If only I were running again Steve-3 months and countingQuote:
Originally Posted by Trig
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If only I were running again Steve-3 months and countingQuote:
Originally Posted by Trig
Nightmare - think I remember hearing you were injured (you missed race in March) but had nt realised it was that bad - whats the injury??Quote:
Originally Posted by TurboTom
Look out for poster / flyer - dead easy to copy/save - just click on the image below (open JPEG)
Why not give the race a boost and print a few off for your club house/race HQ/pub/cafe - FREE BEER!!! FOR THE MOST EFFECTIVE / ORIGINAL LOCATION (photographic evidence please)
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Trig your flyers/posters arrived at my house this morning. You've done a very professional job. I'll be giving them put at Sutton tomorrow.
Fantastic its our first running so it would be great to start off with a good turnout. i run with CVFR so its a big Mid Summer Madness weekend for me- hope you race goes well - and well done Royal Mail for getting them to you on time!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Macali
Here's a nice one - what do you think? Think its the cover of Remains of Elmet (Ted Hughes)
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So it was Macali that got the flyers to Sutton Pinnacles - well done! When are the recces starting Trig? I'd like to get over for one (although it's a trek from Bury.) I might be able to help with flagging the course the day before too if needed. I'll be bringing the Hurriers cheering squad (my wife Mel, my mother in law Karen and children George and Aggie!) on the day of course! I wonder if 3 is too young to enter a junior race...
Cheers,
Jo
P.S. can I wear my Hurriers vest???
Yes Macali was very kind - I could nt be at Sutton as I was doing the MSM series.Quote:
Originally Posted by joeyd
RE Recce - good idea - so much so I have started a new strand - plenty of dates to choose from - suspect we may have few small groups on different days
I need to get out on the route anyway so happy to have some company.
See Heptonstall Recce strand - who would like to join us?
Hi Trig - posted on the new thread re: Recces :-)
Cheers,
Jo
Excellent - doubt we'll get the mass recces of February / March - but should be bit warmerQuote:
Originally Posted by joeyd
Are you coming over for Cragg Vale? Should be a good un
Hoping to get over for Cragg Vale - I'll be in danger of knowing my way around the hills of Hebden at this rate :closed:. I'm thinking of Eldwick Gala this coming Saturday too and possibly a trip to Wales on Sunday.
You'll never know all the hills of Hebden......I've come to the conclusion that the paths and trods of the upper Calder Valley are infinite - after 10 years of biking, walking, and running I still manage to find a new route/hidden wood/valley - just nipped out tonight and found a whole new descent from Pecket Well to Midge Hole - just in case there was slightly better line up to the War Memorial. Think I'll leave it alone (only 2 weeks to go!) - looking forward to few recces - fisrt one tomorrow (19.15 from White Lion Heptonstall).Quote:
Originally Posted by joeyd
Whats the Eldwick gala miles/ascent?
Morning Trig,
Eldwick is 3miles/550ft of ascent category BS race - £2.50 on the day (starts at 3.15pm). I thought I'd have a run out there (it's near Bingley which is nearish my in-laws) for what should hopefully a nice little loosener before heading over to Llangollen on Sunday for the Moel y Gamelin 9.5miles/2380ft of ascent category AM - £4 on the day. My rationale, perhaps misguided :closed:, is that it takes the family out to somewhere new and we see different bits of the lovely countryside Britain has to offer.
I know what you mean about never really knowing hills - I found myself popping out somewhere totally unexpected coming down off the moor over Bury the other week having taken a mate out for a run. I think I took the wrong trod cause we were involved in discussion about whether an 8 mile run in the morning was too much of a 'warm-up' before I went over to do the Great Hameldon (I went anyway and had a really good run despite signing in 4 minutes before the whistle went!)
Are you still thinking of going over to Borrowdale in August? (I saw on an older thread that you're entertaining thoughts of a CWR solo attempt! That'd make the Magnificent 7 seem like a warm-up stroll :wink:.)
Jo
Busy weekend Joe! Good point re Borrowdale - its still in my diary but hope there's still time to enter.Quote:
Originally Posted by joeyd
Must get a few Hurriers to join us
Just heard about Calderdale Way Relay being permantently moved to May (boo!) - is it just me or does that ruin Christmas????
