It absolutely hammered down last night, and it's still raining now. Windy, as well. Once I get my car back from the garage I'll have a mosey on up there, see what it's like on the top. Just for a laugh.
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It absolutely hammered down last night, and it's still raining now. Windy, as well. Once I get my car back from the garage I'll have a mosey on up there, see what it's like on the top. Just for a laugh.
Aye, it's going to be a tough old trot round tomorrow if it stays like this !
It's always wet between the Ilkely Moor Trig point and Whetstone Gate in the middle of summer, so should be very interesting tomorrow; sorry I can't do it, but I'm sure the Mickleden Straddle will be similarly boggy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell
BBC weather for Leeds/Ilkley has it banging it down until 9, then clearing up with a 15mph wind from West.
Can add at least 5-10mph for height, so it could be a tad breezy from Baildon moor summit up to Ilkley moor and then across the top to Buck Stones.
Hopefully though, the BBC are right and it won't be pi$$ing it down. Wind+Rain+Ilkley Moor could be a bit depressing after about 12miles.
We did our track session at Beckett's Park last night - I ran the fastest I've run for 400m reps! It was only slightly wet and windy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell
Well, went for a look up at the bit from Lanshaw lad to the aerials. To be honest, the worst bit for me was the wind which is pretty much head on and very strong. That's supposed to be dropping off a bit though so it mightn't be too bad tomorrow.
Underfoot, it's boggy. And wet. Not as bad as I thought it might be mind! I went in up to about my knees about four/five times between the aerials and the trig point, on the direct path between the two. I suspect there may be some deeper bits but luckily I didn't sink into the mire and I'm a big fat plodder so racing snakes should be fine!
I'm sure tomorrow will dawn bright but cool with just a slight breeze, and be fine and sunny all day...
You're probably not far wrong, plodding bear. The BBC forecast is looking quite promising. It's going to be a sheltered area while further west gets dumped on. Sun cream and shades at the ready, everyone. :wink:
Looks like there will be plenty of water on the ground from that forecast, could be bad across Ilkley moor section. First time doing this so hoping the visibilty is reasonably good :thumbup:Quote:
Originally Posted by BritNick
Good luck everyone. See you on the other side.......:)
Dog and I went up to Keighley Gate to watch people come through. Very wet and boggy, some extremely muddy faces.
Well done all
There was some serious water up there today but Graham Pearce still managed to get round in 2:37 to win for the third time.
I managed seventh in 3:02 which was only seven minutes quicker than I did it in training three weeks ago but it was certainly less swampy then and the wind today didn't help in the first half.
That was my 6th Rombalds today and I've never seen it like that before. Found it tough going as far as Piper's Crag with a couple of tumbles in the bogs. After that it was much more runable and even enjoyable.
Big relief this morning to find the weather forecast had been right and the wind had dropped significantly from last night. Had it been at those sort of levels, that really would have been tough.
I managed 3:41 which I was pleased with given the conditions. Found it tough going though just after Burley woodhead feed stop. Not really a lack of energy but more incredibly tight legs for some reason.
Well done guys, some great efforts there:thumbup: sound's tough going but fun!!:)
Managed 3.51 - bit disappointed with this, but must be put in context that this was the longest run I've ever done at all and the fact that I died after the Burley Woodhead checkpoint.
Was a bit ill afterwards - 2nd time this has happened to me - must be something to do with running long distances at a pace (previous time was a 20mile road race).
Rob - apologies for being a bit brusque - had just been sick and was looking for clubmates!
3.20, pretty pleased with that. Great trog round today, really enjoyed it. Antisocial, I pressume it was you I saw with the dog with boundless energy ? Could have done with some of it.
Well, I 'plodded' round in about 5 1/2 hours! Mind you, I always intended to walk/run it, no way I could run all of that! As a benchmark for getting round the Fellsman, it's on the right track. I take my hat off to all you speedy guys who can do it in under four hours.
I got a bit misplaced at the top of the chevin, and confused at Coldstone Ghyll; thought the self-clip would be on that post going up the ghyll, in reality it's a good bit further on. Oh well, I'll know for next year.
Enjoyed it, all the same, and still plodding at the end so that's a good sign.
No worries mate, When I came in I spent ages lying on the floor with really painful burning legs so any effort to say hello to me then would have resulted in a similar response. Longest run I've ever done too, and I died at the same point you did. Felt better after pie and peas though :)Quote:
Originally Posted by fozzy
Well done Jez! is that your official time as well? Good going given the godawful conditions. My Garmin read 3:26 but that didn't include feed stops as I forgot to turn auto pause off :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell
Garmin & official time mate ! Nice that they marry up ! I remembered last night to turn my auto pause off ! Well done though Rob, that's a good time in those conditions !
It was pretty wild wasn'tt it :)
I did enjoy it but the last few miles were where I lost pace and missed out on hitting my target of 3:30 (I was on for it most of the way round) but I'm not that bothered really given that I hadn't run further than 16miles in the build up to it. Those extra 6 were harder than I thought they would be.
