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cracking race this. I trotted round and I chatted too much to people and the end came a bit suddenly! Should have pushed myself a bit more really...
Think one of our runners broke his nose and 2 guys lost the sole of their walshes which must have been a nightmare!
Well done to winners. Some top runners there.
RR 1st in 55.00
Tim Davies 2nd in 56.01
Lloyd 3rd
Race was tough, very wet underfoot. I lead up the hill, with Tim and Lloyd both very close. Over lad stone rocks was good going and the river at the back was getting full. Hit the flags and started moving well. Got attacked off some mad dog towards the trig point. Gave the owner the usual mouthful to which he gave as good back. This continued as I ran to the trig and turned right. The rest of the course was very muddy in places and wet. Some of the finishers had made the most of the free mud and had a full body mud bath!!!!!!! Many had cut legs as they returned. Saw one man fall badly towards the finish after the steep hill. Started to rain just as I was finishing. Really well organised race and pleanty of flags out to say Des was in charge!!!!!;)
Well done RR. Thanks for the report.
Thanks for the report RR. Sounded tough out there today - hope everyone was ok and the injuries were minor.
Cracking time mate - brilliant run in those conditions
In my case I think it looked worse than it actually was. I never look good at the end of a race and from the way people were looking at me today it must have looked bad. Have got cuts on the forehead and nose (fortunately not a broken nose) and various other abrasions. Thanks to everyone who expressed concern.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grouse
I must stay on my feet in next weeks Fairfield Horseshoe
Looked like an audition for extras in a Tarantino flick :D glad you were OK.
a good race , a tad crowded at the start up to the stile
lots of new faces
finally met moo and roadruner
the flags were indeed hard work andi, lots of younger runners and at one point i was running with four of the nicest looking ladies ive ever seen .
it was noticeable how some of the usual faces kept passing some of the runners that perhaps dont normally run as much on the fells when we hit he technical parts
i past 12 runners at one point only to be overtaken on the last bit of track before the tricky descent at the finish were i than re took 5 of them back only to be passed by a young lady 1 mtr before the last stile , she leaped over like bambi and left me standing :rolleyes:
an outstanding run by roadrunner who was to be found having a crafty burger at the snap wagon , after introducing myself to andi he then came out with the quote of the day
daz i think im gonna keep off the fells for a bit to get some speed back :eek:
jeez andi , speed back , :)
can you send me some of them batteries that are in you
thanks to des and the team , brilliant
nice to get peated up again after the dry weather, a bit unsure where i was in the race at times as not many of the usual faces around me.
luvshack i thought i was mad running with no shirt on in the cold but you do it most races ;)
could anyone tell me where results are posted /cheers
dont worry , give it a couple of days and they will appear somewhereQuote:
Originally Posted by wil
Top Ten
Andi jones 55:00
Tim Davies 56:01
Lloyd Taggert 56:56
Nick leigh 57:11
John Henny 57:24
Ricky Lightfoot 57:25
Darren Kay 57:39
Morgan Donny 57:41
Ben Bardsley 58:13
Tom Corny 58:33
Typed enough now:o
but what about the women d c c? Type a bit more! :)
I couldnt stay for the presentation and would like to know who won...
I think
Janet McIvor
Katie Ingram
Candice Leah
some very quick lady runners out there today
excellent
Great race today. Very technical in some parts with narrow paths and plenty of rocks. When I had the chance found it very diffciult to pass, but did manage to stretch my legs in the final 3rd of the race. Well done to the organisers, congratulations RR on a fantastic win. One of the guys from Dale lost his Walsh at half way point, should have tied his bum bag round his foot!! :)
:) sounds like a great race, am sorry I missed it now! But a combination of being put off by the weather and a looming assignment deadline meant I decided against it.
Well done all, well done RR on the win :)
Sounds like a real quality field today. How many started? - does anyone know
Theres always some twonk loses their shoe(s) after black hill trig. I know - I lost both of em last year. Great fun
ha ha dew claw do you have all results look for kenneth valovin , and i will be in your debt forever. ta v much
Kenneth Valovin 114th in 76:26
Got to go now I need the turbo trainer as punishment!!:eek:
how many completed the race dew claw?
Think someone mentioned 240 starters, one retirement..
Class field, great to see runners from much further afield, well done Des & Team, cracking race..... far to runnable for me... and as for those horrid flaggs?!!!
Sounds like a proper fell race that!Quote:
Originally Posted by Widdy
I hear M carried on to the end, running 5 miles with only one shoe. I'm really jealous at missing out on this race.
Well done to RR on a cracking time and to everyone for completing a tough course under what must have been energy sapping and slippery conditions.
god that's where I'm going wrong then. Instead of eating loads and a glass of wine I should be on the turbo trainer after a race.... lol
Well you don't have to run on 'em do ya?:D
Errr... the flaggs I meant - just realized Luv Shack's post wasn't the last one... always doing that!
