Well done skennaugh:cool:Quote:
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Well done skennaugh:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by skennaugh
Thank you very much!
denzil ,you are soft and i beat you and i drank more than you last nightQuote:
Originally Posted by Denzil
Well done everybody yesterday. Was good to see some impressive performances (In particular & I'm not just saying this - as a 1st timer - Merrylegs, in a time I aspire to) & I know it's a cliche but it's gotta be said- by getting round you'll have done better than the public at large.
Sorry to hear of your fall Disco - was wondering where you'd got to & sorry to see Stolly having to hop back down Pyg lane with me.
Terrific run by local Anna L to take the women's race.
Thank you to Pilgrim for driving - hope I didn't bore you too much having to listen to me telling everyone I passed how I managed to get my foot caught in some brambles............blah,blah,blah.
It is rather dazzling isn't it, washed and hung out to dry, keeps neighbour's cats out of the garden:DQuote:
Originally Posted by pauljonesforengland
Don't worry mate, once your fit, you'll be leaving me behind again;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Manhar
well doneQuote:
Originally Posted by skennaugh
Try them but remember... they dont work for everyone, especially me! Training, diet etc also play a part eh.... and i cant work out just what the ratio should be for me?? boo hoo!Quote:
Originally Posted by skennaugh
Thanks to everybody who encouraged me to have a go. Awesome experience! My target was to beat the cut offs with a dream scenario of getting in under 5 hours. 4.55.01:D Hurray!
The cramp was a surprise. From the top of Whernside it was real dig down deep inside yourself territory. I had a chance to get some salt tablets but forgot till it was too late but I did get plenty to eat. I couldn't get any steam up from Inglebugger. Everytime I tried to open up the crampy tendrils started to tighten on my legs. People kept pulling up all along the trail but somehow I kept going by maintaining a jogging pace. Just before Sulber Nick I took a massive p*sser but luckily it was a gravelly bit of path so only sustained a livid graze on my shoulder which is what I landed on. (How good did it look?) I passed the sign which said 1 mile to Horton then saw the marquees and screamed inside but it's miles away I'm not going to make it... I made it.
My wife said I looked much worse than anybody else crossing the line. Apparently my head was caked in salt so I looked like one of Davy Jones' crew in Pirates of the Carribean.
Thanks again for all the encouragement back in January. A lifetime's ambition achieved. And who knows... 4.40 next year?
Well done GD! Wondered how you'd gotten on :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Guick Dotto
well done. i was just in front of you. i will have to keep it that way for next year thenQuote:
Originally Posted by Guick Dotto
Skennaugh, just realised that I was running near you for the first few hours of the race. I did think (several times) 'That's a Manx runner, wonder if he knows Skennaugh...' Wish I'd had the energy to say something!
Stolly, hard luck to come a cropper so early, especially on your 'home race'. I thought you went up and down PYG so often that every stone was a personal friend? Clearly not.
I did a double take at the bottom of the descent, thinking I'd passed someone that looked like you.
I found it tough going even though I finished 13 mins up on last year. My section times were almost identical to when I did the race 5 years ago, apart from Whernside to Hill Inn which was 4 mins quicker, probably due to better choice of line. There were a couple of points where (despite nuun aid, ML) cramp struck both calves simultaneously and I was forced to stop temporarily. Not surprisingly, this happened on the rocky drops off the summits of Whernside and Ingleborough.
I'm edging nearer to 5 hours...should I have another go? Yesterday, I vowed "NEVER!"...
Well done to everyone, esp DT, Sunny and Merry, and thanks to the supporters.
blimey my first three peaks - found the flat sections much more sapping than the climbs (maybe as had to run/jog instead of getting to walk). squeaked in just under 4:50 at 4:49:40 - having put on a final effort to beat the 50 mark - obviously that 20 seconds difference is really important (what weird ways the brain works).
had orange squash with a pinch of salt - didn't get cramp.
Was that your car with IOM three legged flag in the window?Quote:
Originally Posted by skennaugh
I don't know where you were hiding DT but I did look for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
I carried some Nuun but never needed them but I was taking the High 5 anti cramp gels and Hi 5 extreme drink. I also think the pace at the start has a lot to do with it. why do runners try to go so fast up PYG to save one/two minutes and then spend an extra 10 minutes struggling to RH.
Check out your positions on each hill some of it makes a telling read. If you dropped significant places from there to the finish you were going too fast.
Legs felt good this morning so I went to the downfall race.:D
I saw the IOM flag too but didn't put two and two together.Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Were you parked at the back of the portaloos Ian? Think I saw you briefly through the back window grill of one! You had a brilliant run! :cool:
Masochist!!!!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Well done everyone. I was 5-6 minutes down on my first attempt last year, but enjoyed it more.
