Heptonstall Fell Race

Medieval siege machine under construction
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No more bottleneck - what do you reckon?

Very impressive Trig. You can use it to siege a castle afterwards too :)

[QUOTE=joeyd;472744]Very impressive Trig. You can use it to siege a castle afterwards too :)[/QUOTE

Note the balmy Heptonstall spring weather, caught the sun lumping all that timber about! Perhaps we won't be wading through knee-deep bogs after all.
Had a busy day picking up all the flags and timers etc today - got a bit of a shock to see most of heptonstall cobbles dug up and a massive great hole where our start line is due to be!

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Originally Posted by Roubaix

Trig, how did the woodwork go this afternoon? Are we in danger of getting a photo taken of us anywhere during the race, and please don't say after the last climb up from the Blue Pig! When are you flagging the route? Drop me a message if you need a hand.

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Comb your hair and wash your vest SPORT SUNDAY will be looking to catch your best side hopefully as you hurtle down some tussock and heather, as opposed to staggering salvia-faced, up some 500 foot ascent.
Better find out where they'll be hiding so you can pick up the pace and look a bit athletic...

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Originally Posted by Trig

Comb your hair and wash your vest SPORT SUNDAY will be looking to catch your best side hopefully as you hurtle down some tussock and heather, as opposed to staggering salvia-faced, up some 500 foot ascent.
Better find out where they'll be hiding so you can pick up the pace and look a bit athletic...

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There's no point in me making an effort when I spot them. However hard I try to look relaxed, athletic & cool, the photos always make me look like a pensioner who's just caught his foot in a mantrap. I'm thinking of running with a bag over my head. If I turn up. I might be running round the Lakes on Saturday, in which case getting out of bed on Sunday could be a problem...

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Originally Posted by Splatcher

There's no point in me making an effort when I spot them. However hard I try to look relaxed, athletic & cool, the photos always make me look like a pensioner who's just caught his foot in a mantrap. I'm thinking of running with a bag over my head. If I turn up. I might be running round the Lakes on Saturday, in which case getting out of bed on Sunday could be a problem...

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This is the point where we all dig out our worse poses and race day photos to post on this thread and entertain our friends.......

Does the hole where the start line is supposed to be add to the climb stats for the race? :thumbup:

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Originally Posted by Splatcher

There's no point in me making an effort when I spot them. However hard I try to look relaxed, athletic & cool, the photos always make me look like a pensioner who's just caught his foot in a mantrap. I'm thinking of running with a bag over my head. If I turn up. I might be running round the Lakes on Saturday, in which case getting out of bed on Sunday could be a problem...

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Easy - just get the Sport Sunday team to superimpose the pictures with your avatar :thumbup:

Hope you can make it on Sunday - anyway its a 3 Line Whip for ex-Heptonstall forumites!
In recognition of your epic Mag7 attempts I have even been down to Cheshire to recruit a bunch of Weaverham based marshals to make you feel at home.
A pint of Copper Dragon awaits........

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Originally Posted by joeyd

Does the hole where the start line is supposed to be add to the climb stats for the race? :thumbup:

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The hole is definitely being filled in today (the builders said - so it must be true) if not we add a few hoops of fire and scrambling nets and charge £50 as a new southern style tough guy executive stress event.

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Originally Posted by Trig

The hole is definitely being filled in today (the builders said - so it must be true) if not we add a few hoops of fire and scrambling nets and charge £50 as a new southern style tough guy executive stress event.

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Arf arf!!

Shouldn't that be £150?