oh, so its a forumite eh? That doesnt help me any as I thought everyone looked like their avatars.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Martins Mrs
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oh, so its a forumite eh? That doesnt help me any as I thought everyone looked like their avatars.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Martins Mrs
Certainly was a good day on Pendle. And a very well organised and marshalled race. Well done to all the competitors, and everyone involved.
Well done to Mr. Taggart as well. Is it a question of how many records he holds or how many he has left to break?
Cheers for the lift Jamie. Much appreciated. How was your Saturday night?
Well what a brilliant race that was - it was also a nightmare of logistics for me. I'd moved house the day before, had a major problem just finding all my running gear, only had 5 hours of broken sleep on Friday night and generally felt well and truly knackered...... on the starting line.
I loved the course though (if not the 'chilly' - as some joker called it - wind on the tops) and absolutley scythed my way down 'that' descent to checkpoint 4. Unfortunately that descent must have caused my bottle to leak because when I first reached for it, trogging up the bastard penultimate ascent, there was only a quarter bottle there :( . I then really felt the cold badly on the tops and had a hell of a time untangling the zip to my waterproof while running and shivering at the same time. Having finally put the top on, I couldn't re-zip my bum bag properly and I later discovered that I'd lost my compass, leggings, drink bottle and crucially my last mars bar! (Apologies for littering but there is no way I did it on purpose..... and if anyone picked up my compass can I have it back please :rolleyes: ).
Two or three people asked me on the way up whether that (penultimate) climb was the last and I even asked someone the same - I thought he was joking when he said the worst was to come!
Going up the last climb, I totally ran out of energy and was pretty thirsty too - my mars bar and a bleedin' drink were desperately needed. Another runner thankfully gave me a swig of lucozade which got me to the top but I was definitely feeling faint by then. Luckily the run across the moor into a freezing gale inspired me not to think anymore of feinting and I trogged on - that last moor crossing though was absolute hell - the wind made my eyes water and,to round off an equipment bashing day, I lost a contact lense too :).
3 hours 24 but it could have been better. Mind you it could have easily been worse.
No worries on lift, anytime your down here and im raicng just drop me a line.Quote:
Originally Posted by sideburns on the summits
Sat night was good. I was very tired but enjoyed my evening in Llandudno, plenty of elderly people with christmas hats bless them.
A good few beers brought me round for about an hour. Then I dropped and was tucked up in bed for midnight.
The band were very good also.
Walked up Moel Famau on the sunday, catherine beat me to the top. My legs just did not work.
Jamie
Well done all on Saturday-especially Swoop - how much time did you knock of last years run? Good turn out of forumites, old & new faces - so many fell ponies.
Ali - I'll make it filtered coffee next time - not that instant muck we had on Saturday.;)
Was getting a bit nippy but enjoyed the company of a fell running legend - hope I didn't ramble on to much.
Was getting concerned when I didn't see a certain pink topped lady 2nd time round - maybe next year 3rd time lucky Emmilou. Hope you're back running soon.
Manhar, filtered or not it was a lifesaver - I was freezing! Thank you v much.Quote:
Originally Posted by Manhar
Booked in at physios on Wednesday (seems to be a theme on this thread!).
And thanks to Stagger for the big pink pill too.
Cheers, Ali
Hi Ali - How come you and Clive were standing around watching?
I had my worst race of the year. I was doing alright until about halfway, but then my back went into spasm on the first really steep descent, and after that I couldn't really run any more, so just spent the 2nd half watching about 50 runners overtake, and wondering whether or not to drop out. Somehow struggled to the end in a personal worst of 2:51.
In retrospect, running around Annapurna a week or so before, without eating any proper food wasn't the ideal preparation.
Hi Chris, played 5-a-side with the young lads at work (I know, I know) and got up-ended about 10 days ago. Wrecked both knees.Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrisU
Set off on Saturday and was ok until ckpt 1. As soon as I started on the flat across the top my knee started hurting big-style so sacked it.
Clive wasn't running as he'd already secured the Bowland championship :)
Running around Annapurna sounds good.
Cheers, Ali
A man of your age shouldn't be playing football.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ali
Ali - well you seemed ok to me the way you yelled at me for going the wrong way at that gate!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ali
(but i did appreciate it!)
Hope we're going to be able to get results. The Clayton website at the moment:
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Anyone lose a blue and white bandana, I picked one up near checkpoint 5?
I know a man who has he mentioned it to me at work today I'll get him to contact you.
Karl
Aye, I've been diddlin' around the office and kept checking on and off. Probably contributed to the problem...!
