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Originally Posted by Delroy Wilson
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"Is it because I is Black?" ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Delroy Wilson
Hi,
I live in Bailiff Bridge and I know part of the route passes nearby, wouldn't mind having a watch so does anyone know roughly what time you'd expect the first teams through that area?
Cheers,
You'll have a long wait - the race this year has been cancelled due to the icy conditionsQuote:
Originally Posted by Glenners
lol! cheers for lettin me know!
Been on the course this afternoon, running in the snow was fine but the hard packed snow and ice were deadly.
Very little in the way of thawing and parking would have been a masive problem around Blackshore Head.
I predict there would have been serious injurys if the race had gone ahead.
On todays run the correct call has been made.
Went round Leg 3 this lunchtime.
What can I say, it was beautiful, fantastic, the best views ever.
HOWEVER,
The car parks at Tod are ICE.
The start of the climb is bottle ice. No chance running in any sort or off road trainers, needed ice spikes.
The accent was equally as slippy, at one point I was sliding down faster then I could walk/run up.
Across the tops, the snow was so compacted that you took your life in your hands. The snow occasionally turned to ice to give you a warning!
The only time it got anywhere near runnable was across the golf course, and then big rock.
The last dessent was again un-runnable.
The road was okay to the changeover.
If this had been raced, someone would have got hurt!
But, the views were as alway, fantastic.
Thanks for the update FB. Roads and footpaths/tracks pretty crummy even in the flatlands of York and around, so did think earlier in the week it would be touch and go for the relay. Shame as stacks of effort gone in as ever by Halifax. Been a bit disappointed with some of the stick they've taken on this forum. Your post clearly shows they made the right call and to be honest even if there had been some freaky caribbean weather and all the ice cleared by a miracle, well it was still the right call as you can't hang on and wait for the what ifs. Any, LOL, caribbean weather - recorded 2c when I jumped in to my car tonight - gonna break out the sunnies and shorts tomorrow for the expected 5c - scorchio!
I guess they needed to make the decision early with alot of people travelling to the race from across the country definitely the right decision given the conditions throughout the week.
I managed to get out on Wednesday and Thursday night and there was still alot of ice around making for entertaining running and mountain biking.
For those who are still intending on making a weekend of it and running the Calderdale Way regardless there has been a big thaw overnight and alot of fairly consolidated ice has disappeared.
Oh dear dear dear!
Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
Gap in your diary on Sunday 12th December?
Hoping to enjoy a long run through the best bits of the South Pennines and Calderdale?
Why not join a bunch of CWR refugees running from Heptonstall to Haworth.
Meet at 8am Weavers Square Heptonstall - opposite White Lion Pub.
ALL WELCOME
19miles - Route - Heptonstall Moor - Blake Dean - Walshaw Dean - Top Withins - Haworth - back to Heptonstall via Haworth old road and Hardcastle Crags.
Social pace with refreshment in Haworth and beers back in Heptonstall.
Weather and conditions look good
09:00 weather
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/weather/img...57/6.gif?v54_2
Fog
-3°C 27°F North North Easterly6mph 10km/h 100% 1027mb Very poor 12:00 weather
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/weather/img...57/1.gif?v54_2
Sunny
1°C 34°F North North Easterly7mph 11km/h 89% 1027mb Moderate
Hmm, as are weather forecasts.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
(don't mind me, just giving the cage a bit of a poke ;))
By-jove you were right Andy. I think one or two should be eating humble pie today:wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyA
Wise words my friend!:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
hi
i take its just a steady run nowt to fast for me and the other half :0
Can I have mine warmed up pleaseQuote:
Originally Posted by AndyA
Have Halifax Harriers decided on a new date yet?
Need to arrange time off if I'm working.
Ps.
Latest update from The Mrs as to what I am doing tomorow now that i'm not running!
1. Clean Windows
2. Clean Cars
3. Clear garage out
4. Tidy garden
5. Xmas decorations
6. In laws for tea
And anything else she dreams up overnight!
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Originally Posted by thebarlickbarons
Yep - enjoy the views and pick up cake etc in Haworth (bring money!)
I went from doing Leg 6 to looking after the kids, whilst my wife goes xmas shopping with the in-laws. The shift took about 30secs to arrange, once the news broke!Quote:
Originally Posted by Flightless Bird
Managed to free up the morning though, for a bit of a group run on Boulsworth.
Well how embarassing I over slept - caught up a large group of group of runners in a Haworth cafe!
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Those cobbles look a bit treacherous, hope everyone was ok:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Trig
No news on the outcome of last nights meeting yet?
This just received...
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The new date for the re-arranged Calderdale Way Relay will be the 8th May 2011
Please see Halifax Harriers web site for further details.
www.halifaxharriers.co.uk
Chris Burrell
On behalf of the Calderdale Way Relay Committee
i can't believe they have cancelled mythomeroyd for the relay.
