No club, Just a kind gent called Mr Alan Greenwood.Quote:
Originally Posted by ukhursty
Website
http://www.ogdenwater.freeserve.co.uk/
Hope this helps hursty;)
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No club, Just a kind gent called Mr Alan Greenwood.Quote:
Originally Posted by ukhursty
Website
http://www.ogdenwater.freeserve.co.uk/
Hope this helps hursty;)
Cheers mate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
I'm just trying to decipher if the race will be reduced in distance, because I 'll probs give it a miss if so.
I'm gonna be pedantic for a second if I may Stagger?:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
It's Allan Greenwood;)
Confusingly, Alan Greenwood organises the Hebden etc as in: http://www.alangreenwood.biz/
Anyways going back to WHC I'm sure Allan/Stringman will post any updates on here (like he did re:Ovenden) if not on his ogdenwater site.
Aww i hope there's a big thaw im bored of the snow now and i fancied a long run on Sunday. If the snows anything like it is up on Bull Hill it ll be a struggle, it was quicker to crawl through the drifts the other day. The LDWA event 2 crosses, goes up there on Sunday, should be fun for them :eek:
The White Holme Circular fell race is now CANCELLED.
Conditions have not improved sufficiently to run a safe race - I have to consider runners of all abilities.
The short course I had in mind, through deep powder snow, now has a shin wrecking frozen crust - no fun at all; and the Pennine Way is an ice rink.
Runners only want to run. There is no fun for runners in a non-runnable course.
I have made the decision now as the pub needs to know for catering etc.
This is my second race cancellation of the year and it's only two weeks in.
Sorry if you were looking forward to competing.
Allan G
Appreciate you letting us know in good time. Thanks as always for your efforts, Allan.
Looking forward to next year already!
Good shout Allan, safety first. Lots of people may be dissapointed but thats a minor consideration compared to a risk to life and limb.
Note for Allan Greenwood;
Allan, I contribute to the Telegraph & Argus Athletics column. In the hope of supporting the White Holme race we'd already mentioned it an article that gets published on Saturday and was submitted before the race cancellation. It does stress that anyone thinking of doing the race should visit your website or this FRA forum page before setting out, so I fervently hope that it doesn't cause any problems. Apparently once the wheels are in motion it's not possible to submit changes.
Just thought I should offer an explanation rather than you or someone else read the paper and wonder why the cancellation isn't mentioned directly in the article.
Hello folks,
Please support this race on Sunday if you can.
Full waterproof whole body cover MUST be carried / worn.
NO KIT - NO RUN.
After last Saturday's snowstorm thwarting my Ovenden race, keep an eye on this thread for any late updates/cancellations due to freak weather...
Cheers, Allan Greenwood
Ps map here
http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/attac...5&d=1262610635
Thanks Rob (and Bryan)
Allan, there is one in post #531 on this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by stringman
Looks like the weather's going to be like 2 years ago... rain, gusty wind with just a hint of brightness at the end. Quite warm for the time of year though... Looking forward to those conduits!
Strange, I have it down as 'Frozen Mud' in my 2009 diary?Quote:
Originally Posted by grimmer
It was a lot colder than it will be tomorrow; I do remember the mud and I was bl**dy frozen!
My lasting impression of this race was 1998 when i was still drunk from the night before.
I was slower than a week in jail. Catch up with you tomorrow Greg:p
I've also uploaded the pdf copy of the map that's a few posts down from the original map.Quote:
Originally Posted by stringman
PDF Map
tis a great race, alas a wrecked calf precludes me again!!
Maybe see some of you there tomorrow then! New landlords at the Summit pub who only arrived on Wednesday but seem very up for the occasion. I'm sure we will all give them a big welcome!Quote:
Originally Posted by dominion
See you shortly folks - have a good run. I'll be at the junction of the drain / PW. Don't mind gusty wind it's the rain I want to avoid.
Thanks to Allan and the other helpers today for putting the race on. The weather wasn't too bad down at the start/finish but up on the tops it was filthy - windy and rainy and a real slog to be honest. Well done Manhar - your marshalling position was exposed to say the least! I ran with a team mate taking it in turns to act as wind break but to be honest not sure he got much protection from my spindly frame. I'm just about warm now. Time for a pint, pie and a hot bath!
Thanks Allan for a cracking race. Was 9th before pulling my hamstring 4 miles in. In no time i must've been 29th. Managed to run through it and pick back about 15 places.
Knew i should have run in me 3/4 tights. Happy to finish, even if it was in pain
Looked a bit foggy and chilly. Foggy pics on Sportsunday (including Stanners).
