A grand day out! Thanks Dark Peak all organisers and marshalls and hope you have all thawed out!!!
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A grand day out! Thanks Dark Peak all organisers and marshalls and hope you have all thawed out!!!
Not me Ian, had to keep the balaclava on, most of the time, to keep me warm & to obscure the "humerous" scrawlings on the baldy bits of my pate from last nights party shenannigans!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Hmmm maybe not the best prep' for the ES...... mad dancing till the early hours.
Thought you had some seriously groovy looking eyebrows LS...
Just a thought on the Grindslow-RR short cut
Looking at the split times between the two tops
Lloyd 16.09 Direct
Simon 19.03 Round the top
Rob 16.51 Round the top
it would appear that the direct is the best way( esp if you have Lloyds legs)
Is there any one on the forum that took the short cut and how did they do against their peers? Did you gain or loose...?
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Originally Posted by Luv Shack
A-ha, I now know who you are, I was wondering why you were so over dressed, See you at the downfall race.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grouse
That was an epic race today. Think it would have been bad enough without the weather. I'm well chuffed I managed to finish it all. The fat boy flapjack at one of the early checkpoints went down a treat. Thanks.
Big thumbs up for the checkpoint marshalls in particular - they must have been freezing! yet were so cheerful.
Photos published below
http://www.dpfr.org.uk/album/2007/Skyline/index.php
Well done to all who ran today. Special Thank you to the marshalls and mountain rescue teams - they were the real heroes.
Definitley think my long training runs over Kinder in January & February paid of for me today. Was wavering on the slog towards Bron knoll trig but found renewed vigour from that point onwards.
Pleasure to meet some new faces today including Fellmonster, Twig and Pike - Pike had his name sewn onto his top but still I asked hime if he was Pike :o
Pike it had been a long day. Special shout out to Ian marshalling on Ringing roger.
Stagger - mere seconds - flipping eck and there's me thinking you and Swoop were in front as I'd not seen you at all at any point.
Off to bed now - totally jiggered.
Did Phil W keep his hat on to hide his hair cut. I hope not. Will you wear it to work tomorrow Phil?
http://www.dpfr.org.uk/album/2007/Sk...ikon%20211.php
According to post ES pub talk, the new hair do' most likely wont make it to work..... shame I thought it was a real improvement!!!
Well done to everyone who took part today, I watched with Andy J from Ringing Roger then the plantation between Lose Hill and Mam Tor.
Unbelievably windy on R.R. we were nearly blown over a couple of times and running without tripping yourself up was very difficult. I saw at least 2 hats disappear off towards Winn Hill, one guy took about 4 paces after his before he realised he couldn't run at 60mph or fly!!!!
Weather in the woods varied between heavy snow, stinging hail and sun and sometimes all 3 at once!! Besides all the Dark Peak boys other forumites I recognised included Daz in his Ilkeston vest and Luv Shack with a very fetching blue arrow marked 'this way' on his forehead!!
Hope everyone made it back safe and sound as those conditions were very tough.
Hard luck Trev. I notice that a runner who dibbed 45 sec after you at Mam Tor carried on to finish in 5.17.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
He must have really legged it off Mam Tor to get through Mam Nick in time!
Well I'm back in Brighton now (got home at 9.00pm last night). That was something else; for the record I got to the cut off in 2.12 and finished in a pitiful 4.32...but I finished.:eek:
I will be back, but hoping for weather that doesn't hurt your face next time.
Cheers - Raymond
p.s. a really really big thank you to everyone involved in putting this race on; it was a geat piece of organisation and quite a physical effort for the marshalls...well done.:)
I noticed that, and I was under the impression that no one passed me on the descent to the road.Quote:
Originally Posted by Swoop
But my watch said I was 37 seconds out so there is only me to blame.
I will have to put some extra effort in before Duddon Valley.
It was a true experience though one I will always remember.:)
PS If I had made it round I would have bought a t-shirt but I FAILED on this occasion:(
I:d just like to add my thanks to all the marshalls and Edale MRT. I hope you're all OK and are suitably proud of staging a great race. I found the marshalls to be helpful, witty even and tough as old boots.
Dark Peak, i salute you!
ST
Would the marshals have noticed if a heavily clad runner, appearing to be a spectator or walker, had passed them by and carried on without saying anything? Unlikely but possible.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
I'd just like to add my thanks to all the marshalls and the mountain rescue who did an incredible job in really evil weather. I've never run in a woolly jumper before and yet still felt so cold on the tops. I was one of those who lost their hats(and nearly my glasses) at the top of the first climb, so if anyone in Sheffield woke up this morning to find a navy blue bobble hat bearing the legend Half Snowman Half Biscuit, tangled up in their TV aerial, it'll probably be mine.
Much repect for everyone who was out there yesterday
Wondered when you'd turn up on here Oleg.
I did tell you it was tough.
Not there myself this time but sounds like a big well done to everyone involved. Wish I'd been there.
