Rivington Pike

Nice pics Pinno!!

I did my best to run you down, as the pictures show ;)

Rob's time is down on last year, and year before - Tom C as well so looks like conditions were a little tougher.

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Originally Posted by Witton Park

Rob's time is down on last year, and year before - Tom C as well so looks like conditions were a little tougher.

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As a spectator it was bloody freezing up near the top and I lodged myself in a bit of a sheltered area. I also noticed quite a few people went up and down 3 or 4 times before and after the race. Ian Homes went up 3 times that I saw.

Hi Pinno - never saw you up there, cheers for the pics, good shot of me trying to close down Pudgy.

I can just see me in the background on one of your photos.
Nowhere near Ady and Pudgy.:D

It was the first time I'd run it and I must admit I had been a bit dubious about doing the Rivington Pike race because I thought it would be a poor imitation of a fell race. But I loved it and I'm looking forward to next year.

You run from the town, up the road, and then up the hill and back down again. I thought it was fantastic. It's good with the people cheering you on along the route too because it makes for a good atmosphere.

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Originally Posted by Chris

It's good with the people cheering you on along the route too because it makes for a good atmosphere.

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Loads of people clapping for you at the prize giving but no show - or are you just shy :)

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Originally Posted by Chris

It was the first time I'd run it and I must admit I had been a bit dubious about doing the Rivington Pike race because I thought it would be a poor imitation of a fell race. But I loved it and I'm looking forward to next year.

You run from the town, up the road, and then up the hill and back down again. I thought it was fantastic. It's good with the people cheering you on along the route too because it makes for a good atmosphere.

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Interesting post that Chris.

Ive always held much the same opinion as yourself. Ive never run it either, just goes to show that you've got to try it for yourself. I think i will have a go next year now.

As a caveat to that good friend of mine (David-how are you sir?:)) once told me that he thought the start of the Ashurst Beacon race,being downhill for about a mile on the tarmac was quite hard on the legs. This was one of the reasons he didnt like it.

I ran it once and my legs were shredded for days afterwards, i honestly didnt enjoy the race at all-but other people will love it. You have to have a go before you can comment eh?:)

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Originally Posted by Ady In Accy

Loads of people clapping for you at the prize giving but no show - or are you just shy :)

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I was at the prize presentation with my family but we couldn't hear it at the back of the pub so if I got a prize and didn't pick it up that is the reason why.

It is a small point, which doesn't mean it wasn't a good race.

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Originally Posted by Chris

I was at the prize presentation with my family but we couldn't hear it at the back of the pub so if I got a prize and didn't pick it up that is the reason why.
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Think it was ale - dont' tell JJ!!

Having watched it today I couldn't help thinking I wish I was taking part. So next year it will be one for my diary. From the faces of some runners it looked very tough but must be a great feeling belting down once you have passed the summit.

I must say I had similar thoughts to Chris, and wasn't going to bother turning up. If it doesn't go up multiple summits in the Lakes/ Snowdonia it's just playing at it.

You get to Horwich, and the race has an immeadiate logic of it's own. The Pike dominates the town, and the urge to run up and down it becomes almost irresistible (though I did my best)

The amount of support from Horwich folk seems to indicate we're not the only ones to feel that way, and being part of a simple "first to the top and back" made me smile (after I stopped projecting phlegm and breathing through my fundament)

I didn't think the race would suit me (let's face it a 10 metre dash to the pie shop's about my limit), but I throughly enjoyed it despite hyerventilating on the descent like a cheap porn queen on the money shot. Still kept ahead of Ady, and DS must have stopped for ice creams :D

Didn't realise Fleeter beat the Coach by 4 seconds. Much rivalry there in the coming year :rolleyes:

Im seriuosly gutted i couldnt do the race but my cold the better of me and i wouldnt have been able to run 100 meters let alone the 3 miles.
I only managaed to get 3 weeks training in anyway so i didnt have much confidence anyway.
So next year i will have been putting the training in and hopefully i will be there and doing ok.
Well done to everyone who did it today though, im jelous of you all ha.

There's still another 400 or so races for you to have a go at this year Fowler. Just get stuck in and try one. Doesn't matter about your placing or any of that guff, just enjoy yourself

well done guys and gals......was there at the finish...Ady if you heard someone shout....it was me my friend!! Disco gave you a clap too and Chris but hey I must have been in deep disguise blending in the background!!

Grand day out all the same....didn't go the pub Laurence had had enough of hanging around and the likelihood of getting him a crowded environment was pretty damn slim but great to be there and see some forumites faces even if they didn't see me!!! :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by emmilou

Grand day out all the same....didn't go the pub Laurence had had enough of hanging around and the likelihood of getting him a crowded environment was pretty damn slim but great to be there and see some forumites faces even if they didn't see me!!! :rolleyes:

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Looks like I missed quite a few forumites today with the camera. Perhaps we should all wear an illuminous head band or something when racing or watching so we all know who to look out for.

It's a killer. Give me the HPM any time:o .

Looks like I missed out on meeting lots of forumites today. :confused:

I was there with the Jolivers but only spoke to Pudgy and Fleeter.

