Think I'll have to be out earlier than that Andrew.Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Got to collect one of the kids from a music concert in Harrogate mid-evening.
Shame I'll miss you.
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Think I'll have to be out earlier than that Andrew.Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Got to collect one of the kids from a music concert in Harrogate mid-evening.
Shame I'll miss you.
A beautiful full moon and a clear sky meant 45 mins around the usual Settle haunts was anything but routine, didn't even need to switch the headtorch on.:thumbup:
A splendid 5mile tour of Ilkley Moor last night. Several regulars out including a 'very experienced fell runner with a Garmin'. The moon said hello for the first time just as we were changing at the cars prior to going to the pub :closed:
Thta's not what they usually call it at Whetstone Gate.Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Thanks all for a nice run.
Last night's headtorcher wasn't, due to full moon.
Kentmere horseshoe last night, bit of clag on the tops only fleeting glimpses of the moon. nice and mild no need for windproofs first use of lenser h7 seems a good bit of kit
11 Bowlanders assembled in the car park of the Station Inn at Ribblehead last night for our annual November 'Bat Run' onslaught on Whernside; a sharp wind and very chilly with lots of cloud scudding across the full moon. The temperature rose as we headed out and got out of the wind; but then plummetted as we climbed into the clag and the wind that was laying seige to Whernside. Not a night for loitering at the trig point! The landlord appeared to be very chuffed with our custom, as no regulars/locals were in evidence.
A great hostelry but on a mid-week evening in winter it is always very reminiscent of the "Dales pub scene" in American Werewolf In London!
Great blast round Warrendale Knotts, Sugar Loaf Hill, and Peart Crags, at a good pace. Not going to wear my Walsh PB Elites for running again though, they're injuring my heels. Bah.
Regular club midweek 'torcher. Cold but decent evening for running. 5ml/800ft-ish
You forgot to mention the several new footpaths we encountered, Andrew!
Well done ZM to giving a name to a field I run through all the time - I had to look up Peart Crags :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ze Monsta
My Headtorcher last night was Watery Lane, through the fields to Cleatops, up through the woods, back across the moor to Lodge Farm and then a blast past 'Peart Crags', before dropping back down to Settle
you mean you got lost again?? or did you blokes take charge in the navigation..Quote:
Originally Posted by brett
nice 1k speed efforts tonight, missed me turn on lap one and fell in a muddy field/bog! the dogs loved that bit! still nice session wher ever it was!!
32 on the DP night race last night over Howden edge.
did they all fall over the edge or did they climb back up it again..Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
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Originally Posted by Penguin
..over it and back again...
Didn't i read a post this morning on a different thread where you said you never posted more than 2 times a day???? ;) or am I imagining it..?
I count about 7-8 already today :)
Anti-clockwise variant on Wednesday night 'torcher. 5ml / 600ft-ish
7-8 is a low count for me!! but i have been rather quiet of late.. so 2-3 average over the year is quite good.. i have to be careful though, if i post to late big bad mod tells me off.. or used to.. !Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
and while I am posting...............Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
it was not an anti-clockwise variant (although I have heard that is that way to go).
It was a very carefully thought out route, with paths that you will not have been on for at least a year. So there.
I am thinking of giving tonight's intended headtorcher a miss as I am still suffering from last nights having fallen down a pothole. Today I feel like I've been run over by a truck. I think new batteries for my headtorch are in order.:o
Have you considered changing your avatar Hester :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hes
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Job done...cheers Stolly!:thumbup:
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Originally Posted by Stolly
5.6mi w/ Clayton tonight up & round Pendle. Got battered by gales, hail & sleet on the top, lost me leg in a bog...man I've missed it!:D Had to dip out of final climb up cart track as h'torch battries on the blink.
I come across so many badgers and foxes when running in the dark. I have nearly run into sheep a couple of times as they can be frozen in position by the light. My kids are mad jealous of me getting to see so much wild life. Well they know what they have to do....
Lovely 'torcher tonight from White Lion and back in our trad c/w direction. c5ml / 700ft? millipede was running very well. A day off mid-week obviously suits her :closed:
Same for us. a cold wind though. Midhope-Marg Hill-Stirling wreck-Pike LowQuote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
2 pints of Timmys Landlord in the Wagon at Langsett
Just back from a pre-head torch race recce. Hmmm.... mist and a touch of snow should add to the fun :)
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I missed last night's Keighley AC run from the WHite Lion due to the inconvenience of having to spend the afternoon in Bradford, so I went on my own (well, with the hound for company) tonight. Same location, round Kildwick moor a bit then down and back along the canal. First headtorcher for ages, spoilt only by my having a new headtorch all wrapped up for crimbo, and still having to use my old and not very bright one!
Fantastic race from Settle tonight..... and I won the bottle of wine for predicting my time the closest. Local knowledge eh? :)
11 Bowland Bats had a total BogFest on Longridge Fell & Spire Hill, last night. The only firm bits were the truck roads in the forest and they were flowing water like the Ribble. The fast boys managed 7 miles / 1h30m, whilst the steady group settled for 5 miles / 1h15m.
Cheeky Christmas Eve 'torcher up the Beacon with Stef 's son Sam. 5.5ml/1,000ft in the rain. Bloody brilliant!
Great stuff DT, just had a headtorcher with mutt, only 2 wet miles but it was reet. Everyone in the village seems drunk!?Quote:
Originally Posted by Derby Tup
Few cheeky Strongbow's now all the prezzies are sorted under't tree:thumbup:
Did you run through Stainland Merry?
Cause I've had a few (to many) tonight.
You must be seeing things mate:wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Finally been out with me new head torch, a Lenser H7. Pretty pleased with it, all things considered - certainly a lot brighter than my tikka 2! Just a short trot up some farm tracks and through a plantation, cheeky really as it's technically 'no entry'. Nice though, even if it's really a trail run.
...and another thing? Any KCAC forumites know if there's a run from the White Lion this coming wednesday, the 28th?
First headtorcher in the bag; much wind and some chilly wet stuff thrown in for good measure. Enjoyed the random heather stomping!
Millipede; where were you? I had to drink your share of the Bacardi & coke ;) :p
Good to see you tonight p b :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by plodding bear
Sorry we couldn't be there Stef.
Glad you enjoyed it! :D
We went 'exploring' on Kildwick Moor...
Romantic headtorcher for two along the Wharfe from Barden Bridge to the Cavendish Pavillion, over the footbridge and back. Very wet underfoot but mostly dry from above for a change! Beautiful clear night. Happy days :)