just had my entry confirmed - here goes nothing!
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just had my entry confirmed - here goes nothing!
Me too:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by barnyc
And me! :w00t:
Good news....hope the shins are okQuote:
Originally Posted by BritNick
Good news indeed, hope your FitNick:thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Master
What colour vest Steve?
Classic Black and White for me Sir;)Quote:
Originally Posted by The Master
Good luck to you all. A lovely event which I haven't done for a good few years and nealy died trying (had only ran 13 miles in twenty years before doing it- didn't intend to finish it, but did and regretted it for weeks but still, loverly event). Maybe next year, if I can stop throwing myself off mountains, I'll come back and do it.
I'm enjoying the carbo loading but not looking forward to the windy (if straightish) road to Chelmorton. Anyone changing their mind about footwear? I'm thinking of keeping to road shoes despite the heavy rain forecast for Friday & Saturday. No doubt a jacket will be useful too. It's not going to be hot, and will be exposed in places.
I'm still in the viral swamplands & won't have fought my way out before tomorrow. Just as I thought I was recovering I'm down with another cold thing & feeling too rubbish to run to the end of the road, never mind 40 miles. And it's been a whole month now! Mrs Splatcher says she's going to hide all my running shoes if I look like heading for the Peak tomorrow, but she needn't worry - I know when I'm beaten. I should be back in action in a couple of weeks & then I'll start to get fit again. Have a good run tomorrow all of you.
Good luck everyone, see some of you there hopefully. :thumbup:
Enjoy it one and all... other stuff for me this weekend.
See you Tuesday Derek.
Andy, sorry to hear you are still with lurgy. It must be a bad 'un. I've only ever had injury force me out for so long. Get well soon.
Thanks Master, Steve, the shin has recovered beyond my wildest expectations, swelling all but gone and everything. I had been prepared for a long layoff.
sorry you won't be there Andy. My throat is sore but hoping that is just the end of week effect. More worried about my lower limbs but hope I can haul my body round as I have only done 3 events so far. Hope it doesn't rain too much and I don't miss the bridge and turning to get up onto the old railway this year.
Hi all,
looking forward to this although I am also debating footwear! going to take a selection and decide when i get there.
Hope it isnt too wet and windy!
I'll be in Team 9bar kit - please say hi! - I may even give you a 9 bar!
Vicci :D
Don't forget to say hello. At least where I'll be standing (or sitting) you won't be racing past at speed having struggled up Milton Lane! See you tomorrow.
See you tomorrow Master Marvin. Be sure to keep that rain away won't you.
Splatcher, sorry to hear your news.The weather forecast is pretty dire: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/...t_weather.html I suppose the wind is better than forecast a few days ago. I'm going for Brooks Cascadia now, in the absence of wellies. I look forward to being amongst the forum runners from here but doubt I will know who you are. All the Best to all.
what a cracking race, great to meet some forumites and blog followers such as Will Meredith and Nick Ham, also many other friendly souls. the weather was very kind to us too, which benefited us most by providing some excellent views - Mam Tor especially.
thanks to everyone and the organiser for making this a great event
Wow what a day!
My legs are killing me! My 5th ultra - found the Marshalls and support all the way round brilliant - Thank you all. Met lots of nice people although I am not sure who is on here and who isn't - Was great to meet Karen - (Marvin - i was just behind Karen going up that hill where you were chatting to her.)
Found it a tough course - the last few miles were v tough and i was especially greatful to a nice chap who kept me running up a hill near the end. (although i am sure you told me there was only a mile left when it was more like 2!)
Now i wish i lived in a bungalow and didn't have a dog who needed walking!
Vicci
Thanks to Bill and his team for another great event. Had a desperate time from Castelon through to Tideswell and then managed to get going again somehow. Really pleased I persuaded myself to keep going- although not sure my body thinks it was such a good idea. Slower than last year but not so bad. Good to chat on the lane Marvin. Great to chat to so many people that I have not seen for ages- like Tim. Rick I doubt you realise how much you dragged me through Tideswell and Monsall Vale. Nice to meet you Vicky- have never had a 9bar?
A quick stroll with the dog will help to loosen you up. Our Ben would love to have come out and met you, but he's a bit too boistrous as springers tend to be. Such a big field this year. Give me a shout next time.Quote:
Originally Posted by vburke
Nice to talk briefly with you and to everyone else who passed by.Quote:
Originally Posted by karen nash
Let's hope the dispute over the footpath at Cadster is finally resolved in time for next year's race and you won't need to do Milton Lane any more. Derbyshire County Council have made the decision, but an "order" is still required to implement it, and then there is a possibility of an appeal, although I can't imagine that will be successful.
I'd like to add my 'Thank Yous' to the friendly bunch that is yesterdays runners. I dunno if I spoke to anyone from this forum but quite possibly. It was my first outing on the HP40, in fact my first ultra race. I enjoyed it & seem to have relived it in my sleep. A couple of unusual aights were: 1) the dead sheep by the path in Millers Dale (?) & 2) after the CP at the viaduct on the Monsal Trail (exactly 30.0 miles on my Garmin) following a runner down the path only to see she was smoking a cigarette. Never have I seen that during a race.
