Well Done Dale, while you were dashing up to the relays we were out for a walk with JossQuote:
Originally Posted by Moorlander
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Well Done Dale, while you were dashing up to the relays we were out for a walk with JossQuote:
Originally Posted by Moorlander
Funnier still was when one of the HBT leg 3 pair was still in the portaloo in the warm-up/changeover area as their leg 2 runner came in.Quote:
Originally Posted by GeoffB
Colin
Cheers Pete, Our team was slightly weakened but we put up a good fight. Chuffed to come in 4th v40 team on leg 1.
Sounds like you had an interesting day [/U]
I understand you were shown a yellow card for celebrating by taking your vest off.:wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stanners
Can't have travelled that badly. 1st Vets Team , beating Dark Peak by more than 12 mins and fastest Vets legs on all four legs !!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Does anyone have a copy of the Nav leg they can put up?
I just wonder as someone who would have done it had I been able to run and I reccied in the Summer and ran the Lomonds of Fife race so am interested to see if my prep would have stood me in good stead.
So the old lads did a fair job but the young'ens don't travel:thunbdown:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bad Magners
They dont have much young blood coming through in the club really, they usually scout off other clubs so watch out ino one of our members was asked if he wanted to join Borrowdale luckily he declined.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
I bet most clubs will be pretty envious of Borrowdales achievements this year-2nd in the British open, 1st in the vets, won the Hodgson outright for the 14th year on the trot, won the vets team at the fra's and some very good individual performances throughout the year. I dont know which runners you are referring to that have been poached from other clubs but you're obviously an expert on the subject so spill the beans.Quote:
Originally Posted by scott baistow 93
Theres no disputing the fact that they have been the most success British fell running club, but will they be that way in say 10-15 years time ??, the runner im referring to was Chris newman a friend of mine from the club.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Keycock
In a sport like fell running I don't think young blood is as significant as other sports. Of course it should be encouraged and aided but fell running must be one of the most common choices as a second sporting career; after years climbing, biking, road running, or the team sports.Quote:
Originally Posted by scott baistow 93
A whole load of thanks to whoever found my car key and handed it in at the event centre.
It was a very nice surprise to have it found, even if it didnt excuse my idiotic lack of care in losing it in the first place. Yet another senior moment I'm afraid :(
There are and always will be those clubs that try to grow their own talent and others that neglect junior running. It happens across the board, not just in fell running terms.
But those without any junior development will probably experience more peaks and troughs and are perhaps at greater risk of disappearing.
One of the problems that many strong junior clubs have is maintaining an active seniors for the juniors to move in to - that's why so many clubs out there pick up adult new recruits - they get to 16 / 17 and find there's no team for them.
Yes Don key Borrowdale have done really well this season, well done, I wish we had big hills to practice on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Keycock
Congrats on 2nd place in the Lakeland Classics though. a fine achivement:wink:
And well done to DP's 5 teams
3rd team
2nd vet 40
1st vet 50
9th ladies and
1st ladies vet
I'd just like to thank all the organisers and everyone who helped put on sundays fell relays, especially the marshalls on top of the hills - I was absolutely freezing in the holding pen waitiong for leg 4 to get underway, so it must have been absolutely evil for those spending hours on top of East Lomond and the other hills. The relays are always one of the highklights of the year for the fell runners at our club, so it was well worth the long haul up from Essex for the weekend. Everyone from our club enjoyed the event even though we were never likely to trouble the leaderboard. We have to apologise if we scared off any of the locals - we were staying in Dunfermline, and most of the pubs we visited, emptied pretty quickly after our arrival, and we were described as a "sinister bunch" by one of the few people who didn't run for cover. It was also nice to see after watching the Dunfermline-Ross County match on saturday, that England doesn't have a complete monopoly on dodgy goalkeepers yet. Thanks again for a brilliant weekend.
Yeah.Quote:
Originally Posted by TheGrump
He's probably referring to Mike asking Chris (who lives at Penrith) if he wanted to meet up for a run!Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Keycock
(I'm no expert on the topic) but I've not known of borrowdale poaching anyone from any club, they dont need to!!. But with comments like Scott's, he may not be quite so keen to help wharfedale out next time they are stuck.
http://www.billyblandchallenge.org.uk/?page_id=42
Hi Scott, Mike Fanning here.
I know that Chris Newman moved to the Penrith area, I know that he works funny shifts, and as I work odd hours, and having seen him running on Blencathra one day, I asked if ever he fancied a run out to let me know. I have been running with any number of runners from other clubs, supported many runners from other clubs on Bob Graham attempts and the like, I have shown any number of people round lakeland fell races, and not with the intention of "poaching" them to join Borrowdale. I even helped your club on its Billy Bland challenge because there weren't enough people to make up the numbers, and the one runner who would have had to do a leg on their own was worried about that. I think it was Chris Newman who asked me to help.
