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Seemed to be a forumite group run with DT, merry, emmilou and I presume Mrs Stagger (if so, I now know another forumite!!). You all seemed quite chirpy to say the least.
Ckpt 3, nice and breezy, sweeper came through, then the sun came out and the wind abated!!!
Hope you all have nice recovery tonite. :)
Absolutely knackered, just woke from a 2 hour kip on the sofa to find someone has replaced my legs will wooden logs that will not bend but hurt hell, these have been sharpened and rammed into the small of my back
Blew big time after Heptonstall and had to walk up the road to Penistone losing about 10 places, perhaps there is something to be said for this training lark after all. Felt good till then, but may have set off too fast, I got the red mist when I saw Dick Ballentine ahead and passed him way earlier than I would normally. Main aim was to get maximum club championship points which I did.
Good to meet Saz (think that is spelt right) who pointed me in the right direction towards Hurstwood Res, told me how bad she felt then sailed past me at the end, nice to see Em, Tussockface and the others , I also met Daz H and one or 2 whilst I was wearing what Derby Tup described as the Wharfedale Harriers away kit, who said hello and whose names I cannot recall think one may have been Hopey.
Should also say i met TTom who informed our bet was now that I will give him £25 if he beats Al in three races this year :confused: But if that's what he wants.
And finally whilst slumped exhausted and dribbling just after I had finished, I heard my name possibly being taking in vain by a guy talking loudly to some Wharfedale runners (though he did refer to me as Mr Antisocial which is nice), at that point I couldn't stand up never mind talk but I did come looking for you unsuccessfully afterwards to identify myself - so hello whoever you were.
Great day Brett, Sue and the gang thank you for organising.
Yeah about that AS
In reality it is now a 3 horse race with myself, antisally and brett in on it.
A brilliant day, got a good run in, saw some top people, supreme fish and chips.
Just printed off an entry form for the calderdale hike :eek:
What can I spend £50, possibly some Walshes when Born Slippery has got Innov8 shut down :DQuote:
Originally Posted by TurboTom
Was a good day, the memory of pain is receding, no doubt it will come back in the morning in the Keighley 10k, off to by a bucket load of ralgex.
:D qualityQuote:
Originally Posted by Antisocial
It was, wish I had thought of it, you should have said hello, or did you?Quote:
Originally Posted by mr brightside
I didn't see you, i spent a lot of time refilling the water and apologising to posh teenagers in the hostel :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Antisocial
Soz DT forgot i bumped into you while i was delivering Brett's biscuits :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
OMG!!!! Never again! That was HARD! Thanks so much to all organisers, but my selfish biggest thanks to Duff, who I met when I had really lost it and was ready to sit down and cry! What an angel-I thought I was optimistic but this guy is amazing. He must have coaxed and chatted away to every runner he met-unbelievable! He ran ahead to open gates for people then said "don't worry I'll close it" What a guy! I did tell him that if he wasn't so bloody nice he'd be up there with the leaders but he replied he isn't competitive and enjoys the camaraderie! More confirmation that fell runners are the best people in the world(is there a fell runner political party to vote for?)
NOW - confession time......Brett!-at the start I overheard several front runners talking about the "ginnel" that takes you directly to the school and avoids the longer downhill then uphill. Duff (aforementioned Saint who had dragged me round up to this point) didn't take it, but I did so finished in front of him!!! Now, he was clearly ahead of me, a better runner, faster etc.. So, do others take this or is it cheating? I feel terrible and a fraud as I was sat in the school and then Duff walked in! Don't disqualify me though! Duff-I will pm you! Mountainman-you fast cat!-pm you too!
cheers to Brett and all for a great race, excellent all round :D
crikey what happened to the beaut sunny weather at the start of the race, just as we got onto the tops, there was some mist floating about in the valley, and then we were frozen stiff in a northerly wind, with carp visibility in the low cloud?, especially if you wearing misting up glasses like me. dumping my gloves at the start was a very bad move, my hands were frozen for first 1h30.
Well done to Ben AbdelNoor (the Noor) for 3rd place and 4h20. :cool: was with the leaders until just a coupla miles to go.
i did 4h51, so dead chuffed to be sub 5hrs, despite what i'm assuming where relatively fast conditions. i was wearing the gay looking light blue cycle top and silly red hat, and long girls socks. only numpT navig error I made was going straight on at Heptonstall and missed the right turn. so not bad for a newbie.
otherwise I would have liked to have had Duracell (marmite top) in sight to aim for as I was reasonably strong in last section, but well done m8 you were 5 mins in front, top bombing m8, and just eased away from me when you passed. mind you, leading me and another guy astray thru that bog was a nasty trick, serves me right for following you. :)
Respect to everyone who completed this!
By chance 4 of us from Rochdale were running in the opposite direction on the same route (Mary Towneley Leg 2). There looked to be some pretty tired folk.
Merry next time you tell me you've done no training andhave just been driving a van i'll tie your shoe laces together and maybe stick a friendly foot out!Quote:
Originally Posted by merrylegs
Nice to see you and Mrs.S - thanks for the offer of a piggy bank near the end - i blew up after Heptonstall and couldn't really get it back but did really enjoy it.
Didn't see Derby though but sounds like he did ok.
Now i'm off to empty the house of alcohol to numb the aching calfs.:p
Tis the truth mate, running on residual training fumes at the mo, thanks for not taking me up on the piggy back offer;)Quote:
Originally Posted by ArfurLung
Well done David, enjoy the house alcohol emptying, you've earned it:cool:
Good to see BritNick back on his feet today :) I'm looking forward to seeing what I guess could be a big collection of photos ;)
My sincere thanks to Colin, Linda and Emma for checking on my wellbeing after I came off second best with the path on the decent after Widdop rendering my right shoulder "inoperative". The remaining 25 miles of pain in the race was nothing compared to the 200+ mile drive back to Edinburgh. On my return my wife (an ex-nurse) examined my "wound" and despite my obviously distressed state, declared it nothing worse than a bit of a bang, provided no sympathy and promptly went out for the evening with her friends!!
