Calderdale Way Relay

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Originally Posted by Alf

I was on a leg with a lot faster than me runner but he was very
encouraging and his lead at times allowed him to find a better
running surface just off the track for me in some places
which helped my struggling legs:(
I didn't want him to run "at my pace" though, I wanted a slightly
faster pace and only he could supply that by doing the leading.

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Me and my partner are total opposites, he's fast going up and I'm faster coming down. Our strategy was to pull each other along depending on the terrain. I often waited at the bottom of descents while he happily tiptoed down and likewise he made me feel knackered heading upwards, especially the last hill on leg2.
On the level, we always ran together chatting and was both eyeballs out on the handover within a foot of each other.
Last year I ran with someone considerably slower and it was more comfortable but he didnt enjoy it as he knew he was holding me up... its a tricky one eh.
What a great atmosphere at the change over. Well done to organisers.

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Originally Posted by Chaddy the Owl

Give Sale credit through- it was our 1st fell relay and we managed to get 24 runners out. Some of the athletes had never done a fell race before and didnt realise you needed a 'bum bag' to run.

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'Poached eggs'........ on toast ;)

There was no poaching going on with SHM- we leave that to other clubs! :eek:

Just found out that Ilkley Ladies actually won, not Bingley...good job I changed my facebook profile!

I was pretty sure that Ilkley ladies had won. 7 min lead reported at end of leg 3. Ilkley were the only ladies to beat the mass start at Wainstalls - Bingley over 10 mins late. Then our Leg 5 pairing took another 10 mins + out of Bingley on leg 5. So that's a 20 min + lead. Bingley had a great leg 6, both teams in the mass start and Bingley came in 7 mins clear, which is maybe where the above confusion came from? But Ilkley must have had 13+ mins in hand overall, I reckon.

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Originally Posted by Paul

I was pretty sure that Ilkley ladies had won. 7 min lead reported at end of leg 3. Ilkley were the only ladies to beat the mass start at Wainstalls - Bingley over 10 mins late. Then our Leg 5 pairing took another 10 mins + out of Bingley on leg 5. So that's a 20 min + lead. Bingley had a great leg 6, both teams in the mass start and Bingley came in 7 mins clear, which is maybe where the above confusion came from? But Ilkley must have had 13+ mins in hand overall, I reckon.

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From what I have been told Ilkley won by 7 minutes, a shame that the results were not correct at the presentation but I guess its a pretty difficult task with calculations after the mass start etc. Anyway a good day none the less!

Thanks to the organisers for such a brilliant day out.

I don't know how you do it!

and I saw Margarine

(oh I do like a bit of stalking)

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Originally Posted by NirvanaBliss

Thats it Watto outside! war...fight!!!

I waited in the car for 3 hours with the kids for the promise of Pie and Peas!!!

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didnt DOUBLE DEE buy you any
the tight git:confused:

Some pics, thanks to Phil Roberts.

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Originally Posted by millipede

and I saw Margarine

(oh I do like a bit of stalking)

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i scanned the horizon for your smile but missed it :(

results now up on halifax Harriers site

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Originally Posted by Fleeter

I just hung in for dear life all the way to the end.

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Good effort Fleeter, well done.
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Originally Posted by Lightfeet

From what I have been told Ilkley won by 7 minutes, a shame that the results were not correct at the presentation but I guess its a pretty difficult task with calculations after the mass start etc. Anyway a good day none the less!

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A 10 minute victory in fact, now the results are out. :D

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Originally Posted by daz h

didnt DOUBLE DEE buy you any
the tight git:confused:

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Eh DoubleD is my hero! so be nice about him LOL!

Otherwise i would have been stranded 10 miles away, DD drove the car to the finish! and kept Nathan entertained!

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Originally Posted by boghobbit

results now up on halifax Harriers site

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Where:confused:

Here
http://www.halifaxharriers.co.uk/cwr2008provisional.xls

Stagger i don't have anything i can open that, is it not on a website?

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Originally Posted by NirvanaBliss

Stagger i don't have anything i can open that, is it not on a website?

