I was more worried about getting stuck behind you on the way up!Quote:
Originally Posted by brand
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I was more worried about getting stuck behind you on the way up!Quote:
Originally Posted by brand
Just wanted to post this again as it's already been shunted back a page or two by the very interesting discussion on dress code!Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyBoy
Swoop are you still planning a recce tomorrow? If so it will take a bit of doing twice in 2 days? Anyone else been up Snowdon in the last couple of weeks for a recce?
This is good news. The 400mtrs that we'll be missing out is the bit I'm most worried about falling over on :D .Quote:
Originally Posted by JimmyBoy
So who's turning up to represent their country?
No. Just going to have a jog up for a mile or two and then back down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pinno
Not me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pike
Was up there yesterday, walked down the course with the Missus.
Nothing much to report - wet and misty as usual :rolleyes: bit's of path being renovated, trains chugging up and down as far as Clogwyn. Not my cup of tea for a race, must be boring as hell and the descent very tough on older joints which would take a hard hammering on that surface.
The general forecast looks good for tomorrow, but of course it can be quite different further up. The last 2 years have been warm and about as good as people could expect. :)
What time does it start?
Can't find it on the website, or the email off Geoff Clegg. Must be going blind.
Was hoping I might miss it, but suppose I've got no excuse now I've asked....... ;)
2 pm - you need to pick up your number an hour before.
Good luck everyone who's doing it - should be fun going up the railway track.
Who else is going up? What's the Welsh team?
Cymru AQuote:
Originally Posted by Welsh Harrier
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> Matthew Collins Cardiff AC
> Ian Houston Mercia
> Harry Matthews Myndd Du
> Richard Roberts Eryri
>
> Cymru B
>
> Rob Greenwood Eryri
> Andrew Jones Mynydd Du
> Iwan Morton Eryri
> Roland Stafford Mercia
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> Ladies
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> Anna Bartlett Shrewsbury
> Emma Bayliss Mynydd Du
> Andrea Roberts Eryri
Taken from the Scottish athletics website;
The Scottish team for the Snowdon International on Saturday July 28th has been named:
Men
Jethro Lennox (Shettleston)
Simon Peachey (Carnethy)
Joe Symonds (Kendal) - pictured
Stewart Whitlie (Carnethy)
Women
Sonia Armitage (Cosmics)
Jill Mykura (Carnethy)
Dawn Scott (Lochaber)
Anyone know the English team?
Joe Symonds doesn't sound very Scottish but then Ian Houston doesn't sound very Welsh!
I bet Roadrunner's on the English team!
Sarah should qualify for the Welsh team for next year and she doesn't sound very Welsh - being an Aussie. We've just got to try and find some reciepts or bills proving we've lived here since June 06, because we stayed in a caravan we have little proof, but hopefully she should qualify for the next Snowdon race.Quote:
Originally Posted by Welsh Harrier
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Originally Posted by Fellrunner
Thought Joe was staying in Europe for the rest of the month?
I heard the England Team was first three from a race called Fairfield plus one other. Also heard there were no B team.
Looks like you're right Roadrunner, I found a later post on the SA site;Quote:
Originally Posted by Roadrunner
SCOTLAND TEAMS:
Men
Graeme Bartlet (Forres Harriers)
Jethro Lennox (Shettleston Harriers)
Brian Marshall (Haddington East Lothian Pacemakers)
Mark Rigby (Cosmic Hillbashers AAC)
Women
Helen Murray (Lothian Running Club)
Dawn Scott (Lochaber AC)
Jill Tait (Carnethy Hill Racing)
Not sure where you got that from Fellrunner - that was the 2003 team! :D
As far as I know the Scottish team is as posted earlier in this thread.
It is interesting though to see how little the team has changed.
Old Course
22 year-old record ....
Whoops :o :D .Quote:
Originally Posted by luath
Hello CN - where have you been? Will you be around tomorrow?Quote:
Originally Posted by Careful Now
I could see the top of Snowdon before I went down to the pub - now I can't see it - there's a low bank of black cloud covering everything to the west of us - oh dear!
Mind you BBC says no rain tomorrow in North Wales - but who are they to tell us!
Doeds anybody know if its going to be televised?
