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As ever a lovely little race. Thanks to Mary and her army of marshals.
Well done to StevieK for 2nd as well, good effort that man!
Managed to sit down and write before work today, so click on the link for the usual experiential report, with some lovely pictures taken by Cyclops.
http://testedtodestruction.blogspot....ueen-2012.html
Cheers zephr ! Ace report too , was a great little race ,1st time I have done this one Thanks mary ! And all the helpers tooQuote:
Originally Posted by zephr
Here's a short video of the race. Best watched in HD on Vimeo.
http://vimeo.com/42884130
Nice vid Rich. I especially like the soothing undulations on the decent - did you have the camera balanced on your moobs?!:wink:
Moobs, I wish.Quote:
Originally Posted by OB1
Nice video Rich!
Lantern Pike Dash. Painful as ever. Had me on my knees at the end.
http://testedtodestruction.blogspot....dash-2012.html
I've just put the Dash results on the web - URL below - thanks to Richard Scottney for these.
If William Clough comes this way, please see your PMs!
Cheers, Steve
It's that time of year again. Hayfield 3 Days in May this weekend. May Queen race on Friday, Mount Famine on Saturday and Lantern Pike Dash on Sunday.
Mount Famine organiser Mark Boulton has asked me to put out a request for helpers.
Please contact Mark directly if you can lend a hand on Saturday - http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/chrom...skype_logo.png01663 749253, Mobile: http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/chrom...skype_logo.png07873 115685, email:[email protected]
All the race details here, as usual.
Weather forecast is looking good - should be a great weekend.
Some of the Thursday PFR'ers had a bimble round the Famine Course last night....
And the going is very good indeed :D....
Mostly nice & firm underfoot...
Hope to see plenty of you at the May Queen FR this eve..again the going is very good :)...
Not forgetting the Famine flaying on Saturday...
And the Dash burn-up on Sunday!
Thanks to SteveT - full race details can be found here www.cs.man.ac.uk/~temples/hc/
And and the Hayfield Champs Results so far will also be posted, when this daft lad get's his finger out!!
I'll see you there, Andy. I like May; first the Glossop 3-day then the Hayfield 3-day. Same good weather for both this year as well. :cool:
Will you have Hayfield champs forms tonight? I must get them entered.
WAIDGBTT!
[Well Awesome, It doesn't get better than that!]
Hayfield Posse you are ace! Love you all.
Mary, Mark, Richard, Debbie, Andy, Steve (online results before I got home), marshals, helpers, runners (Senior & Junior), landowners, etc, etc.
Oh, and Ra the sun god!
http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~temples/hc/
Such pragmatic application of FRA new rules by the RO and Runners here in the peak district too for short races in such blistering hot weather. Refreshing! Nice to welcome some tourists from Calderdale, Nottingham, Reading, etc
Aaaah, back to work with a :D
BritNick - you got any photos to upload yet? I was probably too far behind you this year to be in focus, but would love to see them nevertheless.
Wily-Vet - you were taking photos today (but stationary) above the rickety stile as well - did you catch my weight break it (large straw that broke the camels back)?
Aye, great little race yesterday at the Lantern Pike.Quote:
Originally Posted by OB1
I was one of the Calderdale tourists.
Great race and thank you to all concerned.:)
Agreed, what a fantastic long weekend of racing that was. Thanks to all the organisers and helpers who facilitate such suffering, exhilaration and joy, and kudos to Steve T for his amazing results service.
OB1, love your post. Good to see you back out there racing. Back to work with a big cheesy smile indeed. I'm still on a high today.
I've posted all three sets of photos. Should be easy to find here. The one of Dan Chan flying back down Lantern Pike on his way to the win is spectacular. I had no idea what I'd captured until I got home and downloaded to the computer.
Stagger, great to chat with you yesterday.
Cheers Nick:)Quote:
Originally Posted by OB1
Massive thanks to Mary, Mark, Richard and Debbie for putting on a cracking set of races and to Andy for putting on the series. Myself and the family had a great weekend in Hayfield, excellent weather, running, and company, cant ask for more from life really
Dan
Oh and thanks Nick for the amazing pic, definitely at my balletic best
That is a top pic of Dan heading down LP. Great stuff.
Great photo of Dan coming off Lantern Pike! I hope the 3 pics of my backside didn't ruin your set. A great morning out and the first sunburn of the year.
Still got :D a day later.
BritNick - really, really, excellent photos, better than any 'stationary' photographer.
