"Ultra dogging"Quote:
Originally Posted by benshep
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"Ultra dogging"Quote:
Originally Posted by benshep
and that's what they mean when they stand on the start line and say they're dog tired.Quote:
Originally Posted by noel
Stew made!
Hope it goes well Brett.
I'll come over one time when the cohort is right.
Should be a good night in Connolly tomorrow.
A certain little electrician tried to talk me into coming out for an hour.
Enjoy mate.
Ah, the hazards and delights of running in Calderdale.Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
James is one to watch. He will arrive armed with intelligence (I gave him a rundown on the route-finding last Friday in ASDA). ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by ba-ba
Hasn't James won the Bullock Smithy in the past?Quote:
Originally Posted by BritNick
Every little helps.Quote:
Originally Posted by BritNick
Very goodQuote:
Originally Posted by benshep
Hmm,
"Turn left at the pork pies, straight on past dairy, hang a right before the biscuits and you'll reach the checkout, err, checkpoint"
What could possibly go wrong?!
Karl Gray the man to follow ��
Bob, I followed those directions in Shipley Asda and it took me into the back of store bakery area. Are you certain I shouldn't have taken a bearing through Beers and Spirits?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob
Doesn't bode well for tomorrow. I really messed up a batch of tiger bread.
And Tiger beer ��
Never touched a drop, Your Honour. You know me, Trevor: a race tomorrow, my body is a temple.
My body is Buddha shape
https://youtu.be/h9oF8IP4BPAQuote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
My body, your body, everybody move your body. (Sorry, just had to do it)
Have a good run tomorrow- everybody:D
If I'm able to 'Move My Body' in any significant fashion after the Blue Pig checkpoint I'll be delighted.
8th HH for me since 2003.
Well, I felt fine for the first four hours. I rather wish there hadn't been a second four hours.
Thanks to Brett and all the helpers.
A big thanks to the marshall at the final checkpoint who persuaded me to eat some pork pie. It must be some superfood because I seemed to go reasonably well until Leeshaw reservoir and then found amazing energy to run all the way to the finish and seemed to be passing runners as if I was Mo Farah from Penistone Hill to the finish (ok the similarity is a bit far fetched when you are a 61 year old near the back of the field).
Tough day in the saddle yesterday, but fantastic race as expected.
To be absolutely honest, I've been ill since Tuesday, and wisdom (and an agonising run/jog) up and down Haworth Main Street on Friday night was telling me not to race.
But as Joss Naylor said "if you ever want to do anything, and you've got some kind of ailment, you've just got to shrug it off".... So found myself on the starting line.
Despite feeling terrible from about 4 miles in, I grimly held on, and was only 3 minutes down on last year by the time I got to Heptonstall. Seeing as the final 7 miles last year was where I struggled, I fancied my chances of going faster. But unfortunately had taken too much out of myself, and unbelieveably I was 5 minutes slower than last year over the final stretch.
6hrs 19mins then. Not what I wanted before the race, but considering my state of health, I'm pretty pleased to run last year so close. Seemed to run more economically and kept the pace up without expending so much effort, and didn't suffer from any horrendous cramp. The hallowed figure of under 6 hours is definitely in reach!
Hello to Brett who I chatted to briefly at the start, hope your cold is better. Also I'm sure Stolly motored past me around 11 or 12 miles in, not to be seen again, so looks like you had a decent run. And I thought I saw some familiar faces at the whisky point, but not sure who they were, although the power of speech was evading me by that point...
Pete
At last, I've finally completed a Haworth Hobble. Last year I couldn't make the start line due to my knee problems and this year I was fearing a DNF or a very messy finish but actually, it went ok albeit a bit painful. What a great route! Makes me wonder why we don't go over that way more often. It was great to see some familiar faces, friends and new nice people. Thanks to Matt for putting up with my babble for the last 8 miles, you kept me pushing on.
The tot of whisky was a godsend but the fire in my belly ran out at the foot of the ascent to the monument. Never mind, it was good while it lasted. I think I finished in about 6.13 so not too far behind Stolly who had a fab run in under six hours. Its a great race and I can see why its so popular. Thanks to everyone who organised and marshalled it.
I was amazed to see whisky being offered. The guy I was running with at the time (Dave from Bingley) had some, but I steered clear. Perhaps it was just what I needed, as about 6 miles later the wheels fell off a bit and I had to finish at a fast walk.
Thanks to Brett and the team of marshals. The stew was great, thanks, as was the soup on the course. :)
Another grand day out, although it was tough from about 22 miles for me; struggled with cramp, tired legs but more importantly a lack of talent :D
Haven't done the distance since May last year, so just wanted to get round. The hotdogs were, as ever, most welcome although the lack of preparation in having the onions ready made me lose valuable second...cost me the race win that!
The biggest surprise for me though, was the whisky at Mankinholes....I'd been told there wasn't any this year so had taken preventative measures by bringing my own hip flask with Tobermory for that checkpoint....how pleased I was to see a choice of two there....so I had a nip of each! Strange really, since I wasn't exactly at the front (or anywhere near) but I think only a couple of shots had been consumed before I got to it.
Managed to trudge in in 5.26 which, considering I was thinking I'd be happy with anything under 6 I'm quite pleased with...'suppose I should do some training now really!
Cheers to all the marshalls, as ever, a sterling job.
Well done mate. Good to see you at the race even though we didn't get chance to chat.
To echo others: thanks to the marshals and organisers, Brett and his team. A fantastic event.
Ben
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Originally Posted by alfa_scud
Brilliant as ever - though I did miss the cake stall.
Thanks everyone.
How the heck did you miss that? Were you at the sausage roll stall? :)
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Originally Posted by MarkL
Looking at the results - you were running too quickly... :)
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Originally Posted by brett
On-line entry next year - and fewer runners
Why is that, Brett?Quote:
Originally Posted by brett
Ha ha- I wish. No, I meant the cake stall in the school hall.Quote:
Originally Posted by brett
That's a point. There wasn't one this year was there, Brett?Quote:
Originally Posted by MarkL
Too many to cope with Ben
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Originally Posted by benshep
Nope, there wasn't
The juniors have stopped doing it!
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Originally Posted by BritNick
fair enough. i'll be getting my entry in good and early. feel like I need to come back again to improve on this year's last 7 miles where I dropped 9 places.Quote:
Originally Posted by brett
If I'd only lost 9 places in the last 7 miles I'd have been ecstatic!!Quote:
Originally Posted by benshep
Aye and you too Ben, you're going well at the minute. I may see the back of you again soon ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by benshep
Que! Yarns and bobbins! If Mankinholes were to become a dry ship, such misfortune would have been notified officially on this thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by alfa_scud
Well, that's certainly good news....I could scarcely believe it when I heard the said yarn, and believe me there was no one happier than me to see it :D :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by mr brightside
I'm not sure, I reckon I was pretty darn happy ;)I've heard the legend of the whisky many times but having never done the hobble before, I forgot about it until I came upon it, what a find!
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Originally Posted by alfa_scud
If there's a decent choice of single malts on offer I definately need to do this next year!! :D