Mate, I'm sorry to hear it. Awful timing.Quote:
Originally Posted by stevefoster
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Mate, I'm sorry to hear it. Awful timing.Quote:
Originally Posted by stevefoster
Thanks Eleanor, worst timing possible, had a good day out watching everyone enjoying the fresh air without my toxic fumes though:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Eleanor
Turned out nice in the end.
Great day out on a classic course.
Thanks marshalls and checkpoint crews.
The star of the show ? Jess the 9 month old springer spaniel who ran the whole course in around 5.20 with her owners !! A beautiful dog. Not sure whether she's a little young for that distance mind ?
Saw you walking down as i was driving up to the school after, daren't stop in case i got clamped and didn't have time to get the window down. Nice to meet Britnick today. Someone left a makeshift dog lead at Mankinholes, the dog was a Cocker Spaniel but i don't know who the bloke was, if it was yours i can post it to you if you PM me.Quote:
Originally Posted by stevefoster
Was it sort of gingery coloured and pretty friendly? I might have its lead!Quote:
Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell
This was my first ultra, absolutely loved it despite the pain! :thumbup:Managed to sample the legendary delights of the checkpoints: hotdog (with brown sauce)- check, Jura whiskey dram at mankinholes - check and an unbelievably delicious donut just before the killer climb at top o stairs - check. Came in at 6:35, not fast but very, very satisfying! I might even have a chance of finishing the fellsman now!:rolleyes:
Once again a great race Brett. Especially liked your start instructions: "well its 8 o'clock, so get out of here everybody!". Thanks again.
The gingery spaniel who's lead you've got was 2 year old bitch. Might have been called Jess, but aka Monkey if that helps?Quote:
Originally Posted by mr brightside
The Jura malt whiskey proved to have the same effect as marmite, dividing the field 50:50 between those who loved it and those who turned green at the very thought :-0.
thanks for the lift.. I hobbled back OK to Haworth!
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Originally Posted by Longdogs
oh i am glad to hear that. hope you heal quickly. i felt terrible guilty leaving you in Heb, but i was already late for work waiting for Mrs Stagger and friends to come past! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by tomphillips
Great day out, chatted to various folk at various points, including GordonS and Geraldine, but have no names for most of the good people encountered.
Think I know who Mr Brightside is now. I was one of the last through Mankinholes to benefit from a dram of Jura, and it was wonderful. Thanks. It helped to wash down the ibuprofen too.
Finished just outside 7 hours, as usual. It was my 5th Hobble and there's only about 5 minutes between my fastest and slowest times: leisurely but consistent.
Actually felt reasonably strong at the end for once, which was a surprise given my recent injury record.
Hope the guy who ran round in my socks enjoyed the event. (He'd arrived without any and I happened to have spare pair.)
I caught up with him on the ascent of Stoodley Pike and I think I managed to stay ahead; I developed an irrational horror of being beaten to the finish by my own socks.
A good day out with the weather smiling on us despite a bit more drizzle than I expected from the BBC forecasts on Friday night. A bit quicker than last year despite adding a fair bit of flab, troubled by sciatica and not doing the necessary training.
We had a good battle with a pair from Essex - they'd started 30 minutes late, flew past as just past Mankinholes, we caught them up at Stoodley then proceeded to overtake them a number times, not because we were faster, but they seemed to have their own ideas on where the route went, so kept popping up behind us. All good fun!
Did anyone else think the organisers didn't have the support from the local societies who benefit from the proceeds of the race? It's the first time I can recall no hot tea at CP4 and CP9.
Nice to run with Tussockface for awhile before he shot off to what I expect must be close to a PB for the event.
Close, but no cigar.
Thanks for your account, Gordon.
I don't normally feature in a sentence with the word 'shot', unless it's coupled with 'should be'.
It was a little gingery. More brown & white. Definitely 9 months old & called Jess though !Quote:
Originally Posted by mr brightside
I set off like a lunatic and was at mMnikinholes in about three and half hours. At that point the wheels fell off big style. I managed to get up Stoodley Pike but then slipped crossing the stile on the descent. Cue me rolling around in the mud with the most spectacular cramp I think I've ever had. Several runners helped me get moving agin including a passing Ben Mounsey out on a training run(thanks Ben, you're a bloody star)
In spite of not feeling too bad for a few miles the climb on tarmac after the last check point felt like the North face of the Eiger with me weaving all over the road and really fancying a sit down. I had a brief chat with a passing Britnick complete with new Runfurther tattoo and then I noticed the legend that is Wendy Dodds appearing behind at alarming speed. She dragged me over the Top o' the the Stairs and past Nick whilst telling me she'd got lost twice and had to pull a '3cm' nail from her foot earlier. Wendy blasted off up towards Penistone Hill leaving me for dust but I finished reasonably strongly in 6-17ish
When Ben and co where getting me back to my feet (literally) I was thinking of chucking all my trainers out and taking up flyfishing again but I'm just about to enter the Calderdale Hike. It's a bit slower than the Hobble and suits my style of running better I think :closed:
Well I'm just about back in a fit state to post again - I was too knackered last night to do anything but collapse with a G&T. Oh - and cook tea for the family. A great day out again, although I was 8 mins slower than last year. I rarely run events as fast as the Hobble, so my legs were giving me a bit of gyp as I was driving home. A pity the weather didn't really clear much, but I didn't regret wearing shorts. For the first time ever I ran all the way up the road to Heptonstall, even if it was slower than some will have walked it. Good to see so many of you out there (Karen, Chris, Rachel, Nick, Tony & who knows who else), & I remembered to shout a hello to Clive as I went past his house. I'll beat you next year Rach!
