Wow its on my birthday....can i do it/ what is it
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Wow its on my birthday....can i do it/ what is it
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Originally Posted by CANTONA
There you go Cantona! The route doesn't look that easy to find either!!!! :D
http://www.alangreenwood.biz/th2010/index.html
I'll be there :)
TBH, I'm mostly looking froward to the various food stations as I've heard great things about the chocolate cake. And I like any race in which I can seamlessly and invisibly blend into the walking class ... ;)
Thanks MG, just found the site via LDWA and sportident.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mountain Goatess
I've entered and supposed reccy tomorrow.
2XX week after, Can't wait.
Excellent, I will be there, although I will have to do a bit of walking too! :rolleyes: :oQuote:
Originally Posted by CANTONA
(Recce on 8th Jan also I believe.)
First time for me. Everybody says it's a cracking route.
It's all miles in the bag:p
I'm dithering over this one.
Should I or shouldn't I?
Why not?Quote:
Originally Posted by Oven Gloves
No reason why I wouldn't want to do it, but I'm always either out on the fells or at the football at weekends. I don't think the boss is too happy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mountain Goatess
Ah what the hell, she can only divorce me :D
Okay I'm in*
*I did seek permission first :D
Nice one!Quote:
Originally Posted by Oven Gloves
(and what a gent! :D)
Too much of a gent I think MG. Her response was "get yourself away" :eek: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mountain Goatess
Deejay has entered as well now. I think it was the promise of beef dripping butties at CP3 that finally swayed him like :D
Aye he could do with a bit lard :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Oven Gloves
Beef dripping and malt loaf, I can't wait:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mountain Goatess
Welcome to Yorkshire............you'll never leave;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Deejay
With endless supplies of beef dripping and malt loaf I won't want to Tubbs:DQuote:
Originally Posted by merrylegs
We'll av no shouting though;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Deejay
Which checkpoint is giving out the "special" stuff?
Well I best stay away from the beef dripping so I've put in a special request to the organisers for ryvita and cottage cheese at CP3 :D
B*ll*cks! I've told them to put on pork pies covered with marmite instead!Quote:
Originally Posted by Oven Gloves
Marmite. Yak.Quote:
Originally Posted by Deejay
Philistine:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Oven Gloves
Says he who wishes to defile a lovely Melton Mowbray with that vile stuff. Heathen :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Deejay
Marmite is 'special' stuff:cool:
Reccied this a couple of weeks ago with "Toddies" - its a good un for sure. no chance of getting cold.
'Special food' is served in the woodwork shop. If we're very lucky we might even get some stollen. We did a couple of years ago I seem to recall. That's an even better dripping-chaser than malt loaf. Mmmm, marzipan. It'll be settled nicely by the Menzolit factory. :eek:
I remember the stollen too - brilliant stuff! I hope it's there again.
Stollen and dripping sandwiches; the food of champions! :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by socks
Agree, takes away the pain of Montrail Highlanders:(, Inov8 Roclites this year plus Stollen and dripping sandwiches, hopefully:cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
A report on current weather conditions can be found on the event website at www.alangreenwood.biz/index.html The short route underfoot is passable and we are looking at possible diversions to avoid the impassable snowdrifts on the latter part of the long route. A further bulletin will be issued in 7 days time.
Feedback from Forumites welcomed.
Looks like you might have a lot of people on the short route then?! Do hope it goes ahead - we'll respect what ever decision you make. Nightmare time!
I'd much prefer any alternative to the canal route back (other than the road of course). Some hills please!
Would prefer diversions to the longer route rather than doing the short one if at all possible. But appreciate it's very difficult for you at short notice.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan Greenwood
How about using MOUNTAIN MAN's Calder Valley Round finish instead? I'd imagine that'll be reasonably drift-free (apart from the short section in the gully maybe). We'd still do the bit over the shoulder of Stoodley Pike to CP4, but then head back to Mytholmroyd, shortening the run to about 15 miles.
Thanks for all your efforts, Alan. We'll be grateful for whatever you are able to put on for us. If it goes ahead in some form it will be the first one this year that won't have been postponed as far as I'm concerned.
Hi Nick. Well you should have gone for the Reservoir Roundabout II instead of the Tandem, as I suggested ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by BritNick
Looks positive for the Hebden though - I'm looking forward to it, whatever the state of the ground.
parked up at start/finish today and ran on the road to Callis Bridge to do second half.Ice on Stodley and a few big snowdrifts but nothing to bad.......flags coming off the moor and through woods were appreciated.
Surprised how tough the route was...harder than the Yorkshireman and took us 4 hours to do 18ish miles......loads of tracks I've not done before and enjoyed the run.
Recce'd this a few weeks back, and the route is a corker:D. Sorry to miss it but one of our best club races now clashes as it was postponed from December due to snow causing problems getting to the start.
Enjoy folks:)
Hi Alan. Any update on ground conditions?
Hopefully things are significantly better than they were this time last week.