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Try this: http://www.openoffice.org/ It's a very usefull programme that opens all of the microsoft vista files

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Originally Posted by Gellmeister

Try this: http://www.openoffice.org/ It's a very usefull programme that opens all of the microsoft vista files

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Thank you!

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Originally Posted by NirvanaBliss

Stagger i don't have anything i can open that, is it not on a website?

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You can use this free viewer for Excel from Microsoft.

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Originally Posted by Marvin

You can use this free viewer for Excel from Microsoft.

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Thanks, i am downloading that other one now, but shall add that to favs...

PDF file attached.

Unzipped version,

http://www.tiptonharriers.co.uk/cwr2008provisional.pdf

Round and round we go! :)

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Originally Posted by Pike

Round and round we go! :)

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Thank you Pike, now i want to know...

Did Des Gibbons do the race in 1 hour 13 mins or 1 hour 14 mins, or is the seconds important...

***Don't shoot me i am new to this***

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Originally Posted by NirvanaBliss

Did Des Gibbons do the race in 1 hour 13 mins or 1 hour 14 mins, or is the seconds important...

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1:13:39 according to the provisional results.

What's with Sale only finishing in 20th!

Chaddy/Steffan North (20) and Raven/Bond (12) should have done a lot better for starters.

Anybody know if they were just using it as a Sunday run?

Not sure about Sale, but the 19th placed team were very strong ;)

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Originally Posted by A.G

What's with Sale only finishing in 20th!

Chaddy/Steffan North (20) and Raven/Bond (12) should have done a lot better for starters.

Anybody know if they were just using it as a Sunday run?

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We only treated it as a training run- most of us raced in the Manchester League the previous day. Plus, some of the team arent the best at 'reccieing'- which can explain why legs 4 and 5 were a little disapointing!

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Originally Posted by Chaddy the Owl

We only treated it as a training run- most of us raced in the Manchester League the previous day. Plus, some of the team arent the best at 'reccieing'- which can explain why legs 4 and 5 were a little disapointing!

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A LITTLE DISAPOINTING!!! Our own mixed team ran a faster 5th leg!!!!:D

Give marshy credit though- at least he did it!

Apparently he forgot his rucksack, and was called back after about 400m into the race!

We'll be back to full strenght in the PBR.

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Originally Posted by Chaddy the Owl

We only treated it as a training run- most of us raced in the Manchester League the previous day. Plus, some of the team arent the best at 'reccieing'- which can explain why legs 4 and 5 were a little disapointing!

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Leg 6 looks a bit dodgy, too. A couple of (almost) 50 year-olds were only a minute down on them.

Where are the cumbrian teams.:confused:

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Originally Posted by GeoffB

Leg 6 looks a bit dodgy, too. A couple of (almost) 50 year-olds were only a minute down on them.

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Blimey- stop picking holes in our team! First time out, most of our runners had never raced accross the fells, and to get 24 out is very impressive. Even pike is considereing moving back to Sale to compete on the fells!

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Originally Posted by Chaddy the Owl

Even pike is considering moving back to Sale to compete on the fells!

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What was it Groucho Marx said about joining a club that wanted him as a member...

So Phil Leybourne's rejoined Salford:eek:

It makes depressing reading for us present day mortals, but those of you interested in old results and stats see the following:

• Rochdale's Calderdale results for the 1980s/1990s, thanks to Colin Robinson; and

• Rochdale's Club records for the legs, thanks to Nigel Shaw.

Apparently the legs have changed a little over the years but there certainly were some fast runners around in years gone by.

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Originally Posted by Chaddy the Owl

We only treated it as a training run-!

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Sale were bound to endear themselves and charm the fell running community with their attitude though weren't they Chaddy?

I heard their team captain's call to arms was: "Let's go and show these bearded fell junkies who we are!" :eek:

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Originally Posted by Danbert

I heard their team captain's call to arms was: "Let's go and show these bearded fell junkies who we are!" :eek:

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Well, there ya go:):):)