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Originally Posted by emmilou

well done guys and gals......was there at the finish...Ady if you heard someone shout....it was me my friend!! :rolleyes:

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Sorry Em, did not see you, was concentrating on the back of Pudgy's head trying to send mind messages about cramp or the stitch or similar :)

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Originally Posted by fowler765

Im seriuosly gutted i couldnt do the race but my cold the better of me and i wouldnt have been able to run 100 meters let alone the 3 miles.
I only managaed to get 3 weeks training in anyway so i didnt have much confidence anyway.
So next year i will have been putting the training in and hopefully i will be there and doing ok.
Well done to everyone who did it today though, im jelous of you all ha.

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YOu could always try one of the Darwen Dashers races to get you off the mark - local and similar in many respects to the Pike race.
http://www.dashers.org.uk/

well done on the photos Pinno! looks like a good race had by all.

Well if there 400 odd races in the year, what can everyone esle suggest in the north-west?

I usually do this race as it is the only one in which I can guarantee to finish in the top half.
This year it clashed with Fiendsdale (a real fell race;) ) so I went there, went thigh deep into
a few bogs and thoroughly enjoyed coming in three-quarters of the way down the field.:)
The blizzard as we arrived at Fiendsdale Head was exciting but made the descent to the stream
a bit slippery. Typical of English weather that it waits until spring to start snowing!:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Ady In Accy

Sorry Em, did not see you, was concentrating on the back of Pudgy's head trying to send mind messages about cramp or the stitch or similar :)

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Bloody worked as well. When I started the descent my back seized up in a voodoo like way and I coudn't breathe. However my negative mind vibes obviously made you descend like a blancmange 'cos you still didn't manage to catch me :D

Talking of Swoop hanging around bogs again, first fell race where I've finished completely unmuddied and unwet. Fantastic :)

Fowler, the next two months of fell races are on the main website. Pick your race. Pendle's pretty good, 4.5 miles, one pretty steep bit that everybody walks up, good atmosphere and good pub (or is that the same thing?)

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Originally Posted by Pudgy

Fowler, the next two months of fell races are on the main website. Pick your race.

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Liver Hill on April Fools Day.

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Originally Posted by Pinno

Having watched it today I couldn't help thinking I wish I was taking part. So next year it will be one for my diary. From the faces of some runners it looked very tough but must be a great feeling belting down once you have passed the summit.

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Yes, I ran 2 years ago and watched from the Tower last year - great experience to watch and take photos, but the feeling is I should be taking part in this.

Great pics Pinno, I have followed Ady's lead on using your pics.. hope you don't mind;)

Ran in the racers instead of the walshes, it was dry and on doing the warm up, remembered how much of the course is road. happy with the racers too.
Remembered how short and steep too! Been coughing well tonight!

Does anybody know where the junior results will be posted??

Interesting debate about walshes or other off road shoes versus road racers. I wore my walshes as I'm not the most confident descender, and I think they were the right choice for me. It is odd how I hate training on a bit of a road stretch in my walshes, but quite honestly I didn't notice any disadvantage with them on the tarmac.

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Originally Posted by dangemash

Does anybody know where the junior results will be posted??

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Pete Ramsdale said they wopuld go on the Horwich website

http://www.horwichrmiharriers.co.uk/

Not on yet though.

Another good set of photos from Rivington by Whiteflyer

http://www.flickr.com/photos/whitefl...7604207431649/

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Originally Posted by Pinno

Well done everybody today in a tough little race. I was the one in the blue coat perched on the main path by the rocks on the acsent near the summit. Took a lot of photos, not sure if I got everybody? Spotted Ady on the way up, never saw you Witton.

Just uploaded some photos more will be added throughout the evening:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davepin...7604199351012/

Enkoy if you are on them.

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Doesnt look as if you got one of me Pinno. You must have got fed up and gone home by the time i got to the top

First time in years I didn't run the race yesterday and I enjoyed more watching, might be the fact that my feet aren't in pieces on Easter Sunday :D

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Originally Posted by hopey

First time in years I didn't run the race yesterday and I enjoyed more watching, might be the fact that my feet aren't in pieces on Easter Sunday :D

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My feet are OK but my right knee is creasing me. Off to church in a few minutes and when i kneel down to take communion i might not be able to get back up:(

This race might not be everybodys cup of tea but i find it a pleasent change to have so many spectators on the course at a fell race

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Originally Posted by Richard Head

This race might not be everybodys cup of tea but i find it a pleasent change to have so many spectators on the course at a fell race

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The spectators were great all clapping and encouraging.

What an enjoyable day we all had.

Yup. We were all running round like 'eadless chickens:D :D :D .

i was surprised how much i enjoyed the race,would definitly do it again,as for shoes i run in road shoes but only becsuse if i run it in fell shoes i'd never be able to walk again :D

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Originally Posted by emmilou

well done guys and gals......was there at the finish...Ady if you heard someone shout....it was me my friend!! Disco gave you a clap too and Chris but hey I must have been in deep disguise blending in the background!!

Grand day out all the same....didn't go the pub Laurence had had enough of hanging around and the likelihood of getting him a crowded environment was pretty damn slim but great to be there and see some forumites faces even if they didn't see me!!! :rolleyes:

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Didn't see you Em, probably due to the fact that i thought my lungs were going to burst and my heart was on it's way out of my chest.
And that was just on the road at the beginning.
Great atmosphere though:D

Junior Results...

What is the course for the Junior race(s)? I'm trying to convince my eldest to give it go next year.