Respect!Quote:
Originally Posted by Splatcher
I walked all the way up the road. Always have, always will. My legs give me no choice in the matter.
There is a thread in the lost/found forum and i've informed Brett in case the owner comes forward.Quote:
Originally Posted by EmmaV
Clive ? Was he the friendly chap shouting encouragement, on his doorstep, to everybody on the climb up the hill ? A gent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Splatcher
That's him. Victoria Terrace, on the way up to Heptonstall.
Was enjoying a cuppa when I saw him !Quote:
Originally Posted by Splatcher
Heh heh, thanks Jez/Splatcher, it was great to watch you all past the house from the comfort of my doorstep. I kinda felt for you runners that went the other side of the road as I was quite lazy in putting out the water and jelly babies..... only in front of my gaff, couldn't be bothered to trott over the road.... so I did feel quite guilty, thought the least I could do under the circumstances was to shout (some kind of) encouragement!
Well done to you both, and well done to all.
A proper check-point...
Thanks to Emma for the image
Thanks to Brett and the kcac group for a fantastic event. Well organised.
It was my first ever ultra and a harsh lesson in pacing. First 20 miles came and went in 3 hours...then it all went Pete Tong after the ascent of Stoodley Pike..the last 12 miles taking 2.5 hours...the descents wouldn't normally worry me on a 10 mile run - but after doing 20 miles at a good pace they obviously did! It was a love hate relationship at some points.
Was really looking forward to the hotdogs and donuts - but my body rejected both! (never done that in a race before).
Great event - and already looking to improve on my new found PB! :-)
The amount of whisky in that bottle had dropped alarmingly by the time I got there. As I think I commented at the time, I only narrowly made the cut-off.Quote:
Originally Posted by brett
Cheers Clive, nice to, briefly, meet you ! Thank's for the encouragement.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clive
Tussock, after about 26ish miles an overly energetic Scotsman came tearing past me & Frazer & shouted "make way for the whisky drinker !!" Who needs sports drinks ?
Well done everyone, it was a great day out wasn't it? Thanks Brett and all your team for making it so enjoyable. I foolishly believed I could run it in under 6 hours as I had done 2 years ago but I ran as a pair last time and solo yesterday. There were just too many nice people to talk to and I soon realised this wasn't going to happen. I got cramp in my hamstring coming off Stoodley, something I've never had before and wasn't sure if I'd pulled a muscle but I carried on and chatted to Wendy all the way down to Hebden Bridge. There I met my pal Clare getting drinks off Clive (thanks Clive!) so we walked up to Heptonstall together. I pushed on near Haworth Old Road and met another 2 chaps to chat to so we all ran in together.
Stef - I have no idea how I managed to miss you at the hot dog checkpoint, hope you had a fun time though.
Steve Foster - thanks for driving me over even though you weren't running, much appreciated as always and great to see the Crumblydowns again.
My legs felt very sore when I got out of bed but I've been on my feet all morning and they're feeling much better now.
Ah-so YOU were the famous Clive! Thank you for your words of encouragement which are always needed at that point! I wasn't joking when I said if it was a glass of wine you were offering I'd have been over the road like a shot!
Thanks to all the wonderful marshalls and organisers as usual. Apologies to the Scotsman who I told to "get f***ed" when he told me I was looking good after 18 miles! It was adrenaline!!
Splatcher, there won't be a next year!!!! For 3 years on the trot I have said "never again" after this race! It is such a fast/runnable course isn't it? Not so long that you can get into a slower rhythm and not so short that a faster pace can be sustained? I was really surprised to see you on Penistone and that I managed to equalise our wins!! Pretty pleased with my time-a few minutes slower than last year but it was a tad windy in places so I'll blame that!
Great to see and chat to so many of the usual ultra nutters and to chat to Helene-"the legend"- for a while! Wouldn't it be great if the top premiership footballers were as down to earth and ready to chat/give advice to us amateurs??????