I think you are way out of order, but easy answer, eh? No help for anyone from now on, no words of encouragement for the many talented runners that I try to support and encourage, and so far as you and your club are concerned, if in fact you speak for Wharfedale at all, lesson learned: sod you, and sod your club.
Mike
That is one of the most ball bouncingly humorous comments I have ever read on this 'ere forum.Quote:
Originally Posted by scott baistow 93
Wharfedale has its very own poach-meister - David Hird. I would imagine every fellrunner has been approached over the past 15 years to join your hallowed club.
I am still laughing now.
Of course it's more usual these days for Pennine to go poaching Borrowdale's youngsters!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Daleside
Ahem,
poached?
youngster?
more like a free transfer off the subs bench if you ask me!
yeah who's he on about!!? Are you going to become black and yellow plodder then - or maybe the buzz whizz (fast and like a bee)??? either way - best of luck with with team panini!Quote:
Originally Posted by Purpleplodder
It will be a plain t-shirted plodder for a while.
Someone was having a laugh when they decided on those Pennini colours - especially the long sleeved one!
You need shades on the pack training runs (and why folks wear team vests to train in is beyond me)
Definately not speaking for me as a Wharfedale member who also did one of the legs on the Billy Bland Challenge, where Mikes help was much appreciated.Quote:
Originally Posted by marrow
Sorry Nick, it was unfair of me to criticise Wharfedale more generally, and I withdraw the "sod your club" comment from my earlier post. I might need to join you one day myself!. I am of course always willing to help out and you are all always very welcome for running and beer here in Newlands. And, for the record, that is not an attempt to induce any of you to join Borrowdale!!
Mike
BTW Purple Plodder, 7th December - I'll let you know if that is wrong.
I think that in 15 years time that bloke will still be telling the story of that disreputable bunch of Essex based fell runners that once entered his local in Dunfirmline. We will go down in folk law.Quote:
Originally Posted by oleg beaviz
Heard a rumor its Kettlewell next year?
Me too, Leeds city 2011 champs ?Quote:
Originally Posted by john doe
Sounds good. If it is that's central so hows about a Saturday relays.....that way we can aid the local economy and drink some beer...Quote:
Originally Posted by john doe
As it is it s a late return Sunday so we go to work shattered, I'd rather drive up late Friday/Saturday morning, run, then beer, then drive home Sunday....
As it was even on the Sunday a fair few did 1 day dashes from the midlands and back in one day..
Scott, you've gone very quiet.
Were you asked?
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Originally Posted by Castigatio
I think I have heard or seen it in print that the Great Yorkshire club BINGLEY are the hosts for next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by john doe
Its as central as you'll get in fell running terms.
It's not a rumour - it definitely is Kettlewell, courtesy of Bingley. Also, I think it is on Saturday, but not 100% about that.Quote:
Originally Posted by IainR
Saturday 15th October
http://www.fellrunner.org.uk/races.p...11&p=2&p=1&p=3
Unfortunately same day as National Road Relays at Sutton Park
Pity one of them can't be moved a week
Sorry for my ignorance, who has he poached ??Quote:
Originally Posted by Castigatio
TTT weekend will give you a good idea of terrain and hospitality of the area.
It is a shame these always clash or nearly clash. I would like to do both. The powers that be obviously don't think there is much crossover.Quote:
Originally Posted by Swoop
just look how congested the racing calendar is,
its very difficult finding the perfect slot.
road/xc/fell/cyclocross,
sadly you will never please everybody.
Can't give you a scan of the map for obvious reasons, but the GRs were as follows:-Quote:
Originally Posted by Witton Park
1. 22841 07558 Monument
2. 22138 06046 Fence Jn
3. 19733 06634 W. Lomond summit
4. 19481 07009 Top of track
5. 18968 07078 Bonnet Stane
6. 22186 06889 Knoll
NB These GRs are from my QUO 2 S/W and may not be exactly spot on.
Amazingly, the map we were given had neither control descriptions (we only received them with our Sportident times after the leg!!) nor any instructions as to what order the controls needed to be visited in.
Obviously most teams did it 1 to 6, but we did spot one V50 team arriving at 5 having missed 4 in the clag and who would have been pretty justified in doing the two controls in the reverse order! However, as both were sporting gentlemen, they reascended the steep hill and did it correctly.
I thought this, I'm fairly sure control points have been visited in any order on past nav legs, wasn't that the case at the hayfield Relays...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rudolph Hooker
I checked with Colin Crabtree whilst running out to leg one, you passed leg 6 on the way to 2 so it did seem an option....
I didn't really read pre race instructions so maybe it was clear in them.