There's a v in skiving.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
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There's a v in skiving.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Will be posting my entry form today :)
Boom Boom:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Swoop
Whats the situation at Crowden ?Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
sorry wrong thread
if you arrive in Crowden you are very very lost;):DQuote:
Originally Posted by daz h
I hope to be crossing Crowden Brook at some point.Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
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Originally Posted by GeoffB
Its your turn to keep the Pennine down and up going ;).
Ian loved it when we recced it
Not a chance - I want to keep hold of my nice, shiny trophy again next year!Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
Yes we saw how you struggled back to the car with your prizes:DQuote:
Originally Posted by GeoffB
Marvin and I both bonked this year - he went round and I went direct. I cramped and could hardly manage to get back up the other side, then met up with Andy at the finish and I'd beaten him as he'd died even worse going round the edge!Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
Are the results out yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marvin
i've just posted my entry off
i've got a bit of hard graft to do if i'm going to get through the cut-off at mam nick in time, as i'm not the most fleet of foot. there's nothing like the 'walk of shame' to concentrate ones efforts
:-)
Just filled out my application form and am going to post it tomorrow, bit worried about the experience box, what is considered enough? Bullock Smithy, Hayfield series, Goyt series, Snowdonia mountain race and marathon, would this be passable?
I should think you will be fine with those. If you've done the Trog and the Bullock that would get you in.Quote:
Originally Posted by TomS
Cheers Ian, I will keep my fingers crossed
That's my form filled in - in the postbox in the morning. What have I done? Playing with the big boys again. Thought I'd leaned my lesson on the Wadsworth Trog, but clearly not.
I'm in :) or is it :eek:
Better start planning some recce's in. Windgather tomorrow AGFTFES
No recce for me. On sight, no ignorance ameliorated. There'll be plenty of people in front of me to follow.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by TomS
How much experience is needed for this race? I've been running, biking and walking in the area for years, but barely done any races.... would that be enough?
Its your call, if the weather is kind you should go well. If its unkind then only you know your ability.Quote:
Originally Posted by PaulE
Go and recce the course and see what you think, thats the best way.;)
has anyone had there conformation email yet??
I'm happy enough to deal with the weather, and hopefully the course, was more wondering if I'd get an entry.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
If you give Andy some information on long solo trips you have done etc that would help.Quote:
Originally Posted by PaulE
Cheers Ian, busy logging those for the mountain leader course I'm part way through, so should be to hand when I get round to fixing my printer/printing the form at work.
Just been looking for route maps for this and found a link on the DPFR website to racemaps, it's from 2007 is it still the same route, is it any good, has anyone got any better suggestions, am I worrying too much?
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Originally Posted by TomS
http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/showt...skyline&page=7
It's Nobthrob that's done the Edale map. The link is here but there may not be any in stock yet?
I'm sure he'll let us know
and yes...stop worrying it's months away yet. :rolleyes:;)
Interesting to see that last year the thread started as entries opened and that was in the January - this time it's 4 months earlier :eek:
Its a good map Tom and as far as we know its the same route (who knows it might change between now and MARCH). I seem to have lost mine so I can't check, but I remember it being very useful for the reccying. I suspect that to get the best lines on this race you need to join the forum reccy in the winter though :)
Entries as of 18 October
- Adams Marcus UA M40
- Allison Helen Pennine F
- Armstrong Andrew Clayton Harriers M40
- Ashton Lewis UA M40
- Atckinson Gary UA M40
- Barrett Jules UA M
- Barry Michael Stockport Harriers M
- Bourne Michael Dark Peak M40
- Bowerbank Paul Totley AC M50
- Brightmore Andrew UA M
- Brockington Tim Springfield Striders M50
- Bullock Martin Dark Peak M
- Cheesewright Kate UA F
- Claridge Donna UA F40
- Clarke Mandy Bingley Harriers F40
- Clarke Tim Dark Peak M
- Collins Graham Vegan Runners M
- Conner Philip Esk Valley Fell Club M40
- Coram Shaun Goyt Valley Striders M40
- Crompton Gareth Southend AC M45
- Crooks David Dark Peak M40
- Crowson Phil Dark Peak M45
- Danilo-Garbacki Jan Dark Peak M40
- Davidson Steve Dark Peak M45
- Dedman David Esk Valley Fell Club M45
- Douglas Keith Bowland Fell Runners M50
- Eliot Paul UA M
- Fox Andrew Glossopdale Harriers M50
- French Stephanie Southampton RC F
- Griffiths Paul Penistone Footpath Runners M50
- Haigh Ian Southwell RC M40
- Harbord Jim Goyt Valley Striders M