Well done "Mountain "Billy Whizz" Man" on finishing with your injury-the only time I ever beat you is because you are running on 1 leg!!! Typical! You never fail to impress me!
Another great day for the annals of my mind!!!!
Rachel
Yes it was a good day out in retrospect but not at the time! About 45 minutes slower than last year but with no distance in my legs for the last few months through injury it was inevitable it was going to be a hard day out. Looking at the FRA mag article on the Hobble I reckon it must be my 30th year possibly my 31st!! I couldn't find a certificate for 1980 so I may have missed the first one and another year it was cancelled with foot & mouth.
You think I would have learnt my lesson by now! But then what would I do on the second saturday in March!
Thanks to Brett and all his helpers for making it all possible.
Results - here
Sportsunday pics here with an extra oo in Haworth:thumbup:
I would also like to add to Rachels message - a great day out and a huge thank you to all the organisers and marshalls for everything. The jam doughnuts went down a treat at Mankinholes.:thumbup:
Rachel - I never saw you at the start and the end was a bit of a blur to be honest! I kept you in my sights until Mankinholes but I couldn't sustain the pace after Hebden Bridge. It was my first ultra and I loved it! Bring on Calderdale Hike and Lakeland 50!
I had no idea what time I would do it in, but had hoped for 6 - 6.5 hrs, so well chuffed with 5hr 40. Started cramping up a bit on the road up to Penistone, so it was a funny shuffle rather than a run.
Cathy, Wharfedale Harriers.
That is a fantastic time Cathy-well done! You did fantastic and should be really proud of yourself! I saw you come in at the end but I was still in a heap on the floor recovering myself at that point! By the time I could stand up I couldn't see you-as you say-it is always a blur at the end - elation its all over, exhaustion and for me, trying to get as many cakes down my neck as possible! Well done-you certainly were a Twinkletoed ultra runner yesterday!
Rachel
I couldn't get in the bath last night and since yesterday I have done nothing but eat! Needless to say the only thing I have run today is a bath at last!! Might try a run on Wednesday. When I got to Mankinholes I remembered what you said about crying..so I had another doughnut!
See you soon x
Thanks Brett. Another good day out. Was initially disappointed to be slower than the last two years but hey ho, I'm older so it's OK right?
Thanks to all the marshalls- the lady who let me have a hotdog without the bun, the tot of whiskey and the rest. Also to Clive for the drink when I really needed it.
Nice to meet so many friends again and to have a chat. Now I know who you are Twinkletoes - I remember seeing you at The Hebden too. Rachel- brilliant time for you, well done, I could see you in the distance until Stoodley but could not keep it that way. Andy - your training is obviously paying off, I can no longer keep up. Obviously I need to train more.
Cracking event; never done it before so a bit worried about route finding but it turned out ok, thanks to my wing men; Stevie Mc and Garmin 305!
We passed Wendy heading back up Stoney lane to CP4; heaven knows where she got to before she realised how lost she was?!
We entered this as a training event for the Fellsman so kept the pace down to 12min/mile, until coming out of Hardcastle crags area. Steve was having food problems (turns out too many gels not too few!) and told me to press on so I legged it. I must have passed 30 people before the finish but my feet were absolutely shredded coming off Top o'Stair; no x-talons next year!
Thanks to all the marshalls at the checkpoints; The hotdogs and doughnuts went down a treat, the whisky was superb. I can only hope that they treat us so well on the Fellsman.
My first time out at the Hobble. I'd like to add my thanks to all the organisers and marshalls for putting the whole thing together and for being so resolutely cheerful at each and every checkpoint. I was pleased with getting round in 6.56 (having been ill for the preceding week with the dreaded stomach bug that seems to have been doing the rounds.) Already having thoughts of next year's event. If I just train harder, get fitter, don't get a stomach bug, etc. I might just break 6.55! :thumbup: Particular thanks to Becka from Tod for chatting to me and runnning with me through the Heptonstall sections - we'll find the right way up from the Horse Bridge Becka that doesn't take us to Pecket Well next year! Also 'hello' to the Assistant Pastor from Haworth Church who kept me company up the hill to the Top O' Stairs. Now to get myself ready for the Heptonstall Fell Race on Sunday. Surely my legs will be ready for it by then :confused:
Enjoyed the event very much. Thankyou to the organisers.
Thanks to Mr Brightside for the Jura.
Good to see you Clive again.
Can't tell you all how pleased I was with my 6.14 PB :w00t: ... Big thanks to all at KCAC for looking out for us all. Cheers Brett! Thanks for the help. Really good to catch up with Derby Tup and put a face to a name at last!. Thanks for the Ibuprofen advice Nick, :closed: would never have managed without that boost ...
I had a blast ... again!
And of course blogged it with a few pics ...