Steam Bunny Bluff

Well played everyone. The future's bright

Finally home and taken to my bed... what an interesting fun day, looks like the technology is a go-er for future races - Steam Bunnies always ahead of the curve!

Pleased to have got in a good run with Molehill over Pen y Gadair and Waun Fawr putting out the dibbers on the tops.. walking up with stout ash poles in each hand felt very old-school.

Nice to catch up with Wheeze Toffer Dominion and the Molehills again and to meet some new forumites.. just like the old days! And nice to see Longdogs again with the DogVan packed with said longdogs... Pedwar still my favourite.

Already looking forward to next year... and hope to see some more of you out on the hills... it's a lovely part of the world.

Now what's to be the next adventure... I have a cunning plan...

PS have photos of you all descending the fence line to CP5 -including one when the leader James discovered that the top wire was electrified. .. will pass onto wheeze to add to the website.

Night all....

Yes, was a good day and the Steambunnies produced the goods as usual. Seeing how relaxed and chilled Wheeze looked was strange, seemed like he had been doing it for years. ROs are meant to be stressed and fraught!!
Nice one and great to meet up with everyone again, smiling faces all round.

Grand day out marshalling. Race deserves more people. Great place and worth the drive!! Fellow forumites, as already said, you're missing a good one.

All this talk about geeky tech stuff and marshals, sweepers etc... There were a few runners as well!

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I'd just like to add my thanks to everyone involved and I'm really pleased for the organiser and his many, cheerful helpers that the the'experiment' seems to have been a success. I've spent many years bemoaning the lack of a race on the northern end of the Black Mountains and now my prayers have been answered. The route is an absolute cracker and deserves to become a classic. The only downside to the use of the trackers is that my ludicrous route finding along a way-marked national trail is visible to all.

Thanks again everyone for a great day out.

Many thanks to Wheeze and his team, I really enjoyed the route and the weather and the ponies. It was so refreshing to be allowed to choose what I wanted to carry in the way of kit. Mind you with all the kit requirements drilled into the brain for years now the only thing I chose to leave out was the heavyweight waterproof trousers, even took bivvy bag and med kit.

Twas also useful that as we were carrying the trackers the finish crew could see we were coming down the wrong fields and would miss the funnel so they whistled and hollered to pull us back on course!. Perhaps a couple of arrows to guide tired runners down the last few fields would be a good idea next year?

Was there anyone competing who isn't a forumite!

uuuummmmm..... maybe!
Full results on t'website.