Whats the latest position with entries? Want to know if the postie has gone mine to race organisation hq!
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Whats the latest position with entries? Want to know if the postie has gone mine to race organisation hq!
Plumbum hasn't closed entries yet so you should be in. If you feel that your entry may have been held up due to the Posties send him a PM telling him you've sent it off and I'm sure he'll hold a place for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Timothydaltonmyarse
He's abit busy at the moment. He's about to take over the running of a drinking establishment.:D
Thanks IDP!
Hope its positive. Have done my 2nd min reccie today in fantastic conditions today.
166 Rob Whitehouse VM Unattached
167 Shaun Germany M Dark Peak
168 Andrew Anastasi VM Glossopdale
169 Dominic Naylor VM Glossopdale
170 Kenny Turner VM Dark Peak
171 Adam Perry M Pennine
172 Edie Hemstock F :o Unattached
173 Stephen Grey VM Unattached
174 Chris Webb M Saddleworth
175 Steve Temple VM KFR
176 Martin Payne VM Dark Peak
177 Phil Carpenter M Tri team Gloucester
178 Dan Calverley M Unattached
179 Ben Naylor M Unattached
180 Neil McGraw M Glossopdale
181 Kevin Allerton M Stone Master Marathoners
182 Richard Milner VM Unattached
Lots of dilemarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs on this route at Crowden:o.
For newbies to the race it really is one of those epics.
Reaps Farm and up the Pennine?
Find the path and up the clough?
Up to Lawrence Edge?
What point to head for Hern Stones
Follow a Dark Peaker ?
Follow a Glossopdaler
Follow a Bog Snorkler
Theres enough for everyone:)
Expect loads of BOG
Beef Onions Gravy:cool:
187 Andy Green VM Pennine
188 Shaun Milner M Unattached
189 Alan Knox VM PFR&AC
190 Rob Cole M Dark Peak
191 Ian Marshall VM Saddleworth
192 Gavin Renton M Saddleworth
193 Kenny Rowe VM Hallamshire
194 Lee Langdon M Unattached
195 Andy Skelhorn VM Macclesfield Harriers
196 Jude Stansfield VF Glossopdale
197 Mick Cochrane VM Dark Peak
198 Nathaniel Winfield M Pennine
199 Paul Hunt VM Goyt Valley Striders
201 Helen Elmore F Dark Peak
202 Rob Winfield M Unattached
203 Richard Houghton VM Buxton A.C.
Limit has been reached but to allow for normal DNS places are still available but VERY limited.
Blackhill and Bleaklow are really wet at the moment:D Not been on Kinder for a week but I Would imagine the crossing is a bit heavy going.Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
Kinder was stonking on Sunday:DQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
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Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Bleaklow is indeed very wet
Ian have yo done the direct route from Lawrence Edge to Bleaklow Head ??
Have you made a secret trod
:)
so would I be right in thinking this is 21 miles of running through a hilly bog?
Marsden Edale is one of the classic Peak bogtrots :cool: There's some decent running in patches and one or two good climbs too. My advice: don't wear your best white socks ;)
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Originally Posted by daz h
No secret trod I'm afraid. Not even been up there this year yet
I've tried it and am not convinced the direct is the quickest. Shortest yes. but you spend a mile higher over rougher terrain than the Torside route so if the weather is bad you're up there for a long time, also harder to navigate with low clag. Matt (last years winner) thought it was too rough.
we reckon a few locals will go that way but the majority will still take one of the Torside routes
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Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
There's a nice fence there now though! Definately rough going over from the clough up to the Head in parts but some isn't so bad and the running didn't differ so much from all the wet peat hags over the other side...a bog's a bog I guess but it all depends on having the conviction to believe it's a quicker way?
Ive gone up Lawrence Edge a few times and then turned right to pick up the trod over to the top of wildboar clough and then like emmi says you can follow the fence all the way up to bleaklow head.