None of me in the Senior race (I was behind you, outside spitting distance) but a few of me (gut out) cheering in the Juniors.
Stagger, I am gutted I didn't know you were there to have a proper chat to.
I only realise now (98% sure) that you were the CVFR I was chatting to as we hit the only bit of track/bridleway on the way up after 3-5 minutes.
I was the 'Dreadlocked Gloss runner' (iin a fake winter tan). I asked you where you were from and you said 'CV but not one of the 2 elite'.
If I had realised it was you I would have been over to clean your boots at the finish.
Scouse_FR - absolutely awesome run and fantastic photo of you descending - one for the family album for sure.
Aaaah, again, :D
Yeah, sorry about the backside pics. It comes with the territory on vertical uphills. I tried to hold the camera out to the side but it didn't work. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by William Clough
Don't worry Nick keep the photos coming, they really capture the atmosphere of a race. I tried to catch you in the last 10 metres but you held me off.Quote:
Originally Posted by BritNick
NickQuote:
Originally Posted by BritNick
Great photos! It looked like a really good and well organised do. I see you were following one of my young AM Mayhem lads, they thoroughly enjoyed it. AM Mayhem is my attempt at getting kids in school into fell running (and hopefully encourage them to join a local club), you might see them about at local races. There'll be a decent AM Mayhem crowd out at the Saddleworth Fell Race on Sunday too if you're about for that?
Chris (Webb)
PS: I was a little disappointed to see you went for the Hayfield Race option rather than joining us at the Old County Tops...next year maybe?!
Hi Chris, I think the speed requirement at OCT is a step too far for me. I've already tried and failed once. I'd need to attack it fresh as a main target, but I'm too greedy so usually not that fresh, if you know what I mean.
Regarding Team Mayhem, I think I followed that same shirt on all three races!
William Clough I heard someone chasing me down to the line and put a spurt on. So that was you then? I didn't see because I was too busy dealing with the temporary nausea from the intense effort. :eek:
It's that time of year again - details here ... http://www.t42.org.uk/hayfield/
Cheers, Steve
... and a couple of great videos from Rich Seipp...
May Queen 2012 - https://vimeo.com/groups/141693/videos/42884130
Mt Famine 2012 - https://vimeo.com/42132629
Rumour has it that one of these three could be an English Champs race next year. I wonder which one?
Anyway, it all kicks off this evening with the May Queen race.
Don't forget that it's a 15 minute jog from registration to the start of tomorrow's Mount Famine race.
Great race the May Queen, it will do well in the champs.
Thanks to Mary and her massive team of marshal's for a great event.
Nice to see Luvshack back racing.
Another Ace Race today :-)
Race 2 of the Madness that is Hayfield in May!!!
Some superb performances at the Sharp end too
More here if you want to know www.t42.org.uk/cgi-bin/hc.pl?a=list&d=hc&f=mount-famine-2015
(thanks to Steve T) even had a raider from Keswick too - well done Phil :-)
Plus a very Big Thank-you to RO Mark and the Team that make this another very special/tough race....
Hmmmm - not sure I'm really back to "racing" Trev'....more like stumbling around at the rear...still ace to be out there though.
Hope to see one & all at the LP Dash in the Morn' - True Madness!!!!!!
http://www.t42.org.uk/hayfield/
Big thanks from Buxtonia for the 3 days, loved all of it, please pass on thanks from our seniors and Juniors to all organisers and marshals etc - a fab festival of running, great to see the likes of you and Des Gibbons gracing the hills again :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Luv Shack
Another great race.
Should be a BOFRA with the juniors and seniors running different routes around a similar hill.
Thanks to all concerned.
Just a reminder that this all kicks off again this evening.
Hayfield May Queen - Friday 7.30pm
Mount Famine - Saturday 11.00am
Lantern Pike Dash - Sunday 11.00am
All the details, as usual, here.
Any idea of the (likely) kit requirements for tonight? Thanks
I guess strictly speaking it should be the recommeneded FRA kit list, but for a such a short race...
First of the 3 is Friday nights Hayfield May Queen.... sounds easy, it brings about visions of running through village streets lined with children throwing petals as we run past?
Don't be fooled by the race name, it's fast and frantic!