Clashes with Pendle Clough's on the Saturday, and i know which race i'd rather do (no way I'd be up for both, even if i had the legs for it)
personaly i can't see why they want to still run it 6 months later.
Fair play to them trying to put it back on. Great news. Legs might have recovered from the VLM just in time! I am personally looking forward to it. With it being summer (Well summerish) could the weather be better and result in fast leg times and maybe even a record team time?
Could a club become the first club ever to win it twice in a year?
Looking forward to it already.
Thank you very much Halifax Harriers and the team.
Andi
So that they don't have to give the money back?Quote:
Originally Posted by Carlos the Jackal
Which Club will that be Andi?Quote:
Originally Posted by Roadrunner
It'll be good to see it run but can't see how a record could be recorded as the conditions would be hugely different.
I reckon it should be run on the same weekend as the VLM, that would give some fell clubs a chance.....;)
Pendle Cloughs (7th May) is a counter in the Area Fell race Grand Prix involving Rochdale Harriers & A.C., Rossendale Harriers, Radcliffe A.C., Middleton Harriers, Saddleworth Runners and Astley & Tyldesley Roadrunners.
Also the Hawkeshead Trail race is on the 7th May. Quite a few have signed up for that.
Also, although not affecting the purist fell runners, the Leeds and Sheffield Half marathons are both on the 8th May (why they put two of the half dozen road HMs in Yorks on the same day, I'll never understand).
I suspect that there may be quite a few signing up for one of these, which will also affect clubs' ability to raise teams.
The new date might actually mean I'm able to do it now though, just depends on whether my club has a full team or not.
well done to halifax harriers for putting the race on.
due to the congested fixture list, it's bound to cause some clashes, but I should imagine they've put it on a weekend which wont caise too much conflict.
racing is genearlly about the individual but this race its a great one for promoting team spirit and building social capital amongst clubs and we should endevour to support events such as these
chaddy
Barrett you dickhead, you do know they have selected a date already dont you? Sunday 8th May 2011. Make sure the Sale team are ready for a beating !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Chaddy the Owl
I agree with you IDP, records could go and it might not be quite right for them to stand as the conditions in May should be better than December. (But this is England!!!)
I ran in the first and nearly everyone since. If my club can't find enough to fill places I would love to run in this brilliant event. Thank you for all the work you have done over the years to keep such a great running and social event going.
It wont be quite the same starting leg 1 in daylight rather than semi darkness
well, i didn't want to say. mytholmeroyd is a far better race they put on but it doesn't make any money.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyA
Having had time to think about this rearranged date for Calder, I question whether there is a need from a runners point of view for this race to go ahead.
Its right in the middle of the fell calendar, a week after the Peaks and it some how seems weird to be thinking, planning, cajoling team members to make themselves available when there are so many other committments at that time.
There is no argument over the merits of what is the best relay race bar none but why the need to put it on in May? Surely we could have coped until it comes around again in December!
Are there financial implications in this? No one responded to that suggestion previously. Could any club that has an entry for last year and paid, withdraw and get a refund due to its cancellation and subsequent rearrangement?
I pose this question as an individual and not on behalf of my club because I know there are many who will relish the thought of running "Calder" but I am interested in the implications and effects this would have on the host club.
Are there Clubs who now cannot put out a full team(s) but are competing for the "love" of the race despite not being in a position to record a "race time"?
Anyone from Halifax care to comment?
I'd also (again) point out that it's also on the same day as both Local "big" half marathons - Sheffield and Leeds, which seems crazy to me. I'm sure some people think that runners who run on the fells don't run on the roads and vice versa. This is simply not true. I do, and enjoy, both types of racing (and XC and trail as well), because they all offer different types of challenges.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iken Fityemean
To think that this scheduling clash won't affect the other events, as well as the relay, is very short sighted.
I for one, won't be doing it in May, because I'm hopefully running the peaks a week earlier, and if I wasn't I'd be running or helping at the Leeds HM. I shall, instead, look forward to running this in December (weather permitting!)
Looks like I'm doing this now, a week after the 3 Peaks so could be interesting! Anybody else doing it?
Due to the relay clashing with so many other fell races, BG attempts etc we are struggling to fill all our teams now and it looks like if Halifax can't find a replacement team for any that you can't fill you have lost your money. I feel that Halifax should at least give refunds on any teams not filled or at least let you carry the entry on until December. Surely the club is a big enough club to have the funds to do this and it would be a good will gesture. It's only with it being one of the busiest racing times of the year afterall that we can't fill the teams. When we cancelled the Trog a few years ago due to bad weather we looked to put it on at another time but felt it did clash with too many other things ... and who wants the Trog to be easy in nice warm weather across the moors!!!!