Last year I followed the Pennine Way in the snow and it seemed okay to me. But there is def a faster route if you veer off clough edge and find that trod all the way to Hern Stones. But its not an easy trod to find although if you know who knows were it is your okay but if you know that the person who your following knows that you know that your onto them they know this and may knowlingly take you on a runaround.
y'know i Know what you mean;) I thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by daz h
I think you are talking the turn off before the castle. this can be tricky. I go earlier and follow a deep grough, that way no body can see you and you're hard to follow, y'know
Well maybe and I think I know exactly the spot your on aboutQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
BUT I have my eyes on another that day:)
There is a trod before the castle Ian but I only know of one person in the race who knows it well
A teamate tried it last year ( no names) but he is a good vet 50 and I think he stopped to build a snowman en route:rolleyes:
And remember that crampcan creeeeeeeeeeeeeeep up on a runner late on in this race. Its got to be that road section.
Quite a few suffered last yeeeer
it's gonna be 2 litres of nuun juice on the back for me
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Originally Posted by ZootHornRollo
thats a hell of a lot of weight to carry my friend
have never raced with that amount of liquid
would he be in a crack HPM team this year???Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
I got mine on Bleaklow but managed to run it off down the roadQuote:
Originally Posted by daz h
don't be silly:o, plenty of water on route, and probably plenty coming from the sky. also there will be supporters on route that you can hand a few bottles to.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZootHornRollo
Water at -Dean clough-Crowden little brook-lots of small streams coming off Torside-'possibly' Hern clough-Upper North Grain- and Fairbrook
In other words it is a stroll in a (National) park.
183 Tim Rippon VM Unattached
184 Mike Flatley M Middleton Harriers
185 Garry Traviss VM Halifax Harriers
186 Steve Hall VM Unattached
Sorry Tim, Mike, Garry and Steve. Missed 183 to 186 off for some inexplicable reason. :o
only 10 places left I believe. get them in quick!!!!!
Cheers PlumBum, i'll let number 185 know he's in;)Quote:
Originally Posted by PlumBum
204 Nick Cable VM PFR&AC
205 Helen Howard F Retford AC
206 Ross Howard VM Dark Peak
207 Amanda Howard VF Dark Peak
208 Keith Wakeley M PFR&AC
209 Patrick Barry VM Pennine
210 Jenny Brown F Rochdale
211 Mike Wild M Unattached
how did Keith manage to squeeze in?????Quote:
Originally Posted by PlumBum
I think there should be a prize for first MR team
4 from Woodhead??
Alan????
went over Bleaklow yesterday. very wet.
There are three from DCRO - does that count, or does our affinity with mud disqualify us??Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Get Rick Lewthwaite to make the 4th. If he has the same success as in a canoe we, Woodhead Team, should have something to do. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Alan
:eek: - I've just been reminded that we already have FOUR team members of DCRO running, so we won't need to use Rick's exceptional skills. PHEW!!Quote:
Originally Posted by PlumBum
I'm just feeling better and better about this ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
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Originally Posted by Alan
hang on
first its glossopdale now the cavers
are we getting any revenue for loaning you out :rolleyes:
It's ok, Daz, they have to pay his wages when he's out on loan. Saves Pennine a fortune!Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
Actually some caving techniques (like crawling) are very useful on this event - don't knock it!!Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
212 Peter Hogg M Phoenix Scout Fellowship
213 David Jones M Unattached
214 Craig Leith VM Unattached
215 Stuart Allsop VM White Peak
216 Martyn Sleath VM White Peak
GeoffB found swimming to be a useful technique in Tanky's in 2007.:eek: .... but maybe I've commented on that already.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan
there were some photos taken of this crossing but I can't find them any where:(Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin
I see a few people takling about the route, for those of you who are unsure I found this on MapMyRun. Some kind sole has plotted it out for u.
http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/united-k...n/920762552850
Pat.
Splendid, thank you Doc - I've been a bit unclear on route choices.
Not quite sure how I'll plot that on to my OS though ...