Thanks for a cracking race Alan, and special thanks for organising proper fellrunning weather! Kirsten was chuffed with winning team prize and suitably embarrassed by people singing happy birthday!! :-)
Tough luck there Stanners. You're not the only one to suffer though, I think it's the fact it's flat and runnable and we're not used to that. I know several others were tightening up, last 3 miles my right hamstring and quad were bothering me.....can hardly walk now!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Stanners
I watched the agony of Stanners' hamstring ping, but by the end he was storming past an exhausted Zero (but still clutching his offending leg). Respect.
Great race and just the thing to baptise my wife's newly valeted car interior:o.
Thanks.
It should have been the assembled fellrunners, me included, who felt embarrassed. What a pathetic rendition of "Happy Birthday' it was! You'd have thought that at least we could have finished the song. Perhaps not everyone was secure with the words.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr1470
Thanks to Stringman, Bo Peep, and the forumite now known as Frosty Patel (who arrived 40 minutes early at his mercilessly exposed marshalling point and jogged up and down for over an hour trying to prevent the blood from freezing in his veins).
It looked like a good turnout. Anyone know how many took part this year? I forgot to check the results board.
James Logue did brilliantly to threaten the record in conditions that (with a touch of understatement) could be described as 'damp and breezy'.
A few big hikes and i'd have been laughing mate. Ice pack and the girlfriends elbow has sorted the hamstring hopefully.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr1470
And there's me thinking you were the expert on singing Happy Birthday. :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tussockface
The turnout was great - 112 runners with one DNF.
James did fantastic and won by about five minutes.
Great to see you all today. :)
I tried to keep the refrain going, but the aging boy band behind me dropped out and I didn't fancy finishing it off as a solo artist.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bo Peep
Thanks for your kind words folks. Here are the first few results...
The rest will be on the FRA website as soon as I can type them up.
1 James Logue Calder Valley 1 - 18 - 18
2 Jon Morgan Dk Peak 1 - 23 - 29
3 Andy Buttery Ross 1 - 25 - 43
4 Rob Grantham Ellesmere Port 1 - 25 - 57
5 Andy Thorpe Calder Valley 1 - 27 - 42
6 Steve Smithies Calder Valley 1 - 28 - 00
7 Phil Taylor Ross 1 - 28 - 17 V50
27 Pete Booth C le Moors 1 - 35 - 35 V60
102 Steve Davies Accrington 2 - 09 - 19 V70
1 Kath Rosedale Un/Att 1 - 47 - 29
2 Ginney Willey Middleton H 1 - 47 - 52
3 Trish Gavins Keighley & C 1 - 48 - 35 FV40
4 Kath Brierley Todmorden H 1 - 49 - 46 FV40
5 Karen Taylor Ross 1 - 53 - 15 FV50
Teams; (male) Calder Valley - (female) Calder Valley
112 RAN
Pictures of results boards upto 108th.
(Zoom in to read!)
Full Results here....
Thanks to all my helpers, Jackie and Kathrine on registration and results, Charmaine and Manhar marshalling (thanks Manhar, hope you have thawed out by now) and Bill "Studmarks" Smith who came on public transport from Liverpool to help us with results compilation.
NO KIT - NO RUN. Where have you read that before eh ?? On every advert for this race no doubt. I kit checked half a dozen on the start line and made it absolutely clear that it is a VERY EXPOSED route. - But we still had one runner who went without full waterproofs and ended up coming a cropper and forced us to send out a rescue vehicle.
Let's hope a valuable lesson is learned.
Cheers everyone, see you again soon. Allan G
