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10-03-2013, 02:02 PM
Livi

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by brett

Only managed to spot a few from the forum... come and say hello next year!

I saw those I knew already :p
10-03-2013, 02:16 PM
crumblydown

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by Stolly

And you Mr B. Good checkpoint manning.

Oh and congratulations to Harry on completing his first ultra. 5 hours and 57 and first dog :)

Sorry to burst Harry's bubble but he was 2nd dog
, Ian from Caldervalley was in before you with his brown collie, but still a good effort, and definitely first dog in the pub.
10-03-2013, 02:28 PM
Stolly

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by crumblydown

Sorry to burst Harry's bubble but he was 2nd dog
, Ian from Caldervalley was in before you with his brown collie, but still a good effort, and definitely first dog in the pub.

Ooh bone of contention :). I'm sure we overtook them and didn't spot them overtake us back but, either way, harry doesn't mind.
10-03-2013, 02:59 PM
Tussockface

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

Managed to continue my streak of massive PWs but hobbled round gamely in the spirit of the thing.
Today I feel as if my entire body has been forced through a mangle.
Back again next year for more.
10-03-2013, 03:17 PM
nippersmith

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

Sorry I missed you TF, I was looking out for you. Good effort. See you in Heptonstall I hope! Get on the foam roller, make the mangle work for you.
10-03-2013, 03:39 PM
LM

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by nippersmith

Well, now I have done the Haworth Hobble, I am very proud of myself! The route looked a little daunting on Google Maps, but now I have done it what a great feeling.

Many thanks to all the marshalls along the route, and all the helpers at the start and finish, also.

Myself and my running partner cycled to Haworth from Leeds but only made it as far as Bingley on the way back, wisely modifying our plan in light of worsening weather conditions. The Midland Hotel, closest to the railway station, had radiators and beer!

We were joined by Meg who met us there and she had a great run, also.

I can't believe you cycled to the race as if the Hobble isn't hard enough! Hard as nails you lot.....well done Nipper and Steve.
10-03-2013, 03:50 PM
Alf

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

I didn't see many forumites till I reached the whisky stop at Mankinholes and then they were all round me.
It was my first Hobble and when I reached the Haworth main street at the end I wasn't sure how
to get through to the school but while I was stood there scratching my head a bloke came out of a
nearby pub and pointed the way for me. Nice to see the local community embracing the race as well.:thumbup:

I have just emptied out the contents of the pockets in my waterproof:

1 plastic cup
1/2 Hot Cross Bun
1/3 Snickers bar
1 damp glove (the other has gone AWOL)

The story of my race :D
10-03-2013, 04:04 PM
nippersmith

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

Linda, it was lovely seeing you, and I was so pleased you did a great time!

We cycled at a very steady pace, honestly! It was more of a warm up than anything else.

What a great event, I was so thrilled to be part of it.

Sarah
10-03-2013, 04:59 PM
LM

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by nippersmith

Linda, it was lovely seeing you, and I was so pleased you did a great time!

We cycled at a very steady pace, honestly! It was more of a warm up than anything else.

What a great event, I was so thrilled to be part of it.

Sarah

Hope to see you at many more long distance events Sarah.........you're a natural and completely unfazed by it which is half the battle. See you soon!
10-03-2013, 05:03 PM
LM

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

The results are up....thanks Brett!

http://kcac.co.uk/events/hobble/13_hobble.html
10-03-2013, 05:25 PM
protodoc

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by Martyn P

Must have been a bad day for losing Garmins: Mark Robinson (Protodoc) just called me from work - yes, on a Sunday - and asked me to post here, turns out he left his Garmin eTrex 30 at the school afterwards, he was sitting up near the registration desks. If anyone finds it could they PM either me or him directly? Ta.

Well, this is unbelievable, just like Mountain Goatess I've now found my Garmin STILL CLIPPED TO THE FRONT OF MY PACK!!!:o
What a numpty, must be the fatigue and the Mankinholes whiskey have done for my neurones:w00t:
10-03-2013, 06:26 PM
nippersmith

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by Mrs Stagger

Hope to see you at many more long distance events Sarah.........you're a natural and completely unfazed by it which is half the battle. See you soon!

Thank you Linda, see you soon :)
10-03-2013, 08:01 PM
Toreador

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by Mark L

There are a number of stock responses to an inaccurate weather forecast, and yours is a standard - "the weather forecast was accurate for somewhere else."