- Hearle Andrew Mercia Fell Runners M55
- Hickman Raymond Milton Keynes M45
- Hill Janet Springfield Striders F55
- Hodge Ian Vegan Runners M
- Howard Richard Denby Dale Travellers M45
- Hughes John Haddington East Lothian Pacemakers M50
- Jones Gary NFR M
- Jones Ken Dark Peak M60
- Kenny Joe Totley AC M45
- Kitchen Willy Dark Peak M40
- Lambert Helen Calder Valley F40
- Lindsay Brent Penistone Footpath Runners M45
- Londesborough Jim Hatton Darts M45
- Marshall Heather UA F
- Messenger Alex UA M
- Mills Judy Thornbury Running Club F50
- Morton Muir Pennine M
- Moss Ian Dark Peak M45
- Murgatroyd Linda Calder Valley F40
- Nuttall Joe Pennine M
- Ollerenshaw Mark Glossopdale Harriers M
- Owen-Pam Jane UA L
- Paxman Jim Dark Peak M50
- Pead Andy Goyt Valley Striders M40
- Pixton Matthew Rossendale Harriers M40
- Pollard Chris Penistone Footpath Runners M45
- Powell Dave Aberystwyth M45
- Pritchard Raymond UA M40
- Pycroft Paul Dark Peak M
- Robinson Andy Helsby M55
- Smith Nick M
- Snaith Tom Belle Vue Racers M45
- Spinks Nicky Dark Peak F40
- Stocks Martin Dark Peak M45
- Sugden David Dark Peak M40
- Tait Dave Dark Peak M60
- Taylor Saul Belper M
- Trahearn John UA M
- Ward David Borrowdale M
- Webb Darren UA M40
- Westcott Lucy Springfield Striders F
- Westerman Mark UA M40
- Weston Steve Ilkley Harriers M40
- Williams Mark Springfield Striders M40
- Wilshaw Colin Pennine M45
- Wilson Ed Pennine M
- Winterburn Ian Dark Peak M40
Edale YHA booked out for the Saturday night :mad:
I camped in Edale last year. It worked really well; will be doing it again this year. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by ZootHornRollo
yeah camping's alright if you're driving, I find it a faff lugging stuff around on train and busesQuote:
Originally Posted by Stef F
I know it's been mentioned earlier desperate for a route/map for edale skyline as i would like to do plenty of recce missions over winter. I have tried old links and no joy and also no current map from Lakesrunner. Help me, my brothers and sisters you are my only hope.
Here you go TriQuote:
Originally Posted by tri-mind
Go on ebay spend the £6.69 buy this map:-
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2009-Explorer-...item19b748f2fb
If you dont like ebay simply buy the map from any camping shop.
Then either follow the map or draw the route on the map in 2B pencil
Start and Finish: Field at the bottom of Grindsbrook (GR 123863)
Checkpoints:
Follow tapes up the zig-zags to the top of the hill
1. Ringing Roger (GR 126872)
2. Top of Jagger’s Clough (GR 144881)
At the fingerpost near Crookstone Barn - turn left following the taped section to the gate at the bottom of the field on the main path - DO NOT follow the old route through the gate at Crookstone Barn, there's a new fence been put up!
3. Win Hill Summit (GR 186851) 4. Hope (Edale Road) (GR 172838) - drinks 5. Lose Hill Summit (GR 153853) 6. Mam Tor (GR 127835) - drinks at Mam Nick
Time limit and cut off at Mam Nick (GR 125833) is 2 ½ hours after the start - no exceptions.
7. Lord’s Seat on Path (GR 108833) 8. Brown Knoll Trig Point (GR 083851)
Follow tape due west to stile and run along fence line
9. Top of Jacob’s Ladder (GR 081861) 10. Grindslow Knoll Top (GR 110868) 11. Ringing Roger (GR 126872)
Follow the zigzags down the hill
12. Finish (GR 123863)
All the best. Now get off and get some Recce's done and lets not have any more mention of a map or route;)
Thank you i will. I find myself duly admonished and humbly beg for mercy for upsetting the fellrunning gods with my naive incompetence. Seriuosly only reason i asked is that i had heard there were pre laminated and pre marked maps for some races this being one of them and i think they were only 3 quid As i say no bother i will do it the normal way.
The map is good but its not all that necessary. I only learnt about one minor short cut from it. It's not a particularly complicated route, there is lots of scope for time saving dodges but if you're doing lots of reccying you'll discover these anyway.
The forum did a reccy last year and there were loads of time saving advice there.
BTW the lakes runner map isn't laminated. I think they get them back in stock each year nearer the time.
FWIW, they're a quid or two less on Amazon; and OS website is doing '2 for 1' at moment.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Just give 'em two weeks to arrive.
but if it's like the rest it's on waterproof paperQuote:
Originally Posted by RichK
As a first-timer this year I have found the PB / LR maps pretty useful - not bad at £2-3 really.
the only bit that really needs a recce is Mam Nick to finish. The first bit is an obvious path and there will be plenty to follow unless you can get in front!!
Debatable. The Skyline in 2005 comes to mind! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Recce'd the first bit yesterday which probably wasn't the wisest thing to do after Passing Clouds on Sunday. The only thing I'm in two minds about is which route to take up Lose Hill. A few more recce's and that'll be sorted.Quote:
the only bit that really needs a recce is Mam Nick to finish. The first bit is an obvious path and there will be plenty to follow unless you can get in front!!
Mam Nick to the finish is a big black hole for me though. I think I'll be trying that at various different points between now and March