White Holme Circular race 16th January 2011
1 JAMES LOGUE CALDER VALLEY 1-18-18 V 40
2 JON MORGAN DARK PEAK 1-23-29 V 40
3 ANDY BUTTERY ROSSENDALE HARR 1-25-43 V 40
4 ROB GRANTHAM ELLESMERE PORT 1-25-57
5 ANDY THORPE CALDER VALLEY 1-27-42 V 40
6 STEVE SMITHIES CALDER VALLEY 1-28-00 V 40
7 PHILIP TAYLOR ROSSENDALE HARR 1-28-17 V 50
8 RYAN LINDSAY MIDDLETON HARR 1-28-56
9 CHRIS DAVIES SADDLEWORTH 1-29-05 V 50
10 SEAN MOLLOY ROSSENDALE HARR 1-29-30 V 40
11 MIKE NELSON MACCLESFIELD H 1-29-43 V 40
12 TOBY EVANS UNATTACHED 1-30-05 V 40
13 STEPHEN GILBERT UNATTACHED 1-31-03
14 KEVIN HOULT CALDER VALLEY 1-31-03
15 MARK TAYLOR UNATTACHED 1-33-02 V 40
16 THORNTON TAYLOR ROSSENDALE HARR 1-33-08 V 50
17 LEE WOOD MIDDLETON HARR 1-33-10
18 STEPHEN BOOTH UNATTACHED 1-33-45 V 40
19 PAUL HOBBS TODMORDEN HARR 1-33-50
20 RICK SOLMAN ROSSENDALE HARR 1-34-13
21 CRAIG STANSFIELD ROSSENDALE HARR 1-34-44 V 40
22 NEIL WORSWICK CLAYTON LE MOORS 1-34-50 V 40
23 JOHN EALING ROSSENDALE HARR 1-34-57 V 40
24 AUSTIN MILLS DORSET DODDLERS 1-35-08
25 GARY SHAW UNATTACHED 1-35-13 V 40
26 DOMINIC MAHON WARRINGTON 1-35-30
27 PETE BOOTH CLAYTON LE MOORS 1-35-35 V 60
28 SHANE GREEN PUDSEY & BRAMLEY 1-35-58 V 40
29 MICHAEL FRYER UNATTACHED 1-36-08 V 40
30 MARTIN TERRY CLAYTON LE MOORS 1-36-56 V 50
31 ROBERT SAMUELS PUDSEY PACERS 1-36-56 V 50
32 KEN TAYLOR ROSSENDALE HARR 1-37-35 V 60
33 JOHN HEWITT GLOSSOPDALE 1-37-43 V 40
34 GARY MOORE WESHAM RR 1-39-06 V 50
35 STEVE WATHALL RETFORD AC 1-39-22
36 CHRIS JACKSON GLOSSOPDALE 1-39-23
37 CARL HERON QUEENSBURY RR 1-39-32 V 40
38 RICHARD AIRLIE GILBERT CALDER VALLEY 1-39-40 V 40
39 KEITH LONG DEWSBURY RR 1-39-55 V 40
40 IAN HUTCHINSON BOWLAND 1-40-09 V 40
41 GREG RIMMER DARK PEAK 1-41-17 V 40
42 JONNIE BUTLER KEIGHLEY & C 1-41-34 V 50
43 MIKE SYMONS MAN YMCA 1-41-40 V 40
44 JEFFREY PICKUP CLAYTON LE MOORS 1-42-01 V 50
45 ANDY PRESTON MIDDDLETON H 1-42-02
46 RICHARD WALTON UNATTACHED 1-42-51
47 KARL WOOD HORWICH 1-43-09
48 ALAN BOCKING CHESHIRE HR 1-43-44 V 50
49 MICHAEL IRELAND ROSSENDALE HARR 1-43-58 V 40
50 SCOTT DAVIES WHARFEDALE 1-44-25
51 DARREN GRAHAM TODMORDEN HARR 1-44-43 V 40
52 BEN WOLSTENHOLME SADDLEWORTH 1-45-36
53 DAVID P[ICKERING RETFORD 1-46-28 V 40
54 SHAUN LENNON IDLE AC 1-47-24 V 40
55 KATH ROSEDALE UNATTACHED 1-47-29 L
56 DIGBY HARRIS MACCLESFIELD H 1-47-38 V 40
57 MICK CRAVEN TODMORDEN HARR 1-47-46 V 50
58 JOHN FOULDS ASTLEY & TYD’LEY 1-47-48 V 50
59 GINNEY WILLEY MIDDLETON H 1-47-52 L
60 RUSSELL MABBETT WESHAM RR 1-48-30 V 40
61 TRISH GAVINS KEIGHLEY & C 1-48-35 L 40
62 RICHARD BUTTERWICK TODMORDEN HARR 1-48-47 V 40
63 MARK LATHAM BINGLEY HARRIERS 1-49-02 V 50
64 SIMON BEVERLEY PUDSEY PACERS 1-49-30
65 DAVE CULPAN CALDER VALLEY 1-49-37 V 40
66 ELLIOTT LORIMER FRA 1-49-41
67 KATH BRIERLEY TODMORDEN HARR 1-49-46 L 40
68 MARK CHECKLEY LOSTOCK AC 1-50-08 V 40
69 ROBERT PRITCHARD SKYRAC 1-52-08 V 50
70 JAMES STABLES SADDLEWORTH 1-52-12
71 MARK SHUTTLEWORTH LOSTOCK AC 1-52-32 V 40
72 ALED GREENHALGH VALLEY STRIDERS 1-52-46
73 KAREN TAYLOR ROSSENDALE HARR 1-53-15 L 50
74 JOHN WILCOCK AURORA HARR 1-54-38 V 40
75 KEVIN SMITH DARWEN DASHERS 1-54-45 V 40
76 LINDA CLARKSON DARWEN DASHERS 1-54-18 L 40
77 DENNIS LUCAS ROCHDALE H 1-54-38 V 60
78 CARL BEDSON GLOSSOPDALE H 1-54-45 V 40
79 JOHN STEPHENSON GLOSSOPDALE H 1-54-49 V 50
80 TRACY IRELAND ROSSENDALE HARR 1-54-56 L 40
81 MICHAELA DEMPSEY UNATTACHED 1-55-16 L 40
82 SIKOBE LITABA GLOSSOPDALE 1-55-32 V 40
83 STEVEN HORTON UNATTACHED 1-57-47
84 GILLIAN WISBY CALDER VALLEY 1-58-09 L 40
85 PHILIP JONES CALDER VALLEY 1-58-52 V 50
86 NIGEL CROSSFIELD HALIFAX HARRIERS 1-59-06 V 40
87 MARK WHITAKER KEIGHLEY & C 1-59-14 V 40
88 PHILL ROUTH IDLE AC 1-59-23 V 50
89 CHRISTINE WHITAKER KEIGHLEY C 1-59-26 L 40
90 ROSS HOWARD UNATTACHED 2-01-08 V 50