My first (and last!) High Peak 40 and what a good route (although far too runnable and not enough hills for me!) Found it very hard from 10 miles in and it was only the fact that ChrisH agreed to stay with me that I finished! Thanks Chris! This confirms how selfless us fellrunners are- Chris could easily have took off with the big boys out front but helped me instead sacrificing his points and getting cold as his thanks! He was even considering having a dip in the river during a hot section, which would have been fine-he'd have had time to swim, dry off and still catch me up. Like Vicci above said, I had to run that last hill which nearly finished me off. Was great to see so many other ultra nutters yesterday. Off for more tea in my lovely mug now!
As Rachel says far too runable and not enough hills, calves are killing me from all the tarmac, still, good day out, thanks to all the organiser's and helpers, great job. The Master had a storming run after ditching his heavy hat. Good to see Marvin out spectating and urging folk on, that chair looked comfy and inviting, nice area to live in Andy. Lime Tree campsite is a nice spot but the showers are pants!
And thanks to Mrs. Crumblydown for showing me the way, and Mr Crumblydown for the en-route encouragement and chicken sarnies, plus the post race buntified sausage and burgers:thumbup:
You had a good run VB, so good in fact you tried to throw your camera away at the finish. :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by vburke
You're welcome pal I'll scorch your sausage anytime. (oo er) :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by stevefoster
That'll make me run faster:w00t:Quote:
Originally Posted by crumblydown
But with a strange gate, akin to ministry of funny runs.:w00t:Quote:
Originally Posted by stevefoster
Mrs. says i run like a scorched Chimp anyway:closed:Quote:
Originally Posted by crumblydown
I had you down for more of a singed pole. :))Quote:
Originally Posted by stevefoster
Unusual sights! You havn't heard the half of it! I saw a dead sheep smoking a cigarette!
Sure it's not just an urban myth!
What was more unusual? The dead sheep or the smoker? Or perhaps you saw what I saw and it all got confused in your mind, being mad delerious from the running and such like?
Rather enjoyed this....lots of checkpoints with kind pensioners giving me biscuits AND pink arrows to tell you where to go. They should stick them up round the BGR (just my own personal view of course).Thanks to Mr C for relieving me of that silly hat, it probably cost me three places while i had it.Great to see Marvin for first time in ages....thats a great abode you have there!Legs aren't very bendy today after that nasty road somewhere (im not really sure where i ran other than it started at Buxton and went over part of the Edale Skyline)....Me Walshes have very smooth soles now but they were my road pair so had no studs anyway. Who needs expensive minimalist shoes? Walsh PB Elite, £39.99 from GoOutdoors.Hope you and the Crumblies enjoyed the gypsy encampment, im on the lookout for a new slave so let me know if they had any good ones (clean, trained and preferably with good teeth....no males)
It was ok, but the showers are more powerfull on them Scafell Pikey's;)Quote:
Originally Posted by The Master
Ah thank you! The kind man who reuinted me with my camera - I didn't even realise I had dropped it (thankfully it is one of those unbreakable ones!)Quote:
Originally Posted by crumblydown
Nice to meet you.
You're welcome, I would have said hello but only realised who you were after the event so to speak.Quote:
Originally Posted by vburke
An interesting day indeed! Had had a stomach bug most the week and, having started well, began to die going up to Rushup Edge. Had to stop on top "to enjoy the view"!! Died a thousand deaths going up Cave Dale - both legs cramped up and really didn't think I'd get to the top. Managed to get going again going down to Tideswell, then knee started spasming through Monsal Dale. Spurred on by the power of Nurofen, I realised one last long climb til we turned towards Buxton, took some man-up pills and actually finished quite strongly. Went to some nasty places on Saturday! Many many thanks to a guy called Jim - he stayed with me and shephered me all the way from Hollins Cross to the top of Deepdale1. He'd been near the front but took a big wrong turn so was happy to "run" with me. He walked/ran/crawled with me, listened to my whiningand rep my repeated threats to stop at each successive CP. Anyway, without that kind of support I would never have got anywhere near the finish - so if you're on here - cheers Jim!! That's what makes this sport so good. Guess I may have to do it again next year!
What is it about the HP40 that makes it so hard?!? I've done the Bullock Smithy and Fellsman quite a few times and always struggle more on the HP40 - every year I say 'Never Again!'. I mean it this time. I think it's all the flat that cripples my legs - the up andf down bits are OK. What a slog!
Well done to everyone though and it's a great race and really well organised. I just always find it very hard going for some reason.
Good to see plenty of people out (Marvin - you are a jammy bugger and you should do it yourself next year and I'll bring my deckchair over to Eccles Pike and watch you for a change :thumbup:)
Good to meet you Barneyc - you were going well. No doubt see you around soon.
I've nothing to prove. I ran it the first time it took place, all those years ago. These days I help with putting out the route markers, and enjoy watching everyone else suffer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Will