Great that Peter Butterworth is still alive and working at the Crowden Campsite (thought he was long dead):
http://www.carryonline.com/carryonli...utterworth.JPG
(I was willing him to say "a pound each" but he never did.
Great race, absolutley loved it. The rain in the week made it more interersting :D
It didnt stay dry did it! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bisto
Managed to lose my left shoe in a bog after about 10 minutes but all in all an enjoyable run!
Well done to RR on a great win
http://www.race-results.co.uk/result...wdenopenfr.htm
Sep link on race results for intercounties male and female too
Well done Radcliffe Ladies 1st team !!!
Great race yesterday.
You have now all seen invisible; I was the lone spectator on the run in from Black Hill. (Decided not to run after bad cold for two weeks, but wished I had when I saw you all bounding down the hill)
RR was miles ahead and gave me a funny look when I cheered him on. Then there was a pack of runners having a real battle over the peat for top ten positions.
Recognised quite a few forumites from their avatars, but unfortunately didn’t get to speak to any of you.
Shows how “dry” it has been with the superb times of the top ten
Well done Springfield Ladies third team (very close)
Bit of a pile up at the start, wished I'd started from the front, but didn't want to get mown down!
Thought the course was very runnable, and the bogs weren't too bad.
I enjoyed the bath in the river at the end.
Most surprised to win a prize, but only cos I'm an old bird!
Thanks for a good day Des. You seemed to be smiling all day.
RichT-sorry I missed you but Mr Invisible caught site of you at the start.
Well done RR for setting a new course record.
Let's hope for a bit more rain to loosen up the ground. :D
thanks to all the organisers for yesterdays most enjoyable fell race at Crowden. some nice varied terrain, and almost all of it runnable, even for a southern softee. It was nice to finish before the rain came in, even nicer to scalp a few county runners,(allbeit fellow southerners).
and with the good news that the Railway Porter pub in Stockport has been saved from demolition for the time being, I'm looking forward to some more fell running/drinking excursions up north this summer.
thanks again for a great weekend.
Results - http://race-results.co.uk/results/20...wdenopenfr.htm
Yes, sorry I missed you DAB, I was probably sulking about the run ahead! Well done winning your category.
Were you the fella who was shouting "Go on Lloyd, dig in"?, if so, it wasn't Lloyd...I was miles back.Quote:
Originally Posted by invisible
This keeps happening. Why? I'm far better looking than him! Ask Jackie.
Also, his real name is Joe, not Lloyd.
No that wasn't me, I know my Taggarts from my Winskills.Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil Winskill
As for digging in that didn't seem to be a problem. :D
My breasts are fairly recognisable; unique you might say.
Whereabouts were you then? Hope I didn't run straight through you...
I've got a meeting in Barnsley tomorrow so am nicking the afternoon off work and will be in the area.
So, 48hrs after the rest of you I'll be having a bit of a trudge around the course - I guess there'll still be plenty of peaty footprints to follow!
If I find any shoes etc. in the bogs I'll fetch 'em back to the carpark:)
MH
I walked up to Tooleyshaw Moss watched the top ten then turned round following the course back. It was beginning to rain and most of you were heads down. The only person who tried to run through me was a lady from Glossopdale.
DaZ H,
That bambi thingy jump was me, and that was my first proper fell race, I ran at Rivington Pike, thinking it would be fun, and came in 1st for Merseyside, well we dont have fells here you know.
And agreed to run for merseyside in this race, my god, it was a bit of a shocker for a mere road runner like me, I do xcountry in the winter, but this race made it look like p**s. Sorry couldnt help that one.
Yes I run in our forest and like to jump over stiles and things, I think I am out of tomb raider sometimes.
All in all a good race, wish Ihadnt gone off too slow, as it was well backed up along the paths, and yes, I was not used to the fell running, so Some people zoomed past me on the technical bits:confused: Really fun lot you all are, I shall be back :D but mayber after my half marathon debut, dont want no more injuries, I fell half way with a badly bruised knee and cuts:eek:
your the clayton girl yeah, candice you must have made a lot of ground up , were did you fall, hang on im having flashbacks now there were 2 of you that fell then , if it was you at the stile i cannot remember seeing you fall but there was a blonde haired girl that landed in a bog and i thought wow she has landed badly right next to me , just asked her if she was okay and she moaned yes im alright so we kinda carried on.i knew that i wouldnt have beaten you on the last bit of road thats why i offered you teh stile, you had past me 3 times on decent ground. i actually held back on that last technical bit as i knew the race wasnt finishing just after the stile which it normally does. well hope to see you on the fells again , a bit of practice coming downhill on rocks and you would be lots quicker a very good run though cheers daz hQuote:
Originally Posted by Roadrunnersam
Daz, you must have been disappointed with your time at Eyam (1:44) on Sunday - I suppose you were saving yourself for Crowden. The thing I can't quite get my head round is how you managed to get to Crowden for the start of that race only 1hr 30mins after you started Eyam. You must have been using XRunner's theory - see the Fairfield thread!