91 ALISTAIR GAVINS KEIGHLEY & C 2-01-26 V 50
92 GARY BALMER CLAYTON LE MOORS 2-03-22 V 40
93 HAYLEY LOMAS MELTHAM AC 2-05-38
94 KIRSTEN AIRLIE GILBERT CALDER VALLEY 2-06-02 L
95 LORNA BALMER CLAYTON LE M 2-06-51 L 40
96 DAWN RICHARDS CLAYTON LE M 2-06-51 L 40
97 JOANNE HEYES CALDER VALLEY 2-07-02 L
98 MICHAEL BALDWIN DENBY DALE 2-07-15 V 60
99 ANTONY McMANUS FRA 2-07-50 V 40
100 SAM BOOTH WESHAM 2-08-40
101 JIM GODDARD BAILDON RUNNERS 2-08-44 V 40
102 STEVE DAVIES ACCRINGTON RR 2-09-19 V 70
103 JULIE LAVEROCK SALFORD H 2-09-41 L 40
104 RICHARD EDWARDS MELTHAM AC 2-10-02 V 40
105 MARK HAMMOND ACCRINGTON RR 2-10-42
106 FIONA GLEN ACCRINGTON RR 2-10-43 L
107 CHARLES MARSHALL UNATTACHED 2-11-49
108 WAYNE WALSH BOWLAND 2-12-35 V 50
109 MANDY GOTH TODMORDEN HARR 2-14-30 L 50
110 JANE LEONARD TODMORDEN HARR 2-14-41 L 50
111 NEIL FAIRBURN BAILDON RUNNERS 2-21-15 V 40
DNF TRACY PARRY ASTLEY & TYD’LEY - - - - L
I notice there is to be a new route for 2012 -has anyone any idea of what the new route is?
new route????
It seems to have lost 4 miles or 6.4km which ever way you want it, am certain that it was about 12miles, now only 8ish....
Maybe someone moved the hill closer to the start???
It was 12 miles, be interesting to see where the 4 miles has gone?Quote:
Originally Posted by biara
Same distance and climb now as Ovenden so as Allan Greenwood organises both its probably a typo when he was sending the info in?Quote:
Originally Posted by Danbert Nocurry
Think Alan meant to take the middle section of the route and add it to the end of the Ovenden race so big confusion all roundQuote:
Originally Posted by Alf
The climb and descent will not go nearby the White House pub. Instead it is the path marked on the map running across Chelburn Moor, meeting the Pennine Way near Uttley Edge. That accounts for the route being shortened by four miles.
Very soon after the start you turn off up a rough track which takes you over a stone bridge. There are yellow posts in the ground marking the path over the moor.
Thanks BP, and is it the same way back down?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bo Peep
What a sensible reason for the race being less than previously!! :wink: Much prefer the idea that someone had stolen 2 miles of land, moved it out in the dead of night so suddenly the race was smaller. Or maybe instead of running around the water at the top, you had to swim across it, hence the need for full kit, when it says it is mandatory maybe there was going to be a surprise and the mandatory kit was in actual fact a wetsuit or a canoe!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bo Peep
Ho hum, I'll keep on dreaming.....:D
Yes. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by stevefoster
Anyone doing a recci of this new route will find that it is advantageous to STAY close to the yellow topped posts RIGHT TO THE VERY TOP-MOST ONE on both the outward AND return routes. They are there for a reason - to guide you along the trod over what is a really rough patch of moor. To cut a corner from the Pennine Way to join the trod (on the return route) would probably be much slower over such rough tussocky ground, with a risk of possible injury.
You have been warned!
Visit the 2012 fixture list and note the rider... "New route for 2012. MUST bring full waterproof whole body cover. NO KIT - NO RUN".
Map HERE... http://www.flickr.com/photos/ainley-...in/photostream
Lastly, following last years event;
Read the report @ post 589 on here.
Link HERE http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/showt...ar-race/page59
No windproof - one very distressed runner - one rescue vehicle dispatched - one worried organiser - I do not need this hassle.
Please just bring the kit.
See you there, Allan G