Thanks to all who posted results. The times look pretty good to me.
Sub 10hr next year Ian?
Steve
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Thanks to all who posted results. The times look pretty good to me.
Sub 10hr next year Ian?
Steve
9.37 last year Steve so not too worried.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by stevers
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Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Ha ha ha ha...... I was the one on a romantic weekend break in Cornwall!!
Tim Laney (in his signature shirt) and Martin 'Buff' Beale are part of Bath Bats and I know Martin H as well - not sure which victim they recruited at the last minutes (the hidden 'fourth man'!) but it sure wasn't me!
That's Tim Laney on the right, Martin Humphreys on the left, I'm wearing the orange Runfurther buff behind Martin and on the right at the back is Stuart Walker. Stuart was our very, very late replacement. He was an absolute star: a really solid runner and great company.
We had such a fantastic race and were well chuffed to get our team best (PB).
I think we are going to have to leave our beloved county of Avon to go and recce Bleaklow better. Having said that, I think that our tactical route choice on Bleaklow got us second place this year. We didn't see the Far Back Clough posse after Swains Head.
Course you can, Iain - help yourself. I can email through an original file if there's any problem downloading off the picasa site.Quote:
Originally Posted by IainR
Thanks, put a brief report up and used one photo. Thanks for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenFlash
This was a great race, most of all i will remember just how good the marshals were, fancy dress and happy smiling faces, it can make such a difference when you're feeling tired and wondering why the hell you keep doing this kind of thing.
Many thanks to the organisers.
Out of interest, does anyone know what the total ascent of the HPM is?
Around 6,500ft
It's not the ascent though it's the descent into the bog that gets you.
I've been there LOL.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grouse
I wondered how it compared to the Fellsman in terms of Ascent as thast is my next event.
I'd say it was about double the HPMQuote:
Originally Posted by Axeman
It was a cracking HPM this year. We got round in 11.36 which we were well chuffed with given the conditions and getting lost between Outer Edge and Swains! We were 'The Pussy Cat Dudes' so the guys running round with tails on!
I'm part of the High Peak Club who organize the checkpoints. This year we decided to run a bit of a competition between the checkpoints, encouraging them to decorate their checkpoints and wear fancy dress. Did you like this idea and would you like to see it done next year?
not sure if any one saw the team out there, I think I spotted them off to the North of Howden edge hr Hoar stones but..
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local...6081-28309926/
Wondered what happened, you were just near us around there and then suddenly you disappeared..Quote:
Originally Posted by sharpie530
The cheeriness of the marshal's and general effort made is great, no doubt they get very little appreciation at the time..but it is..the ones around derwent and bleaklow must catch us at our worst, by the time we're heading back around edale skyline we're generally much chirpier..
great event as always, the stew at the end keeps me going.
There's a good balance between entertaining atmosphere yet serious when it matters to facilitate a safe event. Can't suggest any improvements, just leave as if possible...
Yup. It ain't broke!
I think I spotted them as we were coming out of sheepfold clough, on the hills south west of sheepfold clough, either that or a team was very lost.Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
We spotted them at the first feed station. was it Moscar. you guys seemed very upbeat.
We saw you guys coming off Lose Hill then again much further on but I can't remember where, glad you enjoyed it. The checkpoints were brilliant, they really cheered us up.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharpie530
Has anyone seen the results yet please?
Overall results are on the HPM website. More detailed results were sent out to team leaders last Sunday.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs Stagger
Thanks Marvin!
If you havent sent them out to me yet can you please;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin
Last Sunday @ 19:20:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Ok This is what the team got up to whlie we ran round.
One of the best articles I've seen on MR for a while. Well worth a read, I just wish I was out with them....Oh wait I was....
I bumped in to Milo's dad yesterday on the hill
Well Done Grough
http://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/201...find-their-man
Having not got in last year and only got in via hodge podge, last minute replacement (of replacement) teams the previous two years, I would dearly love to do this with a proper team. I feel sure I could get a team of hardy volunteers together but have been somewhat disenchanted with my chances of actually making the draw. Its fantastic to get psyched up for the event and a complete bummer to then not make it and its bleeding hard to get past the machinations of the draw that favours past competitors and locals. I'm not griping at the rules by the way, the HPM organisers can do what the hell they like, but I think I calculated my team's chances last year of getting in as something like 1 in 15 and, surprize, surprise we didn't make it!
Anyway I love the event, especially the 'lovely' High Peak weather at that time of year (and night :) ) but less love being dragged round by two 'leave you for dead if you don't keep up nutters' as was the case in 2010. Anyway HPM 2012 details can be found here -> http://highpeakclub.union.shef.ac.uk/hpm/hpm-index.html
Yep, it's Nov 1st so that means its that time of year again.....:w00t:
I must sdmit that the HPM sounds like the worst thing in fell running, but I suppose it's there and it's got to be done at some point...
Fortunately I've got a lot of other things to do on that weekend before I have to resort to stumbling round featurless moorland in the dark.
Mind you, the Dark Peak probably looks better in the dark.
...I hear it's a good test of many fell running skills...and not one for the fair weather summer runner..:wink:
I'm sure it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crows den
It is sort of addictive, I did say after my first race I'd never do it again, this will be my 5th.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkL
Time to sort my team out I guess.
It is - it's totally hideous. After I did it in 2009, all 4 of us swore never to do it again.Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkL
Inexplicably, 2 of us have just submitted our entry for 2012 :)
Just remind forumites HPM 2012 entries now being taken until end of November. Sorry its a faff filling in the form, just find any 3 others for now, you can change them later. See my post 16/12/10 about why it's a lottery to get in.
Mine will go in over the weekend Rich, good to see you last night.Quote:
Originally Posted by Filthy Rich
Mrs H and I had a trot around the middle section from Cutthroat Bridge to the Snake Summit today. There was a cold wind but visibility was good and we were following fresh Inov-8 Roclite tracks all the way to Swains Head where we lost them for a while before picking them up again at Bleaklow Stones. On a cautionary note though I went chest deep in a peat bog directly on the path between Cutgate and Outer Edge (and I don't mean knee deep and fell forward on my chest - I just went straight down). Mrs H helped to pull me out but I would have been in trouble on my own and she is smaller than me so would have been neck deep. We were following the stakes and it looked really inoccuous so be very careful. We were very cautious after that and slowed down - a lot!!
Attachment 5378Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulinclimber
Does this look familiar?
Some women would pay a fortune for a mud bath!! Seriously though I'm not convinced I would have been able to get out if I had been on my own - a bit scary really!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rodders
Aye local knowledge is needed over outer edge to avoid the bogmonster. My dad once found a newly drowned sheep in this bog. Not a good way to go.Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulinclimber
I did exactly the same thing in the same place about 2 yrs ago at 2am on a cold night recce with a mate from Buxton. I would've struggled to get out too if he hadn't've been there. Hoping to get in with 'No Sheep Till Buxton' again this year :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Moulinclimber
Is there a better team name? Doubt it! Hoping to get my team in this year too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Will
Well it's not bad but it's hard not to be impressed by Four Men Without Cox and the various permutations thereof.