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There you go. My own mapping of the route.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-k...23720419962876
Definitely Threshfield. I believe that the event did used to be a 27 miler from Bolton Abbey some years ago.
Stolly the only kit requirements on most LDWA events is a good appetite! Oh, and the ability to dig in late into the event when some fella with a big Captain Birdseye beard, in corduroy breeches and a big pair of leather boots comes sailing by :cool:
Lovely route although it'd be even better with a quick scoot up to Simon's Seat :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Muddy Retriever
Will there be a staggered start with runners setting off an hour later? I love reeling in all the eyes out power ramblers!
It's a very runnable course set in great countryside. Navigation wise it's not too difficult either. I'm sure you will enjoy it.
Er, runnable? Navigation??? My master plan was to walk the ups, shuffle the flats and go as fast as I can on the downs but haven't done anything of this distance for several months. Can't wait!
Hi MG, my Pony vest is the old classic black one, I will shout a compliment to your pink one as you flash by me and vanish into the mists beyond.
I’ve just entered the Trollers Trot (a route description is e-mailed to you for those who were querying the route). I’m thinking it might be a push to get there for 7.30am from Leeds so does anyone have a recommendation for a B&B/hotel nearby?
I stayed at the Forresters Arms in Grassington last year the night before which was fine. The Hall Inn in Threshfield is nice with large roaring fires.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dru
Unfortunately I'm not staying over this time so it will be a very early start.
Behind You - since you will be in black/white Pony colours, and MG in pink, I will be sure to pack my fluo-green vest :cool: - your walk/shuffle/coast plan is the same as mine, so we may be seeing a lot of each other!
Troller's Trot 2010
Mountain Goatess
clairster
DazTheSlug
Trimm Trab
SteveS
chris brown
Muddy Retriever
Drunkeneuphoria
BritNick
markdalton99
Pilgrim (looks like)
Behind You
Stolly
Dru
Daz,
You might have to remove my name from your list. My attendance is looking decidedly dodgy as my left foot will be in plaster. :(
Seen your broken foot on your blog, get well soon Nick;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BritNick
Thanks Merry. I intend to. I'll see how comfortable the cast is, to see if I might walk round the events for a few weeks. (Only joking - slightly.)
doh! that must be so annoying!Quote:
Originally Posted by BritNick
I'm sure you'll be back soon - but not in time for Troller's :(
pffft! you're off the list! (sorry, but it has to be done! :o )
Troller's Trot 2010
Mountain Goatess
clairster
DazTheSlug
Trimm Trab
SteveS
chris brown
Muddy Retriever
Drunkeneuphoria
markdalton99
Pilgrim (looks like)
Behind You
Stolly
Dru
oh dear that is not good news at all. Are you going to put a prettier photo on the blog? :confused: And take up a new hobby? Or cycle round watching or helping check points? Gosh the choices - even if you would rather be choosing which events to run!Quote:
Originally Posted by BritNick
You've got it, socks. Blog pic sorted. ;) I'm already thinking about getting to some events in a non-mobile capacity, but as of now I cannot cycle or drive and I can barely walk.
Daz, has anyone ever told you you're cruel and heartless? :p ;)
Is anyone doing the Walk to 'Ell and Back from Greetland Allrounders on the 7th March? It's on my doorstep and I didn't even know it existed. I've really got into the LDWA events since the Hebden 22.
I'll probably do it again, did it last year, know the route well, done it many times as a training run.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs Stagger
It'd be fair to describe it as much lower key than The Hebden. I first met Chris Brown there a few years back as the two of us comprised the entirety of the massed runners start. (Well, there was a lady runner too, but she decided to wander off to the toilet at start time.) We ran together as he didn't know where he was going, and we crossed the finish together. As such, it was my only ever race win: equal first out of two. (Or maybe out of three, if the lady runner actually set off after her intensive nose-powdering.)
Worth doing, but personally, I think I'm probably running the Half Tour of Pendle the day before.
I've entered. Did it last year. It's a lovely route - and one of those that you can delight the kids with by pointing out where you ran everytime you go on the motorway!!!! One thing I found was that the food was good, but I could have done with more earlier on - will take my own stocks this year. It was also fairly foul weather on the tops - hail possibly. Agree that it is fairly low key and relatively low numbers compared with the likes of Hebden and Rombalds.
Yes, if memory serves me correct, a foul hailstorm on Rishworth Moor, weather's never good up there, even in summer:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by socks
Well I've entered now so see you there!
Merry - I think Colin Hughes is doing it too.
Best get myself entered, left it while last minute last year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs Stagger
I've entered the Trollers Trot. Looking forward to it seeing as I missed out on Wensleydale wander. Did the Falcon Flyer yesterday, which starts in Ravenscar. I can fully recommend it. It's not an area I would ever think of going to for training, but it was nice to run on the moors and have sea views!
I know it's quite far to travel though. I stayed in Boggle Hole YHA the night before as it's about 10-15 mins drive away from the start and it only cost £11. That seemed far more preferable to yet another 5am start if I stayed at home!
Boggle Hole YHA is terrific. Stayed there couple of years ago for equally terrific Smugglers Trod LDWA event :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Sherpa
I now won't be trollers trotting, despite the massive £8 outlay, as I've conived my way into the High Peak Marathon on the 5th/6th March now. That said if my HPM team mates somehow fall foul of the dreaded lurgi in between times or all happen to get struck by lightning I'll see you there :)
Sherpa in, Stolly out - it's all go!
I did a very encouraging 22 Mile excursion last Friday, so seriously looking forward to this now...
Troller's Trot 2010
Mountain Goatess
clairster
DazTheSlug
Trimm Trab
SteveS
chris brown
Muddy Retriever
Drunkeneuphoria
markdalton99
Pilgrim (looks like)
Behind You
Dru
Sherpa
Best add me and deejay to your list an all then. Nee show without punch as they say :DQuote:
Originally Posted by DazTheSlug
Make sure you get there on time eh! Or it will be a nee show! :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Oven Gloves
I'll make sure deejay doesn't forget his phone this time. After all, if he had it with him he could have rang me when I failed to show at the appointed time and we wouldn't have been late :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mountain Goatess
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Originally Posted by Oven Gloves
Just sod off NOW:D
Did I hit a raw nerve there my good man? :p:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Deejay
Now, now you two - I'll put you on the list - that should calm you down! ;)
Troller's Trot 2010
Mountain Goatess
clairster
DazTheSlug
Trimm Trab
SteveS
chris brown
Muddy Retriever
Drunkeneuphoria
markdalton99
Pilgrim (looks like)
Behind You
Dru
Sherpa
Oven Gloves
Deejay
any one else doing the Wheeldale Tandem this Sat 20th at Goathland?
I'll be there ,look for the Marmite top ! I'm on the West route for a change .
Don't want to be picky but hasn't been called the Wheeldale for a year or two
Have a good Tandem all those who are doing it. I hope the weather hasn't put the spanner in the works again.
OK Marmite, what happened,did you pick the short straw to get the 'Easy' route ;-)
Although from Scarboro & Burniston, I now live in Lincoln, and am a novice at this event, so I wonder what my chances of not going off route are? I know the area fairly well from cycling. And yes, can get a std road bike up Littlebeck 1:3.
I'm on the east loop of the Tandem tomorrow, did a recce last Saturday The frost made it fairly dry and firm, except in the forest rides, bloody cold wind though and some hail. Also put my name down for Troller's Trot
Tandem West route for me too, should be fun :p
Hope to get arround before the snow commences :eek:
ok, so buga, the Tandem was cancelled :(
overnite we must have caught an Eat Coast shower. there was significant snow on the ground. altho it was bright celar and sunny all morning.
one of the organisers cars ended up in a ditch, so one of the other marshalls was trying to extract them. generally, marshalls were going to struggle to an all the CPs. the final spanner was that Raynet presumably couldnt get there, so no safety communications cover.
there was quite a consensus amongst plenty of folk to just go buga off and do the West route anyway. so we did.
such a shame the race was cancelled as it was a glorious day for it. stunning tbh. bright, hardly any wind at all, and thus quite warm once youd got going, even tho the air temp wasnt much. we were amongst the later starters but made steady progress through the 'field'.
me and my fellow Lincs team-mate passed Duracell's group in the woods before Stape. it had been quite a chase for us, bit then we seemed to breeze straight by and were well ahead. then a couple of miles later Duracell appeared out of nowhere and was flying - How come you didnt come with us initially m8?
My team mate was out of water so we split up at the Stape road as we went to the Village Hall in case it was open (at 3h14). nope. despite my team mate thus struggling a bit now we trudged on over a very soggy Wheeldale Moor (basically like running through a narrow muddy stream) but picked up at Two Howes and flew to the finish for a 4h36 total time. We were pleased with that as novices. The West route navigation was mainly pretty straightforward tbh, and with a very easy surface until after Egton Bridge. Thoroughly enjoyed it despite it just being an unofficial fun run out.:cool:
Duracell - you must've started a bit before us, what was your time? ;)
Shame about the tandem, though in the little 2whl drive car we arrived in it felt a bit dicey on the road into Goathland - We'd seen frost about 20m out and snow didnn't appear on ground until near the Hole of Horcom, we were quite unlucky with timing of this all, but I can appreciate the decision and didn't let it spoil my fun.
I stuck with my club colleagues and we decided to get back onto the main whitby rd and run from there - didn't fancy getting snowed in at Aidensfield... I mean Goathland. TBH it was getting dicier heading out on road again at 8:30, had the second hill been a few feet longer I reckon we'd have been in difficulty - or a ditch. We just did an 18.5m loop of East route, home leg and back from Hole of Horcum. Glad we did a run around here still as the snow was fresh and easy running and the sun made it a beautiful day. I was slightly disappointed as the roads were clear when we got back to Goathland on our loop so we could have done full route as many others did.
Toyota - Apologies, we were the first people to get to Stape because of shortened route and popped into the hall. The blokes there hadn't even been informed of the cancellation :confused: They probably packed up soon after, don't think you missed anything though as no food/drinks there. We actually passed two of the organisers running route in reverse towards stape soo after. Obviously some comms difficulties :(
Onwards and upwards..... and downwards, and upwards....
and repeat for 24m...... I'm thinking of the Myrtle Meander next week as heading lancashire way to Manc for a 30th bday do that day anyway. So this would be convenient in the extreme.
Anybody else doing this or have experiance of? Only slight worry for me is the CP opening on 5mph. Now I don't know the route so 12min/miling and navigating an unknown route might be really hard on this route anyway. Hoping others may be doing as don't want to be the only one arriving at CP pretty much bang on opening times and getting groaned at (which I'm sure they wouldn't) ;)