that's a shame lantern http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/...sad_smiley.gif- was looking forward to seeing you, as we'd probably've been going at similar pace
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that's a shame lantern http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/...sad_smiley.gif- was looking forward to seeing you, as we'd probably've been going at similar pace
Quick Q for prev participants.....
does anyone know the sketch for crashing out at the finish? i.e. room for sleeping bag etc. - can't seem to find much about this.......could email organisers i guess but with this one such a well established event i know the answer is prob out here somewhere.
ALL being well i'm anticipating a 12-13hr finish in an ideal world (legs permitting) - so a something to eat & to sleep soon after is the plan...
cheers
Mark...
Hi Mark - There is a (big) room at Scout HQ where people try to sleep after they have finished - it's just sleeping bags on the (hard!) floor. You'll be offered a fry-up when you finish.Quote:
Originally Posted by markdalton99
HTH, Steve
Steve - sounds good - especially the fry-up! I'm used to the hard floor post event sketch...so that's no prob
looking forward to this one...
mark....
Quote:
Originally Posted by DazTheSlug
Yeh I guess we would have been doing a similar pace... it's a great day (and night) out and if I could make it I would... gutted, but there's always next year.
Enjoy it... just don't be tempted to set off too quick. Hope the weather's as good as last year.
Gutted to miss this one (injured), had been looking forward to this one since UTLD :angry:
For next year, how does the terrain, hilliness, compare to Long Tour of Bradwell?
You get yourself better, DE. As long as you do that you'll live to run another day. Your denial will only be temporary and it will seem like no time at all once you're back. Bide your time. Perhaps do some test walks (short routes on LDWA events?) to gauge your recovery. That strategy worked for me in the past when temporarily injured.
Now for Bullock Smithy. There is no heather-bashing but the route does go through similar country. My gut feeling is that the terrain and hilliness are, on average, easier than on the Long Tour of Bradwell. Pace can be quicker so there is too much temptation to run too much and blow up. I fall for it most years.
Mark, I'll see you on Saturday; I handed my late entry in on Monday. I reconnoitred from Earl Sterndale to the finish yesterday. All that glorious warm sunshine gave me an unexpected sun tan boost.
Good Luck BS'ers....
Hope to join you next Sept...
Looks like the weather will be more than fair...
Could even be hot hot hot!!!?
And should you "jib out",
on the Kinder section,
there will of course be,
a warm welcome at the Shack!
Some have taken advantage in the past...
But, sadly Party this year is Fri' eve....
However, there is bound to be..
Plenty of left overs... :D,
Edible & drinkable...
Of course:wink:
Some have taken advantage in the past... Who do you mean??? See you tomorrow evening Birthday Boy!Quote:
Originally Posted by Luv Shack
right
back off hols
11 Miles in the last 10 days (oh yes)
seesyall 10:30ish for EOD registration...
Euph - sorry to hear that - not a bad injury I hope...?
I really couldn't comment.....:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by finniganjones
And naming names would just be very bad form.....
But, well, aaaaaaaaaahhhhh, Hmmmmmmmmm?
I wonder....just how much would it, should it, could it be worth?:closed:?:wink:?
Wonder how this is going? I guess some mayb be finished already/soon :eek:
Well I've finished! There are some live(ish) results here http://www.bullocksmithy.com/results.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by Drunkeneuphoria
Cheers, Steve
Well Done Steve.......
Great to see you are up at the Sharp End...again!!!
And, I thought you were saving yourself for Shelf Moor:wink:..
Well done Marko! Only 10 mins off the record time if I read it right. Excellent running Steve too.
I'm very tempted to do it next year myself.
Well done Marko but I think you should have done Shelf Moor as well. :)
Nice one Marko.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grouse
Grouse- from photo of you on Shelf Moor you looked surprisingly fresh to have just done the Bullock Smithy as well.
Wahey!
My first BS, and got round safely http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/forum/.../thumbs_up.gif
the lass I started with had to pack at Brand Top, but I joined up with a couple of guys from Bristol (Gav & Chris), and we soldiered on to a sub-17 finish :D
feel a mention is due to Sally Keigher, who I happen to know has not trained properly recently, yet smashed the ladies record by nearly an hour :w00t:
fantastic event in all respects, will deffo be doing this again :thumbup:
Well done Daz. You got to finish in the dark - great result and better than I managed on my first time way back when. It was good to see you there.
Also good to see SteveT and Mark and Socks! Sorry you couldn't make it, Drunken.... Get better soon.
I enjoyed chatting with Mrs Stagger and Tea & Cake on the jog up towards Lyme Park. You had a good result, helped by your excellent navigation. :wink:
I only decided to enter 5 days in advance when I knew I wasn't going to be away on business. A quick recce from Earl Sterndale to the finish in the heat of Wednesday left me wasted but I knew it would be in a good cause. I had to get some exercise in the legs (the first in nearly 3 weeks).
Come the day I set off slow and steady but finished stronger than I've ever done. I actually felt like an ultra runner for once because I wasn't reduced to the usual trudge along the canal towpath, Middlewood Way and Towers Road. It was my 14th time and I got my first ever sub-12 finish. The running flowed so freely and painlessly to the end it seemed unreal, like the most perfect dream.
Well done Daz - missed meeting you again!
Well done also to Mrs Stagger & her friend who charged round at their first attempt and to Britnick who smashed one of those elusive barriers!
Good to meet you BritNick & well done on a fantastic result :thumbup: Big thanks for emailing Mrs S your notes, a huge help.
Big well done too to Daz & Socks (hope the cold is on the mend socks, you sounded pretty ropey at the start!)
The biggest well done goes to my running partner Mrs Stagger. We managed to gossip non stop for the first 40m or so which helped them fly by :D We went a bit quiet towards the end, had to concentrate on keeping going. Got a huge boost passing a few folk in the last few miles, a steady start definately paid off. The only problem is, I am rembering the whole event as being great fun and am sat here wondering what WE can enter next :w00t: :D
And thank you Tea & Cake for being the perfect partner, we were so well matched, you kept me going on those long boring sections towards the end but WE did it. Great to meet BritNick too, the hints and tips were invaluable, thank you. Well done Socks, not sure I could have tackled such an epic race with a cold.
Now what can we do next????
Yes, get well soon, Socks. I hope the weekend's effort hasn't put you back. Give yourself some TLC and early nights now.
sorry to miss Socks, T&C and MrsS - I was wearing my fluo-green Fell Ponies vest though, so don't know what else I have to do to get noticed!
Nick - Many Congratulations on your sub-12, you must be well chuffed
however, I repeat my question: if you finished at midnight, what were you still doing there at 5am!?
I also had a great run, I normally grind to a halt, especially on the flat, but was still able to "lift" a bit all the way in from Bollington
we (the 2 Bristol Boys and myself) worked out at Walker Barn that if we concentrated a bit we could get a sub-17
we did the section to Whiteley Green at about 17min/miling
leaving us needing to do 15min/miling for the last 5.5M section
we got to Coppice car park on schedule, but started to tie up on Towers Lane
we ended up doing the last kilometre up the A6 in 7mins (equates to 10.5min/miling), which felt like sprinting at the time, and burst through the doors of the scout hut with the official time showing 4:59, but by the time the timekeeper got to us it had ticked over to 5:00! we were quite insistent about being logged as 16:59 though ;)
He was enjoying his moment of glory ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by DazTheSlug
Sorry to miss you too Daz. Didn't spot the vest or I would have said hello.
Hmmmm. I don't remember this bit ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BritNick
Daz, I don't remember the question the first time around. Anyway I was flitting between my sleeping bag failing to get some sleep and the dining hall for more food and a chinwag. I always wait for the 10am presentation anyway.
Tea & cake, neither did I until this year. Perhaps after 13 completions, you too will experience nirvana. :w00t: If you don't want to wait that long, just take along a good supply of Coke next year to bring the experience forward a little. :D
He he - good old cold gets all the sympathy flowing! Actually I did feel a bit rough at the start. I was wary about pushing myself too much - you hear too many things about affects of colds & pushing hard. But I think most of it was in my head. I'd mentally switched off because of all the road at the end - but after the stony track around Cumberland Cottage, the road was bliss!
Nick - you were obviously in a sleeping phase when I finished.
Yes our thoughts exactly! As fell runners we found the road a pain early on but boy were we looking forward to it in the latter stages, at least we could move fairly swiftly on it. The stony track by Cumberland Cottage was a proper toe cruncher.
I've just uploaded my report with links to a few piccies. I think it was one of my most magical ultra experiences, one that comes with unexpected success. :D
http://ultraploddernick.blogspot.com/
Well done Britnick, always enjoy reading your blog and viewing the great pics. Just out of interest, how did the Bullock Smithy get it's name?
Well done to Mrs.Stagger and Tea and Cake as well.
Hi Steve,
It used to be the name for Hazel Grove, where the event starts. It's all explained on this page of the BSH website.
Thanks William Clough and Britnick.
Nice to see the locals have refined their wickedness;)
Steve - trust me - ink this one in for first weekend in September 2011 :thumbup:
It's already inked;)Quote:
Originally Posted by DazTheSlug
Well underline it then... it's a belting route and the food... ah, the food:D... had to miss it this year:thunbdown:, but next year should be a different story.
Food as well, bonus, just ask Mrs.Crumblydown about me and food:DQuote:
Originally Posted by lantern rouge
I've just posted the detailed results for this year here
http://www.cs.man.ac.uk/~temples/bs/
Thanks to Andrew Whitehead for compiling these. As usual, there's an entertaining write-up from Nigel Aston.
Cheers, Steve
Thanks Andrew and Steve for all the stats, very impressive. There were quite a lot of photographers en route, will the pictures appear on the website at some stage?
Thanks Linda. Any photos should appear on the main Bullock Smithy site here - http://www.bullocksmithy.com. I see that they have some from Nick Ham already.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mrs Stagger
Cheers, Steve