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04-05-2013, 07:23 PM
Longdogs

Re: Cribyn Race 2013

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Originally Posted by sore legs

Helen, a belated thank you for a fantastic race and for taking the time to travel down to put it all in place. I was fortunate enough to be in the area with work so took the opportunity to introduce 4 work mates to Fell Running. They loved it and could not believe that for the price they got virtually as much gorgeous cake as they could eat at the end plus it was a very friendly atmosphere.

Shame about the late arrivals and their attitude towards you and the check point staff - completely out of order, ignore them, they should clearly take up another sport.

Thanks again.

No worries, we aim to please.

Glad to report that the dog medevaced off Cribyn has made a full recovery and in fact donated blood last night :)
24-04-2014, 12:33 PM
Athers

Who's out for this on Sat? Great little short race.
24-04-2014, 01:14 PM
Wheeze

Short?? Maybe by strict criteria but its a tough as many mediums!
Little??? Remember that word when you face up 'the wall' on Cribyn. And again when your heels finally burst into flames on the long ridge down from Pen Y Fan!!!

I'm lovin' it and hope to be there.
24-04-2014, 03:55 PM
Fellhound

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wheeze

Short?? Maybe by strict criteria but its a tough as many mediums!
Little??? Remember that word when you face up 'the wall' on Cribyn. And again when your heels finally burst into flames on the long ridge down from Pen Y Fan!!!

I'm lovin' it and hope to be there.

Under the old (proper) criteria, where race lengths were categorised according to record times, it would have been a medium; a short had to have a record under 40 mins and this one is 52.59 ;)

Can't get there this time but it sounds like a crackin race - must get there next year!
24-04-2014, 05:50 PM
Athers

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wheeze

Short?? Maybe by strict criteria but its a tough as many mediums!
Little??? Remember that word when you face up 'the wall' on Cribyn. And again when your heels finally burst into flames on the long ridge down from Pen Y Fan!!!

I'm lovin' it and hope to be there.

Whoops, should of said...calling all hardened fell runners. :-)

Its 5 mile so a short in my eyes. Ok yes the climbing makes it a tough old race but even i scraped around it when i was weighing in at non fellracing friendly 14 stone a few years back (Bloody killed me mind) and look forward to the quad burning climb up to cribyn again.

Try, letting go of the brakes...never suffered with heel burn.
24-04-2014, 10:32 PM
Wheeze

Then you ain't lived! Only happens with brakes fully off😃
25-04-2014, 10:04 AM
Athers

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Originally Posted by Wheeze

Then you ain't lived! Only happens with brakes fully off😃

Haha i guess not. :D

See you there...i'll keep an eye out for the technique.
25-04-2014, 10:52 AM
Wheeze

No you won't....you'll be waaaaay ahead of me!!
25-04-2014, 11:05 AM
Athers

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Originally Posted by Wheeze

No you won't....you'll be waaaaay ahead of me!!

Well...if i am i'll give you a little cheer on in. What vest do i look out for? :)
25-04-2014, 03:35 PM
Wheeze

erm, an 'orrible, tattered, sweat stained, stretched and moth eaten yellow number with an inverted V black band. Also worn by the probable winner, a certain P Ryder.
25-04-2014, 05:29 PM
Athers

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Originally Posted by Wheeze

erm, an 'orrible, tattered, sweat stained, stretched and moth eaten yellow number with an inverted V black band. Also worn by the probable winner, a certain P Ryder.

Aye Pete Ryder is a cracking runner...will be lucky to see the back of him.
25-04-2014, 06:45 PM
Happy on the hills

I'm hoping to be there tomorrow too. I'll be the one with the Hat. ;)
25-04-2014, 08:50 PM
wheezing donkey

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Originally Posted by Happy on the hills

I'm hoping to be there tomorrow too. I'll be the one with the Hat. ;)

Providing that it doesn't blow off, Caz; and you have to chase down Scope End for it.;) Ian.
25-04-2014, 09:37 PM
Happy on the hills

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Originally Posted by wheezing donkey

Providing that it doesn't blow off, Caz; and you have to chase down Scope End for it.;) Ian.

I'll tie it down if I have to Mr Roberts. ;)
25-04-2014, 09:55 PM
Wheeze

Wonder if the Isle of Wight lot will turn up this year???
25-04-2014, 10:36 PM
molehill

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Originally Posted by Happy on the hills

I'll tie it down if I have to Mr Roberts. ;)

Have a good day Caz, when you called in Monday I flippin forgot to give you the "stripey" top I brought back from NZ. Damn. Wish I could be with you but got this niggle on my foot still, so taking 'profen and being carefull, I'll stick to a very gentle 40 miler tomorrow and see how it goes.

And have a good day Wheeze.
27-04-2014, 12:28 AM
Happy on the hills

Oh what a cracker of a race I had today. I was blowing out my a**e going up that first incline, but after that I was having a right old ding dong with Paul Beeson who was egging me on! It was only afterwards he told me that it was his birthday today!! If I'd have known that I'd have let him beat me. ;) As it was we had a sprint finish. Not sure what position I came, but I'm sure results will be published soon. Great race, with some even better cake. ;) Always eat cake! Always. ;)
Sorry I did't say hi to any of you lot. It's just I don't really know what you look like! Next time,I'm always the one in the hat!
27-04-2014, 07:34 AM
Andypye

Awesome race. Toughest 5miles in the UK?? Awesome steep climb, followed by a great adrenaline rushing descent. Almost got blown off the top of Pen y fan!! The walkers in full wet kit and windproofs must have thought we were all mad lol.
27-04-2014, 02:43 PM
Happy on the hills

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Originally Posted by Andypye

The walkers in full wet kit and windproofs must have thought we were all mad lol.

Yes I know. :rolleyes: We had a few funny looks. I was actually thinking the same.......about them! I mean who would go up all that way......to see nowt but clag!!!:cool:
27-04-2014, 03:23 PM
Athers

Aye. Cracking race. Was a lot easier than a few years back as my first race. First climb is the toughest as it's runnable but worth it for final descent. No results yet. Did see mr beeson sprinting in. He's rapid on the downs.
28-04-2014, 11:50 PM
Petal

Results and photos

Results and photos and other silliness http://www.mynydd-du.org.uk/blog
29-04-2014, 08:20 AM
Happy on the hills

OMG :cool: I've just seen(apart from the really cool picture that I'm In! 'Caz the hat!) that I won, yes won for the first time ever....1st VM40!!;) I couldn't stay as my friend Sam, who I came up with, needed some stitiches to his knee after falling 400yds from the finish line!!! Any chance of someone keeping hold of my prize(whatever it was) until the next race?
29-04-2014, 09:15 AM
molehill

Well done mate, the lucky stripey top works again :cool:.

Interesting that when I raced it, was the last time Alwyn organised it (how long ago was that?) I think about a dozen of us turned up - now over a 100, how times change.
29-04-2014, 12:14 PM
jtinnion

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Originally Posted by Happy on the hills

OMG :cool: I've just seen(apart from the really cool picture that I'm In! 'Caz the hat!) that I won, yes won for the first time ever....1st VM40!!;) I couldn't stay as my friend Sam, who I came up with, needed some stitiches to his knee after falling 400yds from the finish line!!! Any chance of someone keeping hold of my prize(whatever it was) until the next race?

Well done Carwyn.

Despite a really thumping headache and 80+ miles in the legs from the previous week I really enjoyed it, even if I was a couple of minutes slower than I maybe should have been...

I'm glad I face planted just below CP1 on the return and not a couple of hundred yards further on where the ground was a bit rockier!

What a great route. Now I see what Tom Roo has been enthusing about for all these years :-)

Thanks to all involved.

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