Full Tour of Pendle

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Originally Posted by mudlugger

I think next year I will join the front runners just to see how that feels...

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Gonna get one of them quad bike thingys, jump on the back ML and we'll keep up, easier than training;)

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Originally Posted by daz h

She beat me on the sprint in as my legs had given up with the pain in my hip.
Like I said a good run by Emm as she couldnt stop coughing at the start because of the chest infection thing.
To be fair in fell races I dont look at my times in fact when i dropped my checkpoint tags Emm shouted oh you will need them to get round. I wasnt that bothered as i dont normally look at results and never take my times. Stopwatches are not for me. You will see in all my photos that i wear my trusty old seiko.
I only have to convince one person that ive finished and thats me.
Anyway its put things in a new perspective to see how things are further back in the field.
I didnt realise how lucky i was to be able to train without so many things to think about.
Take Emm , 3 children, full time job , training, a dog to look after and she even baked us all a sponge.
Eck it puts me to shame

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Puts us all to shame.
Did someone mention sponge?
I must've missed out on that one?:(

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Originally Posted by disco stan

Did someone mention sponge?
I must've missed out on that one?:(

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Must have dished it out when we were in the pub DS:(

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Originally Posted by merrylegs

Must have dished it out when we were in the pub DS:(

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It was deeeelicious!:p

And i had to suffer with a big bowl of chips and a pint.
I don't believe it!:D

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Originally Posted by southernsoftie

It was deeeelicious!:p

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Originally Posted by disco stan

And i had to suffer with a big bowl of chips and a pint.
I don't believe it!:D

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I'll be wording a strong letter of complaint to Miss emmilou:mad:

On second thoughts.............maybe not, i'll only end up on the naughty step again..............where i belong:D

I've decided I really hate this race!

It was 3rd time lucky though and very nearly not. Took a really funny turn at the bottom of Ogden Clough. Felt like I was burning up, went dizzy and wanted to throw up. Not ideal I guess running when not really ready for it. After last years DNF and the year before's illness I was beginning to think I just wasn't meant to do this one!! :mad:

Anyway...my own personal 'bully' got me round! To be honest if I hadn't had a sherpa goading/encouraging/forcing me to eat, drink, take the inhaler, eat more, drink, eat again , keep 'bouncing' and all the rest of it I'd probably still be there! God know's how he put up with my never ending moaning! :o

It was good to see everyone indeed, a real social event.

Thanks for the shouts at gerronimo - Kath I could hear you from half way up!! I see you noticed I 'borrowed' your line! ;)

Yes guys I did make a cake and it was duly devoured by those that weren't so speedy and wanting to shoot off to the pub (used all my smilies up - insert the wry smile here!)

I was hoping for a sub 4 but failed miserably at 4.12 so a target for next year......yep you heard!!

So - hill reps up big end......anyone??! :D

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Originally Posted by emmilou

I was hoping for a sub 4 but failed miserably at 4.12 so a target for next year......yep you heard!!

So - hill reps up big end......anyone??! :D

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Thats the spirit M. Glad you beat the beast.

woo hoo my first AL! :D

thanks to Mr and Mrs Pee Jay for being my support team

was taking it so easy in the first half i became mildly concerned about the cut off at CP4, think i made it with about 15 minutes to spare.

then i was able to pick it up in the second half and even pass people on the ups :eek:

think i got in a few minutes over 4hrs - not sure how many.

nice to see everyone - thanks to kieran and his merry band of marshals!

This is me looking super happy to have picked up 2 jelly babies!
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_lF2n-l8ss8E/SS...0/DSC_2025.JPG

hi all, i have to say for a first long race it was brill, while at the same time a bloody killer!! Great to meet disco stan and daz, and there were a couple of others, cant recall their names (sorry) and of course nice to have a quick chat with the usual others (stolly, Man from delmonte Ady, southern)
. I actually enjoyed geronimo this time, although did some great arse sliding. Second to last ascent i started panicking, my legs were shot and all i could think about was how the hell am i going to do the last ascent. On the way to the last ascent a girl behind me went down with a thud, i just checked she was ok (which she was although a slight limp), not long after she was running next to me pushing me on at the foot of the ascent. managed it and i was sooooo pleased to see the trig. Even better was the few jelly babies i grabbed (cheers to the dudes at checkpoint 10).
From checkpoint 11 back to the finish, my legs were shot, i had no more acceleration in me, just a steady pace. Then a certain pink flashed passed me along with a bare topped Daz, there was no race left in me guys:o
Must say, the social aspect to this race was briliant, everyone pushing everyone on, telling everyone well done. I will be there again next year, hopefully sub four hour. Cheers organisers, my t -shirt will have pride of place
Oh and thanks to Emmie for the life giving cake at the end