Great pics marcus, the only one so far who caught me smiling!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcus3...7626624715920/
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Great pics marcus, the only one so far who caught me smiling!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcus3...7626624715920/
Just found this on youtube. Looks like it's taken just after Ribblehead.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6i58YyXr2o
I know her, she's called Leanne. She had a bad fall coming down from Ingleborough. Bloodied but unbowed she carried on and was still in high spirits when I saw her in the medical tent.
I finished in 4:34 which I would have been disappointed with a couple of weeks ago. But I'd been struggling with my knee for the previous two weeks and wasn't sure I was even going to run until Friday. So I'm happy just to have got round. I took a couple of tumbles myself in the last few miles but suffered nothing worse than a grazed knee (my good one). I was very touched by the runners who stopped to make sure I was alright both times.
Another here for the mid packers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nitZZViEOtU&NR=1
Fantatsic day on Saturday.
Really enjoyed the race up Penyghent, onto Ribblehead and up Whernside, and even up to Ingleborough I was really enjoying it, but from then on its got really tough, and that last long run down back to Horton, bloody 'ell it goes on forever, just as your legs are bolloxed 'n all. Got a PB tho so it was all worth it. Could've done with it been a bit less windy tho, but hey, its the 5th time I've done it and every time the weather's been great, one of these years it's gonna be horrendous, were certainly due atrocius conditions, thankfully it wasn't Saturday.
Presentation was enjoyable and emotional also, with great speeches from Allan Greenwood and first 3 peaks winner Fred Bagley.
Also enjoyed the live band, a shame more people didn't stay for them, but they were good, hats off to the dancers on the tables at the front, very entertaining.
A Big Thank You to all the organisers for a wonderful day, and congratulations to all finishers.
I loved the whole thing. Went steady all the way round. No probs with the hills and still felt fine at the top of Ingleborough. It was the headwind to the finish that was tough for me. Got in in 4 hours dead. I'll try a bit harder on the flat bits next year and see if I can improve. Thanks for all advice
Donkey, you were just behind me then. I was 3.59:23. We must have been struggling together at some point on Sulber Nik ! I've looked at my splits & I lost most places on the flats & then made them up on the climbs.