Just out of curiosity, does anyone else suffer from extremely painful burning sensations in the legs that only ease with movement, specifically after doing a run longer than you've done before (or close) with quite a fast finish. I'm thinking it's down to lactate removal, I know the body reduces the acidity in the cells somehow and I'm wondering whether this continues after stopping and over-compensates, resulting in a high alkalinity instead, hence the burn. I've experienced it twice before now, both times after very long runs with a fast finish, and it's seriously painful.
(Ramble over :) )
I quite enjoyed this race today. Plenty of water up there, sometimes I was even glad to run on the road for a break from the mud! Pleased with my time, 3h 7m.
Twas I - were you in the pink fell pony vest - nearly hurled abuse at the vest. Boundless energy dog just got back from a 7m run and is now sleeping. Well done.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell
Nay AS, I was wearing a blue Rab waterproof & a black running beanie !
Rob, I suffer from that after most of my long races (20+ miles). Today I had to keep getting up after every mouthful of my post race pie & walk round. Always goes after about 20 mins. I put it down to lactic acid, but I'm no doctor !
Great time FR1 !! I keep thinking I was nippy until I see some of the times posted already !
AS was yours the dog that nearly tripped me up just before whetstone gate? I was wearing a bright red cap and was in a group of 5
Waterproof and beanie - no doesn't ring a bell.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jez Hellewell
When are the results expected?
You're joking ? I looked fantastic too !
Was going ok until around White Wells then the wheels came off big style. 2 crashing falls and despite all the mud I managed to find the rocky bits :angry:
An extremely bruised knee and hip, struggled to the finish 4.50
I'll be crippled until Tuesday probably !!
Most likely smallish wirey black thing, I was the walker in an orange coat. He got a bit lost and was checking the runners for, put him on the lead after. Apologies for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Yorkshire Rob
No worries, no harm done.
No, however if the Keighley runners I was there to support had been behind you things may have been different;)
It must have been you I heard when I finsished! you didn't sound in a good way. hope you're ok now.Quote:
Originally Posted by fozzy
Great time FR1. totally agree about the road bits.Quote:
Originally Posted by FellRunner1
Thanks for coming out. Think I spotted you up by the aerials. you had the dog under-control by then. i was one of two P&B vests.Quote:
Originally Posted by Antisocial
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really enjoyed the day out (I can say thatnow, after getting dried out and eating non-stop for 8 hours afterwards!). Had two 'up-to-my-knee' adventures on the top, but no harm done. however I am really annoyed with myself for going AWOL on the Chevin and coming up at Surprise View (I certainly was surprised!) Recon I added nearly a mile and a half on, which meant I missed going sub 4 by 5 mins. oh well, at least not make the same mistake nexxt year!
Well my time was quite pitiful compared to you lot - 5hrs 5min. But I'm recovering from whiplash, hadn't done enough training and twisted my ankle half a mile before burley woodhead. Excuses excuses excuses............having said that if everything had been as it should be I can't see me knocking more than half an hour of that time on a veryt good day!!! :wink: But then I just enjoying taking part :)
That bog was unreal. It just went on and on and on, mile after boggy mile. So energy sapping, especially with the headwind. I was soooo glad to get off the moor in the end. But that's one cruel mother that decided to put in that hike up the Chevin at the end :thunbdown:
As ever the orgainsation, marshalling, refreshments, support, finishing meal etc etc was fantastic. Can't praise the scouts enough. Well done!!!
Right, must go, I can't hardly walk on this ankle, been up all night with the pain so might just have to go and get someone proper to look at it.
Well done to all that finished. A job well done :thumbup:
Yeah, just emptied my system and then was fine about 20mins later and once I'd got some food down me. Same thing (but worse) happened to me last year after doing a road 20miler - my body just seems to struggle a bit with distances longer than about 19miles (done 18ish miles in training and did Yorkshireman half no problem). Guess I just need to do more long runs! At least I've got Edale Skyline before 3P to try a couple of things.Quote:
Originally Posted by superflyguy
Mind you yesterday was the longest run I've done ever by about 2-3miles and half an hour.
Sore knees today for some reason, but otherwise in surprisingly good shape. Longest run I've done by about 5miles so I expected to be very sore today, but feel pretty good.
Rob, is this you next to the Ilkley harrier ?
http://www.ilkleyharriers.org.uk/pho...&backlink=none
Yep that's me :)
DNF Im afraid to report :-(
Long story but i came off my bike tuesday out training and have been on the meds since..not sure if they were the cause, but at Ilkley Bottom my legs were going solid..no cramp or anything but just locking up...tried to get going but it wasnt hapening and took me about 40 minutes to get to Burley Woodhead..game over.
My running mate who has been training on the course with me pushed on and despite a little hiccup on the Chevin managed to post 3:16...well done to you all.
Enjoyable bog trot. I lost it for a bit just out of Menston (I always have trouble here) but recovered ok after the Chevin. It seems to be about the 19 mile mark that gets me every time. Do I just need more long runs? Got round in my slowest yet 3.39. Feel fine today. Off for run now. Oh, and the volunteers on feed stations are fantastic!
Just got the results from the organiser, with permission to post them here.
PDF too big to attach? So it's on this link ...
2011 Rombald Stride Result Sheet.pdf