Also thanks to Brett and all his team for a fantastically organised race and also to the kids at the school for making such a lovely array of cakes and other goodies - sponge cake truly dulls the pain of an injured shoulder !!!
Glad it wasn't too serious although you were running a bit lopsided at one point! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob the Dog
Had a great day out, loved the run, the company, the scenery etc makes getting up at silly o'clock more than worthwhile.
Thanks to all involved and apologies to those that had to put up with my endless whittlin on all the while, that and the singing!
Great to see everyone, hope all are recovering I'm glad to say I finished as fresh as a daisy....just as well really! :D
Hope all the injured peeps get better soon :(
Thanks Emmilou - I think for "runnning a bit lopsided at one point" should be substituted by "running for 25 miles in a manner which put as little weight on the right side of my body"!
:D true, you didn't half come a cropper but big respect for carrying on! I hope you fixed that path :p;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob the Dog
When you and the forumite crew passed ckpt 3, you all looked as if you were barely out of breath, sickening really but pretty impressive. Glad it didn't get too hard for you later on. Big respect for just even doing it.....:)Quote:
Originally Posted by emmilou
Memo to self:
No. No. No.
That's the spirit TF:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tussockface
Turbo thinks he's going to beat me?Quote:
Originally Posted by Antisocial
I dont even think im racing him this year, apart from maybe Auld Lang Syne?
Glad you're ok and hope there's no lasting damage, you certainly took a tumble.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob the Dog
Wishing you a speedy recovery.
Linda
He did that, i was just behind you Bob, you bounced straight back up and carried on, respect mate, may sting a bit tomorrow but your a tough cookie;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs Stagger
Thanks Merry and Mrs S - it's actually stinging quite a bit now. If only I had the luxury of waiting until the morning for that sensation to kick in !
You'll be there Tussockface! :cool:
My brain refuses to accept that there is such a thing as the Haworth Hobble 2011Quote:
Originally Posted by Tussockface
Did it! Can't quite believe I've run a 32 mile race. Hard work, of course, but not completely knackered - finished 15 mins faster than we expected, so new lucky pink trail shoes must have counteracted our race number (13). Now realise who Mr Brightside is (doling out the juice at Mankinholes) and Anitsocial (if that was the "lady" in the car park). We had a slight nav hiccup dropping down to the main road before the ascent to Mankinholes and a very helpful gentleman near the end kept us on track, otherwise pretty smooth going.
Thanks to all for organising, especially the marshalls and my partner for making me run when I didn't really want too!
What's next???:)
Memo to self, good job it's a year away, should have stopped aching by then:D
Thanks a million to Brett and all of the team at Haworth, with a special mention for the team dishing out the corpse-reviving tea and stew - you're all stars.
Brilliant day, brilliant organisation, brilliant route. I can't believe that it's taken me 55 years to come up with something this enjoyable to celebrate my birthday:D
If we call it the Howarth Hobble again then there won't be:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Deejay
Yes! Yes ! Yes!
Great run. "What's next?" is a dangerous question though. Any sign of John(4of5) and Bill?Quote:
Originally Posted by wormstone
God i am sore got cramp at about 20 mile in just as i was going over a stile, so sorry to them runners who had to climb past me on the stile was very sore for rest of the way but managed a ok time for my first one.
Great event this one thanks to all that made it happen.
Read the thread ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Al Fowler
Can i heck
Those stiles in the fields you cross just before Mankinholes cp are cramp-inducing monsters :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt-pt
Think one of you spoke to me (Horwich vest) - wasn't tired - just running with my mates (well up to the car park - after that started to work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Brummy John
John and Bill, AKA the old gits staggered round in a gentlemanly 7hrs 50ish. I'm made up to have got round with no real troubles, but hearing how well the other Glossopians did was fantastic, and all first time hobblers!. Well done.
Also like to thank all the marshalls and volunteers and the weather factory. Brilliant day out.
My moneys on Al, Tom turns up at too many races to watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Al Fowler
Get some racing done lazy boy:D
Thanks for an excellent event. I was going off it a bit a couple of years ago - the fact that I was running crap didn't help but this year got it just about right. I'm never going to be up with the sub 5 hour crew and probably wont get another sub 6 hour.
Took it very easy at the start (including setting off 90 secs after everyone else - the loo queue had finally gone) then caught up with my training mates. Stuck with my plan to stay with them till CP3 before upping the pace.
For the first time ever, I declined the hot dog at CP4, opting for the attraction of the doughnut instead. Some runners overtook me there by cheating - surely it is a disqualification offence not to partake of the excellent food on offer. There seemed to be quite a few who appreciated me overtaking them at Cross Stone and leading them through the "Bermuda Triangle".
Didn't like the man-made "improvement" on the descent from Stoodley Pike - awful stuff to run on but enjoyed the fact that I could run (and even overtake) on the descent into Hebden Bridge - must be the first time in 20 years that I've not been in agony. Only poor navigation was forgetting that the finish had moved up the hill so I headed through the car park instead of heading for the church. Still very happy to get from Mankinholes to the finish in 2hrs40
Maybe I should lose a bit more weight and have a go at getting a sub 6 time in next year - although yesterday's weather conditions were as a good as we've ever had, albeit a bit cold for shorts for the first hour or two!
The Fellsman.......go on, you know you want to!Quote:
Originally Posted by wormstone