Severe cramp coming off Whernside last year, so planned better (just didn't have enough mileage), had some salt, nuun drink and a pepperami! (protein / salt and a treat!) for when I got to the top of Whernside.
Still had some mini cramp episodes coming off the crappy bit of Whernside, but got around there a few minutes quicker than last year and reached the Hill Inn in the same time.
Next year I will be back to try and get a decent time and run it a little more positively - I would say that yesterday was a "defensive" run - a summer of Lakeland Fells and a good XC season with increased mileage should be just the ticket.
A little stiff today - a hip problem from before the race - managed to mask it with a few painkillers - and a blister under my right heel, which I think was caused by dust getting in to my shoes.
Ady - have a good holiday - hope the injuries cleared up soon.
Anna-Maria and Ian from Chorley Harriers - thanks for the encouragement at the top of Whernside.
Cheers DT!Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
yes I was one row back over the wall from the Toilets.Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Any photos up yet ?
check a few pages back. a few links already postedQuote:
Originally Posted by owmeknee
Thanks TF. Ironically the bit where I turned my ankle I never usually run over because I would normally cut the corner there. So its definitely down to not knowing the bumps and stones personally.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tussockface
Well done with the new tussockface world record too. 5 hours next year for sure.
Just wanted to say thanks to all those competitors who found enough puff running both up and down Pen Y Ghent yesterday, to say a "thank you" to the marshals, of which I was one. I've marshalled on this event since..... what seems like for ever!!....and it's good to know that our presence is appreciated by the runners. I'm sure all the other 80+ marshals who help on this event every year feel the same.
Bit of a nightmare this year...
After a good run at Edale (3:05) I thought I was in shape for a sub 3:30. However a completely sleepless night on Friday meant I had to fuel up on caffeine and by the time I reached the Hill Inn I was completely empty and pulled up to record my first ever DNF in a race.
Each of the last three years I've done the Peaks I've managed to keep going through the cramp and blisters but I was too exhausted to continue and my head went this year. Next year will have to train a bit harder, get a good night's kip and take on board more fluid. Anyone up for a recce in a month or so? :eek::rolleyes:
The marshals on top of Ingleborough should be given medals - it was freezing when I was up there, with big spots of rain :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Arabrab
I think good hydration is key to avoiding cramps, just about got that sorted this year with a new sports drink from manchester.
I enjoyed watching and photographing yesterday, 23 miles is a bit far for me these day.
There are a few photos of the leaders, Pudsey runners and a few random other runners on my Fotopic site.
http://paul918.fotopic.net/
I'm sorry I haven't taken everyone's photo, it would take me ages to convert and crop them.
Paul
Almost certainly, I didn't have enough puff yesterday, so I'll say it now! Many thanks to all the good folk (not least the marshals) who make the race possible. The organisation yesterday was fantastic. All the rest of us had to do was run.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arabrab
Some (lots!) photos from the Woodentops here http://woodentops.org.uk/index.php?t...pic=morephotos
Ooooh whose is this...looks mega painful!Quote:
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thanks for the vaseline whoever you were!! and thanks for all the drinks and sweets I demanded off supporters! Brilliant day out.
If anyone was interested what the rare pink flowers in amongst the limestone coming off ingleborough were - click here
http://www.yorkshiredales.org.uk/ind...e_primrose.htm
Thanks Paul; Dave's are fantastic :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul
thanks Daleside I did wonder. I tried to avoid stepping on them but there were so many.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daleside
Beautiful flowers, but you weren't hanging round to smell them were you?Quote:
Originally Posted by Daleside
Well done on fantastic running. ;)
Does anyone know if the fella who was going to run the London marathon after doing the PPP Survived both? Hope he did!
Yes! That was my friend with the Manx flag! Nuuns really work for me but i left mine on the Isle of man, no use there!
Hopefully i will be over soon to try another race, Maybe something in the lakes.
I did have my pony vest under my Manx shirt!!
Thanks Daleside, believe it or not, I did wonder about them. But then, I had plenty of time to contemplate :o:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Daleside
Were you the bloke in the lifa top and back pac? If so thanks for towing me in. Did you see me go over? Wish I'd seen it:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Man from Del Monte
cheers paul, finally got a pix to remind me of the pain.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul
Excellent pix!
Just joined to say well done, I was walking the 3 peaks on Saturday (MTFU, I know) and took some pics here
You guys are nuts, and now I am going to have to start training for next year. Not many hills down here though so I reckon a few trips up any spare weekends I have.