Actually the forecast was for the whole of the Pennines from the Peak District up to the Dales, so included both the Haworth area and Swaledale. In unstable conditions like these, to get it spot on in any part of the area from 3 days out is either excellent forecasting, or good luck, probably a bit of both. By Friday, the predictions had become snowall day in the north, patchy rain further south, which seems to have been what we got. I'm certainly very glad I didn't ignore the forecast, my ski goggles came in very handy :)

Hope to make the Hobble again next year, it's one of my favourites - looking forward to an entirely accurate forecast of cold sunny weather!
10-03-2013, 08:35 PM
Mark L

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by Toreador

Actually the forecast was for the whole of the Pennines from the Peak District up to the Dales, so included both the Haworth area and Swaledale. In unstable conditions like these, to get it spot on in any part of the area from 3 days out is either excellent forecasting, or good luck, probably a bit of both. By Friday, the predictions had become snowall day in the north, patchy rain further south, which seems to have been what we got. I'm certainly very glad I didn't ignore the forecast, my ski goggles came in very handy :)

Hope to make the Hobble again next year, it's one of my favourites - looking forward to an entirely accurate forecast of cold sunny weather!

I suspect you didn't take your goggles in response to the forecast, but probably because it looked like it might snow when you were setting out!
10-03-2013, 08:40 PM
Toreador

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by Mark L

I suspect you didn't take your goggles in response to the forecast, but probably because it looked like it might snow when you were setting out!

You'd be wrong then :) No sign of snow in York when we set off.
I'd have packed them if we'd been heading for the Hobble too (and as usual they'd have stayed in the sack!)
10-03-2013, 09:11 PM
IWCharters

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

A few (indoor) photos here
10-03-2013, 10:44 PM
Stolly

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

Blog report :)
10-03-2013, 10:50 PM
Tussockface

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by Stolly

Blog report :)

Stolly, if you returned from Hardcastle Crags via Top Withens you went a long way round. That's a cruel trick to play on an unsuspecting dog.:D
10-03-2013, 10:54 PM
Stolly

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by Tussockface

Stolly, if you returned from Hardcastle Crags via Top Withens you went a long way round. That's a cruel trick to play on an unsuspecting dog.:D

Haha I knew I'd gone past it at some point anyway :)
10-03-2013, 10:59 PM
Tussockface

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by Stolly

Haha I knew I'd gone past it at some point anyway :)

Well, you did say you were going fast in the early stages. You probably flashed past so quickly you missed it. I can recommend a more leisurely pace for sightseeing.
11-03-2013, 09:21 AM
Derby Tup

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by IWCharters

A few (indoor) photos here

Great photos Ian
11-03-2013, 10:30 AM
Comfortably_Numb

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

This was the 4th time I'd done this race and this year decided to take a video camera with me. My Mrs every year asks me what it was like. I've uploaded it onto YouTube so anyone who wants to relive parts of the route can do. It lasts about 11 mins but you just have to put up with my monotonic commentary every now and then.
http://youtu.be/ymXj5_rZoRE
11-03-2013, 11:24 AM
Mountain Goatess

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by Comfortably_Numb

This was the 4th time I'd done this race and this year decided to take a video camera with me. My Mrs every year asks me what it was like. I've uploaded it onto YouTube so anyone who wants to relive parts of the route can do. It lasts about 11 mins but you just have to put up with my monotonic commentary every now and then.
http://youtu.be/ymXj5_rZoRE

Nice one CN...I even managed to get in that for a few seconds! Did you PB? :)
11-03-2013, 12:14 PM
Mountain Goatess

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

Hope you don't mind me sharing the link on my facebook page? Great vid ;-)
11-03-2013, 12:16 PM
Comfortably_Numb

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by Mountain Goatess

Nice one CN...I even managed to get in that for a few seconds! Did you PB? :)

Yes but only by a couple of minutes. My fastest was 2011 and that was in better conditions so I'm hoping to do much better next year. I'm thinking of the Lakeland 50 so that should get me up and running. Been lazy recently.
Was that you with the blonde ponytail that overtakes me just after the start?
11-03-2013, 12:18 PM
Comfortably_Numb

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by Mountain Goatess

Hope you don't mind me sharing the link on my facebook page? Great vid ;-)

No problem with that at all.
11-03-2013, 12:20 PM
Mountain Goatess

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by Comfortably_Numb

Yes but only by a couple of minutes. My fastest was 2011 and that was in better conditions so I'm hoping to do much better next year. I'm thinking of the Lakeland 50 so that should get me up and running. Been lazy recently.
Was that you with the blonde ponytail that overtakes me just after the start?

