Ulfkil Stride, 9th June

Anyone done this one? It looks reasonably painful.
I'm not sure how it crosses back over to Wharfedale from P-Y-G.

There's a route description here:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/yorkshire..._stride_24.htm

I was going to be doing it until I found out I was on holiday.

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Originally Posted by Graeme

There's a route description here:
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/yorkshire..._stride_24.htm

I was going to be doing it until I found out I was on holiday.

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I've not done it before but i did plot it out on teh os map last year and it discoved it to be bascily another "three Peaks" - it looked to me to be more runnable but with the same amout of climb as teh peaks. Has anyone done it?

I have walked it and it is a tough walk. It used to have 25 and a 33 mile choices but just the 25 now.

2005 there were around 80 entries and last year only 38 or so. That was because of a competing event and it was England's first world cup match. Some photographs and the results from 2006 can be seen at http://www.hcresources.co.uk/ulfkil06.html

PS Chris, myself and my wife will be manning (ladying) the Halton Gill checkpoint after about 8 miles. Juice and biscuits and a chat available. We have done that checkpoint for the last 2 years. Make yourself known.

John

I have run done both routes. The 25 miler has some nice climbs. Not a classic - but worth doing once, but there are better things around.

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Originally Posted by Tussockface

Anyone done this one? It looks reasonably painful.
I'm not sure how it crosses back over to Wharfedale from P-Y-G.

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Hi Tussock

I did this many years ago when I had less wrinkles, I really enjoyed it and found it mostly runnable.

I would love to do it again, I moved south and have basically run mainly in the peak since. Did the Trollers a few weeks a go and forgot how beautiful an area it is.
Ian

Did it a few years ago on a hot day and the last climb from Litton back to Buckden was a killer - but enjoyable non the less

Thanks for the advice and warnings everyone. I've entered already and it would be good to see some forumites. I'll try to raise a smile for Johnnybike and his team at Halton Gill. I ought still to be able to manage it at that relatively early point.