Look out for a big short haired fellow in a maroon and grey Macclesfield vest on the Sunday night highlights on S4C at 9 o'clock - that'll be me just behind the leaders but only if they edit about half an hour out of it!Quote:
Originally Posted by maloni
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Originally Posted by Welsh Harrier
Thanks for that Welsh harriers. Good luck :)
The weather forecast;
Weather / Tywydd
A dry start to the day with patchy hill fog above 500 metres, clearing rapidly during the morning. It will be dry with sunny spells throughout the day. A band of rain will push into the region by the evening with some heavy outbreaks of rain likely at times and hill fog above 300 metres. Visibility / Gwelededd
Generally good, poor in any hill fog and very poor in heavy rain. Cloud base / Gwaelod y cymylau
Scattered to broken cloud at 500 metres during the morning, becoming few above 900 metres during the afternoon. The cloud base will lower significantly this evening as the rain pushes into the region with broken to overcast cloud at 300 metres. Wind and temperature 900m / Gwynt a thymheredd 900m
Westerly winds of 20 mph, with temperatures between plus 6 and plus 8 Celsius but feeling like plus 1 Celsius with a significant wind chill factor.
I think I will make the effort yes . Have been rough lately ( see health thread ) but I need an outing to lift the spirits . Will watch the start and then go up onto the lower stretches, maybe the road descent to see how people are going .Quote:
Originally Posted by Welsh Harrier
Good luck everyone and hope you pace it right to the end !
MJ
Just leaving now - weather looking good!!!!
Well done Roadrunner - no clag so they should have got some good footage for tomorrow night's highlights. Bit warm to start with but soon got going - lost it on the way down after the final bridge by going full stretch on some rocks but hasd some good laughs in the hospital tent afterwards.
What are you boys like :eek: ? I spotted yourself, Pete Roberts, Hairy Legs, Alan & Steve Bellis in the hospital tent. Can you not stay on your feet? I brought my daughter along to see some of your bloody injuries, but you'd been patched up by the time we got there :( .Quote:
Originally Posted by Welsh Harrier
Great run by Roadrunner, you must have been 2 or 3 mins clear at the summit, but I'm sure your proudest moment must've been standing shoulder to shoulder with Mr US Postal on the start line :D .
I was happy to be a minute faster than last year despite getting a bit of a stitch halfway down.
Race highlights will be shown 9-10pm Sunday evening on S4C Channel 135 on Sky. Well done Roadrunner a terrific run by you today. Nice to meet you and Swoop before the start. Knocked 4 mins off my time on the ascent to the summit from last year. Felt really good on the ascent then the kiss of death just before Halfway house I tripped and twisted my ankle big time and slowly carried on. I had hoped to knock quite a bit of time off last years run but still managed to beat last years time hobbling. Well done to the Organisers, Marshalls and drinks station personnel you got it spot on today. Here is to next years race. Roadrunner will no doubt be after a treble?
Good effort everyone, I saw a few familiar faces from my vantage point(s), hopefully I'll be back in the race next year. It was fun to watch though .
Roadrunner was so far ahead on the descent I wondered if the rest of the race had been stopped by a farmers protest as per the TdF .
Beautiful day for it, but I guess it was still a bit warm for some on the ascent .
Mr US Postal looked a bit worse for wear at the finish , he didn't have such a good descent this year .
MJ
Bit shell shocked for my earlier post - long bath and an hour in the Goldie and I'm right as rain now!
You're hot for the results Fellrunner - I too was faster than last year by 1 min 1 sec - was this the railway line effect. Nevertheless I was happy considering getting seriously winded coming down. They should have an award for club of the race (as opposed to first team) - this would have to be Teignworth Trotters from Devon - there must have been 20 of them and they all waited at the finish to cheer their clubmates in - well done guys!
Must have been cos he didn't wear the cycling vest!Quote:
Originally Posted by Careful Now
Well done W.H. was that a PB ?
Fellrunner too, 1-18 is pretty nippy .
I spoke to Don Williams who modestly claimed to have no idea what his time was . 1-28 ain't bad for a 67 or 68 year-old is it ?
Hmmm
I had a shocker today. i as after 1:25 but did 1:40 my legs just wouldn't play ball I think my jaunt up coniston last week was still there. i haven't managed to trian since then as my legs have been in pieces. Roadrunner was flying when I saw him on the descent
Well done fell runner nice run and thanks for the helping me to the first aid tent.My feet are dam sore now.:(
Just got home after a vey enjoyable weekend. Did half on Friday and the full race today (1.52).
Good to see so many forumites. Sorry to pass you at the end Pinno. Hope your injury is not too bad.
Having lost over 100 places on the descent I flew down the tarmac at the end picking up a dozen places!
Don't know if I will be on the highlights but the women at the top shoved a microphone at me at the summit and asked what was the first thing I'd be doing at the finish so I said "having a pint!"