I have just seen this and would have said something to make you apoplectic (hello Stolly normally works) but Graham put it so much better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
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I have just seen this and would have said something to make you apoplectic (hello Stolly normally works) but Graham put it so much better.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
Haha, look I was only saying, thats all, so don't throw your teddy out of the pram. And it was still a fantastic day. Its not so much the requirement for the extra gear, because the race organisers can set whatever they want I agree, but its the fact that they called the weather so wrong, presumably based on how cold the wind was at 7 am. For the previous couple of days the weather had been exactly the same round here with the wind being strong but warm (or at least not cold) come the middle of the day. I bet Pete Bland wished they'd got the nod on the hats and gloves requirement though, as they'd sold out of all but kiddy's gloves when I looked and the only hats they had left were balaclavas. Surely a windproof with a hood and long sleeves that can be pulled down over your hands would have been just as suitable? And although I carry a load of running stuff around in my car the only gloves I had to hand were seal skins :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Antisocial
Sportsunday pictures are up (well some of them anyway)
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Originally Posted by Stolly
And as jodg has posted; after a while this all gets very boring for the FRA Officers who wrote the rules in the Handbook to show to our Insurers and that ROs agree to comply with to get their races listed in the Calendar and that runners agree to meet to take part in races.
Fair point GrahamQuote:
Originally Posted by Graham Breeze
My fourth 3Ps but a big struggle round and a Personal Worst by a considerable margin. In fact, I think I took the honour of being the last male finisher to trudge in. That's the last time I do a road marathon as my training run. When Dave Woodhead saw the state of me struggling up Ingleborough he couldn't stop laughing.
My main 'medical' problem was with my hard contact lenses, which had grit sandblasted into them going up PYG and just got worse from there. I actually had to run with my eyes shut at times. Maybe I did an extra peak by mistake and that's what took me so long. My corneas have a fetching artex-like finish this morning; think I'll be wearing my glasses for the next few days.
Bad luck MG, you looked gutted at Ribblehead. Thanks for letting me have a drink as I was searching frantically for my bottle, which had migrated several rows from where it ought to have been.
Interesting that you are getting in on the kit debate but not the shortcutter :/
It would have been more sense for the race organisers to insist on Factor 30 sunblock being applied beforehand, but they didn't.
I have an OMM bum bag - it's pretty standard - I can hold most of my gear in there, but for days like yesterday I feel that for a runner of my standing with an ETA of just under 5 hours that it's more appropriate and safer to carry plenty of energy, nuun tablets, always have some water with me and a few first aid items believe it or not and to be honest it worked well for me yesterday.
If I'd have packed hat and gloves I would have had to dismiss something else.
Anyway as I was told nevermind, then I didn't do anything wrong.
Easy mistake!:D:oQuote:
Originally Posted by brett
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What a cracking day – congrats to all that took part. Looked a really well organised day too; so thanks and well done to the organisers.
I was cycling round supporting my bro at the various road crossings .. so also got to see the leaders at Ribblehead and the Hill Inn, it was nice and reassuring (for a mid pack runner when I compete) to see that they looked almost as tired as the rest of the competitors, albeit going round very fast.
As proof of this when Rob Jebb came though the Hill Inn it looked like he might retire and was flaked out on the side for a few mins – but some gentle encouragement from Andy Peace when he came through a few mins later got him up and running, and he ended up with a decent finishing time.
Well done on getting round TF, you showed True Grit:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tussockface