The word is that he is injured :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by ba-ba
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The word is that he is injured :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by ba-ba
Injured and pulled out now. A real shame as that was some great racing from both of them.
"Jim Mann has retired from the Montane Spine Race 2018 with an injury. Nothing serious, still smiling and chatting with the team but unable to continue. More to follow."
there you have it.
What a shame. I'm sure he did what was right for him. Wishing him a speedy recovery.Quote:
Originally Posted by ba-ba
Though there had to be something up. Eoin just cought and pulled away from him too quickly. Real pity, taken a lot of the compition out of it a lot.
It seems Jim did some damage in a fall on day 1 that was manageable, but was aggravated today - falling in a hole I think? - to a level he couldn't continue.
Now it'll be interesting to see if he has pushed Eoin so hard that the door opens for Pavel.
A lot changed last year between Alston and KY. Still race on for Eoin and Pavel. Unlucky for Jim.
Was it last year that Eoin found himself on the wrong side of a wall, on the first day and in climbing over it he fell and fractured a rib when landing on his GPS divice, leading to him retiring a couple of days later?Quote:
Originally Posted by ba-ba
Through the window, I've just spotting head torches across the valley, heading down from the Kirk Carrion ridge towards Middleton-in-Teedale. Brrrrrrr....it's nippy out there and I feel quite the pampered whimp sitting here in front of the woodburner :(
And the race is back on! Tom Hollins overtaken and down into 4th as the go across Hadrians Wall and Pavel is now right behind Eoin in the battle for 1st.
All pretty close now, there goes my work productivity
Eoin has turned round and heading back to Bellingham; Pavel has just taken the lead
an extra 5 miles or so, to pick up some snow shoes which are 'a must on this section'
Pavel is saying it is up to his waist. He is about 6ft 8in.
I'm not sure snowshoes will be enough!
Wow Eoin retires, I imagine the early pace has caught up with him.
Shame and an amazing effort!
Eoin retired.
Snow shoes are rubbish if the snow is "only" a foot or two deep - but up to the waist - wow - hopefully just drifts so can be managed mainly by walking around them.
Race suspended for the moment due to worsening conditions.
People have been having trouble getting across the Scottish border on the M74, never mind across the top of the Cheviots!Quote:
Originally Posted by wazzy
I wonder if anyone will manage to finish this year? Very Barkley!
They’re off again - race on at 0600
Fundmantly changes the race now everybody will have had a good rest before the final very challanging stages in these conditions. Eoin will be very dissapointed he dropped out just before the race was suspended. He looked very shattered in that short intervew in the car, a few hours rest would have made such a difference
His subsequent interview sheds a bit more light, but yes he’s unlucky. Right call to suspend. Cheviots are going to take some traversing today.
Do you think seriously race could fizzle our time-wise without completers?
None of us here have any idea of the conditions on the Cheviots, so impossible to answer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Tom Hollins seems to be on a road now, another dropout ?
We've had a hefty dumping of snow (about 13" at 1200 feet) overnight here in Middleton-in-Teesdale. It's very soft and dry too so easy to sink into. Forecasts for Dufton and Alston are for more snow all day today and tomorrow, so Cross fell will be a 'joy' given the extra altitude. I imagine the conditions are far worse on the Cheviots, given the depth of snow already settled from the last few day. It's relatively calm here at the moment, but if the wind picks up there's likely to be substantial drifting, even if the sky remains bright.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrPatrickBarry
A set of back country skis might be a great bonus to any race competitor :cool:
http://web108.extendcp.co.uk/yadmoss.co.uk/webcams/
Tom is out with ankle problem
Simon Gfeller currently in 2nd place. I guess many people won’t know much about him, so thought I’d post a few details here. I first met Simon via FB in early 2015 and I subsequently ended up giving him a lift between Bucharest airport and Bran to do the Transylvania 100k in Romania. Really enjoyed his company over the weekend and he did rather well, finishing 5th overall and 2nd vet. He came across as a very relaxed guy, very modest and with a cracking sense of humour. He was the only person that weekend to encounter a bear... that's another story.
Simon’s FB post Oct 2017.... “I never ever thought I would like running, remembering that I hated running and sport events at scool when I was a very young boy because I was so terrible weak, slow and very skinny in my childhood. I never imagined that now, many years later, ultra trail running would change my point of view of running events and finding motivation practising ultra long endurance races. things changed when I left scool, grew up and strenghten body and mind serving for a some years in the swiss army as a mountain infantry soldier in the swiss alps. among other sports also practising karate for years, becoming a black belt. All that was before moving to spain to learn spanish and start working here. Years later then I started running to keep in shape because I couldn’t do anymore my excersizes in the gym and practise my favourite sport Karate due to a back injury suffered a few years ago. And suddenIy… I felt running very inspiring! That was 5 years ago when I started running…… and a new era began in my life. Things have changed since..”
No kidding! He’s a real late comer to running, but has progressed incredibly quickly. In 2016 he entered the Malaga marathon, did no marathon specific training, just went out to enjoy himself and finished sub 3 hrs.
This article is in Spanish, but you might be able to pick out some details, or be able to run it through a translator tool.
https://trailrunningandalucia.com/20...emas-este-ano/
Pavel is at hut one and seems to moving ok though the cheviots, although very much the lower end of route today altitude wise. Be interesting to see how much has drifted around the steeper slopes on Windy Gyle and in those hollows between there and Mozie Law (i have had some horrendous times with drifts in that little pocket). Expect Pav to be done this evening, perhaps about 8ish? If the drifts are really bad and hold him up, then maybe he'll kip at hut 2?
I've not been able to follow too closely today. But Pavel appears to be moving in the region of 1 mph, which indicates some tough conditions.
BillJ slicing through the field and is now in 11th...!
Go Bill!!
Pavel just finished...!
And won?
Yes. He was a good few hours ahead "on the ground" and quite possibly had a big lead from the enforced stoppage as well.
Well done to John Knapp - 3rd - such tough conditions, such a long way.
There's now over half the field retired or timed out (61 out, 57 remain).
Shows how tough it is.
We haven't really mentioned the women's race, mainly because Carol Morgan is so far in front of the others.
Amazing effort!
And the woman from Otley has done it again. WOOP WOOP. Last seen buying milk from Asda on Saturday morning, when I wished her a good holiday. A hard woman whose also a nice person. BIG CONGRATULATIONSQuote:
Originally Posted by AJF
Well done once again Carol.
Two Spine races and two wins....beltin stuff.
All the best to Bill J....not far now.
‘sticks lad the Spine - Keswick parkrun has your name written all over it