We'll have to find another team event for the winter - or set one up ourselves perhaps...?:confused:
What about the 7 Trigs relay!!! Standing Stone trig/Bridestone trig/Hoof Stone trig/Boulsworth trig/Crow Hill/ Alcomden trig/Stoop Stone/Cock Hill/High Brown Knoll/Sheepstones -would be cool but presume it would be a nightmare to get permission - wonder if we could just get 16 runners to make the Cross v Lion for an unofficial race? 8 per team, run in pairs, 4 legs; no entry/no numbers. Hand over points at Kebs/Widdop Road/Cock Hill. No marhsalls or CPs - just a trust based approach; Xmas party at the end. Might be a others would informally join usQuote:
Originally Posted by joeyd
Now that sounds like an excellent idea. Can we have a baton to carry as well? If we did it as an unofficial Hurriers' Cross V Lion challenge then surely the only permission we'd need was which day eveybody's significant others thought would be best for it?
Judi said yes - so got my permissions - I'm sure a festive baton could be arrangedQuote:
Originally Posted by joeyd
A yule log?? A cracker?? A pudding?? or perhaps something more sensible...
The closing date for Borrowdale is 10th July by the way.
Thinking on the stats for legs - widdop to cock hill would be a toughy - but definitely the best legQuote:
Originally Posted by joeyd
It'd all be good fun - and even more so in the winter. Sounds like it could be a goer if the Trig brain is thinking legs and stats already! :-)
NAME THAT STONE....
This iconic stone might yet feature on the Festival route - will see how it fits in on tonght's recce (19.15 from Heptonstall)
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Another stone that I don't recognise - maybe it's because I'm always hands on knees trying to breathe when I reach them...
I can see a new strand "name that stone/today's stone"Quote:
Originally Posted by joeyd
You must know this one....
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Many an hour spent Bouldering up at Kebs when I was a young un.Quote:
Originally Posted by Trig
Well spotted Mart - Bridestones must be the most iconic stone in the south pennines - what about this one?Quote:
Originally Posted by martmason
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Mmmmm not sure is it on top of reaps level above lower gorple res?Quote:
Originally Posted by Trig
The very same....and the name of this ancient pillar?Quote:
Originally Posted by martmason
Nope you've got me on this, Reaps stone????
What others have you got Steve?
Reaps Cross -though its more of a pillar nowadaysQuote:
Originally Posted by Trig
Soon to feature on the Widdop......Quote:
Originally Posted by Fnstein
OK Fnstein you're now the stone miester - your turn dig one out....
BTW What evening can you recce next week? Any chance of Friday at 19.15??
Just bought some new red Cobbleclaws today, well actually they're mudclaws, just need to find me daughter's crayons..........................
And they look like being essential footwear on 9th - last 2 recces have been ankle deep mud and porridge like sludge all the way down to blue pig - very steep so keeping control with 50-100 people behind you could be interesting....Quote:
Originally Posted by stevefoster
Thinking of getting in another recce for Friday evening - say 19.15?
Bah can't make friday, off to wales for stepson's stag do friday lunch till sunday, looks like i'll have to save the surprise of the course for race day.
will put some extra flags out for you stevoQuote:
Originally Posted by stevefoster
Cheers, probably need em:wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Trig
Recce on Friday at 19.15 (meet at White Lion pub Heptonstall 19.00)
In meantime I'm at Cragg Vale on Wednesday evening - anyone else up for it?
Hi Trig,
I recognised the second stone you posted (there's a picture of me next to it from the 7 Trigs on your camera I think - proof I was there!). I'm planning to be at Cragg Vale tomorrow. I'm at the Oakworth Haul on Saturday - I'll take a load of flyers and press them into people's hands :-)
Jo
[QUOTE=Trig;420144]Soon to feature on the Widdop......
OK Fnstein you're now the stone miester - your turn dig one out....
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http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/114705
I've got loads of really tough ones but I'm not clever enough to put them up here:confused:
[QUOTE=Fnstein;420795]Rock hard eh? Can't wait!Quote:
Originally Posted by Trig
Dead easy...
Save your classic stone picture as JPEG on your PC
Create a post on forum
Click insert image (on post tool bar - icon is a tree)
Select file from your comupter
Upload
Done!!
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