I am in awe of those guys who endured the wrath of the elements waiting for us on top of the summits.Quote:
Originally Posted by oleg beaviz
Also, Edale Mountain Rescue who we overheard before the race saying that they'd be pulling alot off the tops. Maybe that should have been a hint to stay in the warm hall!
My hands ceased to exist at Mam Tor and I was in two minds whether to continue, but some mad voice told me to go on, and I was pleased that I did.
I finished in 4.50, but my split times got longer and longer in the second half.
Well done to everyone who finished.
Huge thanks to the organisers and marshalls on a wild day.
Enjoyed it in a sort of way.
If any of the Pudsey lads that helped me and Aly after our car accident read this many, many thanks for your help and support. We really appreciated it and the many people who stopped to check we were ok - Ron, Sally etc.
Beers are on us after Paddy's Pole.
Cheers, Ali
From the Kinder Mountain Rescue site:
Kinder Mountain Rescue Team Callouts
18-Mar-2007 Whilst covering the Edale skyline fell race, an Edale MRT member accumulated 6 runners in various stages of exhaustion/hypothermia at Edale Rocks. Kinder MRT provided our two team landrovers to evacuate the runners down to Hayfield and then back to Edale.
18-Mar-2007 Whilst returning from Edale (callout 6), the team landrovers came across a pickup that had rolled on the Rushup Edge Road, having lost traction on the slippery surface. The occupants were virtually unharmed and just needed some shelter and basic assistance.
I hope you were both OK Ali after the accident?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ali
Got to the Mam Nick road crossing at exactly the same time as last year and finished 25 minutes later than last year's time! Lost the plot over Brown Knoll when I bonked spectacularly and was reduced to walking for long sections, being overtaken by runner after runner after runner. Thanks to the marshalls for their heroic efforts and special thanks to the marshall who saw me wobbling all over the place and gave me a large swig of his lucozade, which was like a shot of adrenaline at the time. Wandering over Brown Knoll, full of cramp and with runners overtaking me every minute was a very dark place to be. But after a hot bath, a plate of spicy chicken and then a bowl of proper rice pudding (with skin on it) it all suddenly seemed like good fun.
Next year perhaps?
Those conditions were HORRID :eek:
Many MANY thanks to all involved in organizing and Marshalling the event yesterday
nearly had a bad moment whilst hitting the wall on the way to the noe stool, good job i had a gel left in my bumbag else i think i would have been in deep s**t. just enough energy to get me to the last checkpoint, then a drunken stagger down to the finish
should have taken a bit more food with me (you were right on this one ian) or worn my jacket more :confused:
will be back next year..... only if the weathers better
Were your kids on the road before the Lose Hill climb? I took a load of JBs off a little lad before setting off up the hill!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mountain Hare
Thanks to the spectator at Jacob's Ladder who helped me put my gloves back on. My hands were cold and felt 'rock hard'. My gloves had slipped off up Brown Knoll and I was getting very scared as I couldn't feel anything at all in my hands. Ta.
All shaved off now. Had to do it myself, as Helen was out. Think I got most of the Moh' off. It was a rather poor attempt I thought. Next time I will grow my hair for a while first.Quote:
Originally Posted by RichT
Legs feel like lead today; everthing is an effort. My fat work colleagues asked what I did at the weekend, all I said was I went for a run. It wasn't worth explaining why I felt the need to run a 21 mile race in the hills in those conditions - ahh the mind of a non-runner, it's so simple.
Yes, that was Little Tom Hare! - he did say that one greedy man took a big handful:DQuote:
Originally Posted by theNoor
To be honest I was feeling pretty sick for most of the first half and would probably have thrown up if I'd have eaten anything before Mam Nick.
MH
What an experience!
Got to the Mam Tor checkpoint with plenty of time to spare to get to Mam Nick. Then 3 things happened. First, the wind blew the contact lens out of my right eye. Second, as I was standing around in a dazed state wondering how the hell that had happened, the wind literally lifted me off my feet and threw me on my arse. Third, as I landed on my arse I got agonising cramp in my left calf. Many, many thanks to the two marshalls who helped me sort my cramp out and get me to my feet. Unfortunately, it didn't stop me being timed out by two minutes.
I was pretty gutted at the time but in hindsight it was probably a blessing. Slogging it up to brown knoll with cramp and only being able to see with one eye would have landed me in big trouble I think.
Can't echo enough what everyone's said about the organisers and marshalls. What a fantastic job. Was i hallucinating or was there a young child (can't have been more than 8 or 9) helping out at the top of Lose Hill? And looking like they were enjoying it!
The bean stew at the end was spot on. So a thanks to Wilfs as well.
I'll be back next year.
I also benefitted from little Tom Hare's generosity at the bottom of lose hill and a little lady hare at the end - well timed JB stop as the drag up lose hill was horrendous!! Thunder, snow and gails??? Can't believe i enjoyed it!! Thanks to all involved!