Yes that was me. See you at the L50 then! :thumbup:
Well done on your PB! This was my first Hobble and first ultra.
Hope to be back next year, loved it :)
11-03-2013, 01:48 PM
Alf

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by Comfortably_Numb

This was the 4th time I'd done this race and this year decided to take a video camera with me. My Mrs every year asks me what it was like. I've uploaded it onto YouTube so anyone who wants to relive parts of the route can do. It lasts about 11 mins but you just have to put up with my monotonic commentary every now and then.
http://youtu.be/ymXj5_rZoRE

Very good that CN, though I felt a bit seasick by the end :D It looked like you caught a queue jumper on camera at the Bronte Bridge. There were a couple of queue jumpers in action when I was there :thunbdown: . Nice to see you managed a good turn of speed at the end to finish (unlike me who shuffled across the road at the end :rolleyes:)
11-03-2013, 01:52 PM
Tiptoe me not!!

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

Hi, what equipment did you use to take the video. Thinkin about doin this for the 3 Peaks. Cheers.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Comfortably_Numb

This was the 4th time I'd done this race and this year decided to take a video camera with me. My Mrs every year asks me what it was like. I've uploaded it onto YouTube so anyone who wants to relive parts of the route can do. It lasts about 11 mins but you just have to put up with my monotonic commentary every now and then.
http://youtu.be/ymXj5_rZoRE
11-03-2013, 02:05 PM
DazTheSlug

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

another happy customer here :thumbup:
didn't see as many fourmites as expected, although still quite a few: MG, Splatcher, MrsS, Tindersticks, SteveF before and Tussockface during
was determined to crack 7:30, but reached Leeshaw reser behind schedule and in a sorry state, but somehow managed to perk up a bit on the final drag up/over Penistone Hill and came stumbling in to finish in 7:26 :D
11-03-2013, 07:07 PM
biara

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

Only new forumite I can 'tick' off as an ID is Mountain Goatess and I had to check with Brett for that one to be confirmed.......
11-03-2013, 07:12 PM
Fishy

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

And me - you met me and my husband outside about 20 past 6, and I said when we were checking in that I only knew you as Biara. :)
11-03-2013, 07:32 PM
biara

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by Fishy

And me - you met me and my husband outside about 20 past 6, and I said when we were checking in that I only knew you as Biara. :)

:) And now I can put a 'name' to a face, i do remember thinking at the time who????????
11-03-2013, 07:54 PM
stevefoster

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by Comfortably_Numb

This was the 4th time I'd done this race and this year decided to take a video camera with me. My Mrs every year asks me what it was like. I've uploaded it onto YouTube so anyone who wants to relive parts of the route can do. It lasts about 11 mins but you just have to put up with my monotonic commentary every now and then.
http://youtu.be/ymXj5_rZoRE

Enjoyed that CN, cheers, 20 miles in and 'That' not fun:wink:
Bloody Marvellous to finish though eh, well done on the PB:thumbup:
11-03-2013, 08:26 PM
Comfortably_Numb

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by Tiptoe me not!!

Hi, what equipment did you use to take the video. Thinkin about doin this for the 3 Peaks. Cheers.

I used a Kodak Playsport ZX5. Cost £64 from amazon and does full HD. I always take it out these days. Although it does have an image stabiliser built in, the footage can look as though you did the race on a pogo stick!
11-03-2013, 09:44 PM
nippersmith

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

Great footage, thanks for posting this!

Yes, "20 miles in and that" - brilliant!

Also, I liked your evidence you were actually running.

This has captured the magic of the day very well, down to the great feeling as you return to Haworth, and the urgency of the finish!

Well done on your PB.
11-03-2013, 09:49 PM
Comfortably_Numb

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by stevefoster

Enjoyed that CN, cheers, 20 miles in and 'That' not fun:wink:
Bloody Marvellous to finish though eh, well done on the PB:thumbup:

Thanks for that. It's a great little piece of kit I've started to take out with me. I did BG leg 2 with it a couple of weeks ago and it was still working in -10 at Helvelyn summit. I might edit the swearing out and upload that one.
11-03-2013, 09:52 PM
stevefoster

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by Comfortably_Numb

Thanks for that. It's a great little piece of kit I've started to take out with me. I did BG leg 2 with it a couple of weeks ago and it was still working in -10 at Helvelyn summit. I might edit the swearing out and upload that one.

Nay, leave the swearing in, much more realistic and honest mate :wink:
11-03-2013, 09:54 PM
Comfortably_Numb

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by nippersmith

Great footage, thanks for posting this!

Yes, "20 miles in and that" - brilliant!

Also, I liked your evidence you were actually running.

This has captured the magic of the day very well, down to the great feeling as you return to Haworth, and the urgency of the finish!

Well done on your PB.

Thanks for the comments. I've had a good response to my little production so I might do some more!
11-03-2013, 10:25 PM
Mountain Goatess

Re: Haworth Hobble/Wuthering H

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Originally Posted by biara

Only new forumite I can 'tick' off as an ID is Mountain Goatess and I had to check with Brett for that one to be confirmed.......

That's cheating! And i don't know who you are...or do I? :wink:

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