In homage to fell racing and the music of Queen, how many Queen song titles can you find in the following race report:
At 6:30pm I'm the only one here," blimey this is going to be a quiet one " so I thought. Then as if by a kind of magic, an hour later 106 hardy souls are awaiting the start. The weather could be better but the show must go on and I want to break free and following the countdown we're off like a flash, straight away I'm feeling under pressure to keep up with the leaders. Once we hit the climbs I start to pick people off, one by one another one bites the dust. The final climb has me protesting at my legs, "come on legs play the game before I have a sheer heart attack". Phew, now I'm here, at the summit of Lantern Pike...Lantern Pike, you take my breath away. Now the fun begins, a chance to spread my wings on the descent, it's a miracle I don't take flight. My mudclaws save me from a tumble, don't stop me now...the bottom of the fell is in sight. On the final run in I can sense by people's body language that they're struggling...thankfully it's not just me then, it's a hard life. Thanks to Dave Soles for shouts of encouragement, his lads are quality runners showing father to son talent being inherited.
We are the champions...step forward race winners Alasdair Campbell and Caitlin (Killer Queen) Rice.
Many thanks to Mary and all her helpers.
Finally with the song titles...at no point did I see any fat bottomed girls.
Race 2 Mount Famine
Feast or famine?
If climbs are your thing followed by fast runnable descents, then you can certainly 'dine out' on Mount Famine....Mount Feast would be more fitting for this absolute belter of a race.
I've done a fair few fell races and I can't recall one with a start like Mount Famine....in a word, it's bonkers. We're all lined up at the foot of the woods awaiting the signal to charge. It's steep, blimey it's steep....littered with nettles, brambles, rabbit holes, tree-roots and fallen trees...sounds horrendous? It's not, it's bloody great...most unique start in fell racing?
After the woods we descend only to climb again up the fell side. The reward is a fantastic ridge run along what's known as the dragons back..great name which is very fitting for this undulating section. When Mount Famine is finally reached the descent is brilliantly fast over good ground that demands you hammer it down. Trouble is, the last climb is experienced with drained legs...maybe less hammer on the descent next time. Great return back along the dragons back then fast? running on track to the finish....who'd have thought 5 miles could be so hard?
Many thanks to Mark and helpers.
Pheeeeeeeewieeeee....Survived Day 2 of the Madness :-)
Really Great Running Up the "Front" & at the Back too...
Very Well done to all who are taking part and those the make it all happen :-)
Great to see a good bunch of the Usual Suspects & plenty of the Forum Crew enjoying the Madness!
More than wet this eve below the Dragons Back :-o
Famine & South Head are in & out of the cloud too...
We were very lucky with the weather today :-)
Nice to have a few cooling showers!
So, hoping to see plenty of 3 Day'ers at the Lantern Pike Inn, in the Morn',
For the really totally crazy Madness that is the Lantern Pike Dash!!!!!
Plus SteveT has very kindly posted results of the first 2 Days of Madness...
Can be found here www.t42.org.uk/hayfield/
See you in the Morn'......if I can walk that is ;)
PS - Hope you can make it Darren :p
Lantern Pike Dash: 3rd and final race in the '3 Days in May' fell race series.
From the start line the entire race route can pretty much be seen. It's one of them manic straight up, straight down as fast as your legs, lungs and general wellbeing allows you. There are a few obstacles along the way in the form of a stream crossing and a couple of stiles....they're the only rest you get. Races like this really hurt, especially when it's off the back of the 2 pervious race days....but we love it don't we?
Thanks to Richard and his helpers, you even sorted the weather for us.
Really enjoyed my weekend in and around Hayfield.....Great races, lovely area and smashing company....beltin.
Just to round off the weekend nicely I nipped over to Meltham for the 2:30pm West Nab. I'd highly recommend this race, but maybe after a quieter weekend.
Only 1 day of May Madness for me at the Hayfield May Queen race yesterday evening. Only 3 miles and 750 feet of ascent but apart from a quarter of a mile tarmac at the start and finish the rest was either up or down on very technical, rutted tree root strewn paths or narrow heathery trods where the potential for a tumble always present.
Just 84 entrants on a warm and humid evening the race was won by Caleb Winfield of Pennine FR in 19:58. I was 16th and first M60 in 26:45 just 6 seconds behind my pal and first lady Joanne Mosley.
An enjoyable evening race and it was good to chat to Dr Carlos who was looking resplendent in his dayglow orange Aston Villa shorts!
Well we watched the start so must have seen you before we headed to the packhorse for a pint. Great result again.
I'm not up to 2 runs in a week let alone 3 in a weekend but managed Mount Famine this morning.