I've lost my virginity and loved it.
Despite the weather, I felt very safe all the way round. Loads of helpful marshals (they've got to be a tough lot) with MRT clearly visible, and plenty of escape routes.
Clearly superb, professional organisation throughout the day. Full points to Dark Peak, Marshals, MRT and everyone else involved.
Wilf's stew, and cake, at end was a godsend. I may have even run a bit quicker had I known it was there.
The Joker
Let's just hope that no one was in that portaloo when it fell over :eek:.
ive booked the day off today , im in bloody agony
my legs are not there at all
instructions from AJ to NIP into derby to swap a jumper:( just got back
ouch, im walkin like a bow legged dan dare
i also nearly ran straight into a lad of about 7yrs old comin off mam tor summit, he was trudging up to the top and i thought christ he will be whisked off.
For those of you who want to follow your progress up and down (mostly the latter in my case!) the field on Sunday, I've made a web page which shows the order of arrival at all the checkpoints. It's on the Hayfield Fell Race site (URL in sig below).
--Steve
LOL at Joker...I used one of those portaloos and was in and out as quick as possible as I didn't want to be the first person ever to call mountain rescue from an upside down portaloo!!
Well that was fairly tough! Well done to all the marshals for putting up with such awful weather for us all.
I found a traversing path below Noe Stool last Wednesday evening - but didn't have chance to try it out!Quote:
Originally Posted by bill
I went direct and gained 2 places, Colin went direct and gained 3 - but because the checkpoint on Grindslow Knoll was moved due to the wind it made a 30s - 1min advantage for the "edge route".Quote:
Originally Posted by IanDarkpeak
Did anyone else notice the flags to Jacob's Ladder were moved compared to last year? This year they went due west, as per the route description, last year they were NW to the drainage ditch - as per the racemap. By looking at the splits it looks like it added about 2-3 minutes.
My times down to Hope were roughly the same as last year, then I lost 3 mins on the way to Mam Tor, and then another 9 minutes to Brown Knoll. From Jacob's Ladder to Grindslow I was back at last year's speed, then I went direct 1 minute faster than I did the edge path last year. Hence all the difference was when I was running into the wind.
After a bit of bravado on the forum last week I decided to take the 'edge route' - partly because of the Grindslow Knoll CP move. I immediately wished I hadn't as it meant slogging back into the teeth of the gale to get back to the edge path:(
I was surprised how much time could be saved by using the right lines - even on straight-forward looking sections like the ascent to Win Hill - using the right lines saved me over 10 minutes compared to a reasonably swift recce earlier in the year.
MH
Just food for thought.
I have just looked on SteveT link and noticed that there are only 405 names down. I know they don't include the runners that the MRT picked up but does it imply there were still a lot of Failed to Turn up people?
I know some dropped out before Win Hill, Tim Austin for one (sorry Timo!).Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
I think 417 started and I'm pretty sure that when I reached the Roman Road I was last of those still going!:o . There was certainly nobody in view coming off the Skyline behind me and I passed 3 or 4 runners on the way up to Win Hill despite having to stop for a pee! Those in front of me ran up the "sheltered" path on the left next to the trees. I caught them by running on the fields to the right of the main path and then, where the path started to descend to a gate, cutting across diagonally to the point where those on the sheltered path had to climb a fence. The tactic used to overtake daz h & co on the forum recce!
According to Steve's table I then lost a place on the way down to Hope (402nd) but nobody passed me and Invisible has already posted that he wasn't there!;)
From here it appears I picked up 11 places on the climb to Lose Hill (391st) and another 7 places on the way to Mam Tor (384th). At that rate I probably would have been in the top 10 by the end!:D
I certainly wouldn't have been last to finish.
It's a pity that the "timing out" cannot take account of the condition of the runner or the progress being made. I do realise this would be impossible and as Stagger said "rules is rules".
Thanks to all the organisers and all the marshals who stood out there in those conditions. It was greatly appreciated. Hope to see you all next year when I come back to complete the job!
And thanks to Steve Temple for producing a very interesting table.
Well done for yesterday everyone - we were running round the Yorkshire dales looking for illusive checkpoints (well in my case anyway :o )in the blizzards and howling winds but at least it was only a short course and no particular racing involved (or anywhere near the climbing of Edale)
Hope everyone is thawed out and resting well today:)
As far as I'm aware there were about 80 no shows, We were expecting some as you always get a few who can't make it due to some in forseen reason, I suspect that a larger percentage were just put off by the weather forecast and didn't decide until the night before.:mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stagger
Joker If you've lost your virginity on the skyline you need never fear any race every again, did you go it alone or did you pair up:D
one slight moan from myself:(
i counted 3 x bloody empty lucozade pouches left along the way
2 near brown knoll and one near grindslow knoll.
we had a moan about this before , okay i know hands were cold but its not good enuff
you know who you are , PLEEEEASE take them home