Ok Donkarlo, tell him its all nice and clean, the mrs has washed it for him.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Donkarlo
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Is this how you are looking to lose the two stone Amex? Towing people round Pendle.
I think Martin's Mrs should be given a time penalty!:D
I Like it,
your photoshop technics have really improved colin
Tour Of Pendle Results
http://www.clayton-le-moors-harriers...ourRes2007.pdf
Yippe thanks MartinQuote:
Originally Posted by martin
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Originally Posted by Swoop
Swoop, you must have a sore neck with all that looking backwards to see if Martin's Mrs was catching you!:)
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Originally Posted by Swoop
This was caused by too many people looking at the photos!!
Luckily I didn't need to. I knew she was there from everyone shouting, "Go on Kath!":)Quote:
Originally Posted by martin
Thanks for the results Martin.
:D :D :Quote:
Originally Posted by Swoop
Love it Swoop!!
i look 20 stone in that pic tho :eek:
Had a look at the results this morning - there were some very good performances particulary by forumites - NOURH, Swoop, Martins Mrs & Flatfoot to name a few.
It was cold as usual marshalling at the trig (CP10), but the demand for water, coffee, jelly babies & flapjack was higher than previous years (but not surprising given the excellent turnout).
An excellent run by Lloyd Taggart to break the record - will it tempt Rob Jebb back next year to try to get it back?
I took a few photos (mostly CLEM) which I'll pass to Martin tonight for the web site - some of the early ones near Buttock Farm have got groups of runners - so if you were anywhere near an orange hooped vest I might have got you. I certainly got one fell pony!!
Being my 1st long race and only my 3rd long run ever 3:28 well pleased me. My goal was just to finish and enjoy the day, which i did both of. Well done to all who entered some amazing times. It was only 2 years ago i thought 2 mile was long hard run. Ive now caught the fell running bug cheers notonyrhelly ill buy you a beer soon pal.
Is it me and I can't see it for looking:confused:
Can't find the date for this but is it not usually the 3rd weekend in November? (not got the shiny race book I'm looking at the forum races list)
Don't really want to tempt fate by entering this far in advance but it gives me at least what 6 weeks to get 'reasonably' fit again. :o
Just need to make sure there is no row with a stile this year :mad:
Sat 15th at 10:30 - be there or be square. I have an as yet uncompleted registration form in front of me as I type.Quote:
Originally Posted by emmilou
Usually run on the day of the FRA AGM, like you I don't have the calender in front of me so only guessing.
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Originally Posted by Stolly
Thanks Stolly. I'll be there. (crosses everything)
You off doing Whernside on saturday?
I might be - I'm hoping to run Snowdon (Watkin Path) on Friday and have been consistantly chickening out of racing since coming back from injury. If I don't do Whernside it'll be down to having a preloaded excuse of running up and down Snowdon the day before.... or because I'm scared of finding out just how bad my racing might now have become.Quote:
Originally Posted by emmilou
Thanks Bob - you snuck in there!Quote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
Stolly it can't be as bad as mine! Perhaps we could just stay at the back taking pretty pictures!!
I tried to upload mine from yesterday but the forum album thingy kept bouncing them back and failing to upload :mad:
If anyone's up for a trot round pendle in the lead up to nov 15th give us a holla. :D (although it would have to be a weekend :()
where can i get a application form for this, and i would have a trot/recce at a gentle pace (being a newbie) on a weekend
I definitely want to do a full tour trot sometime soon (at a weekend :)).Quote:
Originally Posted by emmilou
Darth......
here ... http://www.clayton-le-moors-harriers.co.uk/
I'll sort a recce on the recce thread - does this mean I have to ge tbaking again? :p
thanks, i just noticed its a cat A race, probably a bit too much for me just now, i will still come for a recce trot though, see how that goes. you doing wherni on sat?Quote:
Originally Posted by emmilou
I may do this now , has anyone got a map.
Can i enter on the day
yes you can enter on the day, it's £5 in advance and 10 on the day.Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
You won't really need a map as the course is pretty well worn now :( although some take different descents down to a couple of checkpoints.
Link to the map is here Daz
http://www.clayton-le-moors-harriers...Pendle_Map.pdf
A map of sorts here but basically just draw a six sided star over Pendle and you won't go far wrong.Quote:
Originally Posted by daz h
Stolly are you winding me up??
have you just scribbled on a map;), who devised the route.
Sorry not diverse with the pendle area.
Ooh, its that time of year again. What a tuf race this is but I'll be there at the start with a smile on my face and hopefully at the end with total exhaustion and probably the odd cramp.
Arrgh!