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I can't see any reference to the additional water stops on the web-site. Am I missing something? I seem to remember an extra 1 at Sulber Nick last year or was it a mirage. Please advise where the extra's might be so I can debate with myself at length about whether or not to shoulder the Camelbak.
Any advice on footwear............only joking - as this seems to be the main subject matter for this particular event I'm thinking stilletto's this year.
I'm out of it now,injured. Still going up for the weekend though.
I'll position myself on Ingleborough summit,hand out the drinks and jelly babies to my clubmates and probably run the 5 mile back to Horton with one of them.
And after that the eating and drinking will begin :D
What's that proper line? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
I've done the race 4 times and would love to know. Can you describe it or mark it on a map?
muchas gracias.
I seem to remember that they had drinks on Ingleborough Summit last year.
But they have at the CPs and also at Birkwith and Sulber Nick.
There's always the Hill Inn for a pint - just remember to do it after you Dib;)
Sounds like a gait analysis is needed? at sherunsheruns?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ginge Whinge
Ginge - Under the Runners info section-
"Competitors own drinks will be transported to Ribblehead and Hill Inn checkpoints. Please clearly mark your drink and place in one of the two labelled boxes provided near registration. If possible use a throwaway container (they can get lost)! Intermediate drink stations will be at High Birkwith (12km) and Sulber Nick (34km)"
Have been weighing up the option of Camelbak compared to bumbag - probably go for the bag, providing the sun isn't cracking the flags.
Leeds Rhino - sorry to hear you'll miss all the fun. Can you have a tube of Deep heat/ Ibuleive available at the top of Inglebugger ?
Camelback:eek:, you'll get the hump carrying all that, and forget the stillettos they're not very good on cattle grids and steep descents and please don't wear the suspender this year:D your legs are distracting enough:rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ginge Whinge
Crowhill apologies in advance but I'm at work and can't spend too much time fannying about. I've rattled off a very rough stolly map though with sufficient clues in, if you know where to look ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by crowhill
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That's brilliant mate :D.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
It's what Friday's are for. I've got a document I "urgently have to submit" today...
Right so on with the important stuff. Looks like what your suggesting is stay right of the craggy rock at the top and then rejoin the path for a bit and then hang left of it...
Dare I try it on the day? probably resort to following the person in front.
Cheers - the map's ace!
Unless you meant the dotted line is Stollys route in which case I've got it the wrong way round!:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by crowhill
Not sure if you're reading my 'excellent' map properly there :D. The main path is shown in brown and the shortcuts are red dotted lines.Quote:
Originally Posted by crowhill
Just looked on the site 999 entry’s wonder how many will turn up on the day, how many of these will have the relative experience required to cope if its a bad day ,the rescue services could be stretched, what about the environmental impact of 1000 runners, the organisers just upping the limit as soon as ones been reached, seems like its just become a money making exercise, I work it out with the 180 U/A and FRA runners all paying £20 that comes to £16684 on entry’s alone and with sponsorship on top Who knows? not quite the London marathon but not bad for just a Fell race.Quote:
Originally Posted by ukhursty
I have done it for the last five years, but I cannot see the fun in running in a big procession, TWA for me this year. Saying all that it’s a great atmosphere on the day so if you are doing it go out there and enjoy its just not for me.
Hi all when it says intermediate drink stations will be at High Birkwith (12km) and Sulber Nick (34km)" does it mean the organisers will provide water or do you have to dip your head in the cattle trough or stream cheers :D
Last year it was plastic cups.Quote:
Originally Posted by Achilles
nice :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
they ran out of water last year at High Birkwith which at £16 entry did not impress me much.Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
normally had the entry pack by now. has anyone received theirs?
Run Faster!;)Quote:
Originally Posted by man From Del Monte
Entry Pack?Quote:
Originally Posted by Man from Del Monte
Don't you get it when you pick up your race number?Quote:
Originally Posted by Man from Del Monte
You don't get an entry pack. Just pick up your number and any other bits & pieces and tee shirt if you ordered one .Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyA
Ta for that Manhar. I think a small bottle and some Nuun tabs is the way to go for me. No doubt our paths will cross at some point as they kept doing 2 years ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Manhar
More generally, on this race's fave topic any advice on footwear..........wellies perhaps......
Having run around the full route in monsoon conditions a mere two weeks ago, the ground conditions are now extremely dry and firm. Its almost unbelievablely dry in fact! I went over Plover Hill yesterday (the arse end of Pen y Ghent), which is a candidate for one of the boggiest places on earth, and although it could 'take a stud', it was as dry as I've ever seen it with the normally thigh deep bogs barely reaching my calves :D
Stolly.
No sign of snow yet then? ;)
Ginge, Try running the race in the same direction as every one else. That way you could run with Manhar the whole way round...:pQuote:
Originally Posted by Ginge Whinge
See you tonight;)
we had hail last nightQuote:
Originally Posted by DinoF
Did a recce of the whole course last week & was fine in my Roclite 312 GTX's. However, I'll be wearing the 320's on Saturday, which is basically the same shoe. There were indeed some fine bogs at the bottom of Pen-Y-Ghent !
Does anybody know how many drinks stations there are ?
snow this morning on my way to work in Bradford - quite hard but not sticking!
Great. The long term forecast from last week was -5 with 35 mph winds ! :eek:
You'll be encouraging the grump to comment again:oQuote:
Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell
Read back a couple of pages, it's all there;)
Cheers Ian. Sounds good to me. Now all I have to do is decipher Stolly's map !
Zoom in on the Whernside descent part of this map for further clues :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell
Stolly,Quote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
Can't you get up there during the week and leave a trail of biscuit crumbs for us?
Just go up (rather than down) that side of Whernside - the trod down is easy peasy to see
Is that the same trod off the ridge that some of us climb up on The Fellsman - the narrow one with no overtaking? :eek:
Going up rather than down you probably wouldn't choose to use the bottom two short cut trods but you would the third, which is probably the one you're on about on the Fellsman Britnick. You swerve to the right just after the last stile on the way up. It is however totally hidden from view coming down, so you have to know where to veer off looking for it to catch it. I sure as hell wouldn't attempt an over taking manoeuvre on it mind.
The other two short cuts both replace the boulder strewn mess of the main path with grassy/tussocky soft and fast running. I thought most 3Per's knew about them to be honest, especially the middle short cut :confused:
Hi StollyQuote:
Originally Posted by Stolly
I know the two lower ones and the upper one going up. I did wonder about this but don't know exactly where to cut off, Perhaps I'll go up this Saturday and have a look.
The one year I was prepared to try and find it was the world mountain challenge race but of course then it wasn't allowed
My flight has been cancelled and I can't get a seat on another one, so I won't be there. :(
Have a good race everyone.
Hard Luck FITCQuote:
Originally Posted by Feet in the Cowclaps
probably the best excuse:(
Incase any one has missed this you can check your race number here. you need to know this when you turn uo at registration.
Cheers Ian, I didn't know this. I've now got my number ! ;)
Also, if you didn't know you need to label any drinks you intend to leave at Ribblehead/Hill Inn with your race number.Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak