the field after my year of overtraining doom...

[dominion]

Also, due to the record entries, we'll be making donations to Woodhead MRT, North West Air Ambulance and Macmillan Cancer Support.

[Derby Tup]

Also, due to the record entries, we'll be making donations to Woodhead MRT, North West Air Ambulance and Macmillan Cancer Care.

:thumbup:

[multi coloured]

Thanks to the RO & everyone else who made todays race possible. Not raced for ages so a shock to the system after just a handfull of 'training' runs. The weather was splendid and the view over the course made you feel privileged to be 'in the scenery'. Lack of training took its toll by the time I got to the res and it seemed a long slog to the finish line but no pain no gain and all that and hopefully a springboard to more races and an improved state of fitness. Couple of pints of TTL and a chunk of a very nice homemade biscuit were mandatory - the pudding chips & peas cake was a work of art but never did get to try any as the Fleet father & son team had polished it off!

Well done to Ady.

Don't forget if you enjoyed todays Gravy race

Hurst Green Turkey Trot :thumbup:

December 16th 1pm registration at the village hall BB7 9QS. Details on ukresults.net


Same distance and similar terrain as today, also course records held by RR (I hear he's running it dressed as Santa this year so there may be a scalp to be had) if not we'll just Andi-cap him :w00t:

[dominion]

PS - BTW I suspect Chris Jackson & Tom Jackson positions (numbers) might be swapped – but I guess Chris might be on / PM to confirm.

I think you're probably right. I've just gone through the entry forms and those two were the wrong way round so probably got typed incorrectly. I've swapped them round.

[William Clough]

Here is my photo of Rob's cake. Mind you Rachel's Guiness cake looked a bit special!

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[Spelling Bee]

Thanks Andi and Dom and all marshalls and helpers. It's a bit like a Jura - a cake festival with a fell race tacked on!

Marshals.

I blame the teachers.