summary of results and some pics of this race and the carnethy 5 today
http://fellrunningbriefs.blogspot.com/2012/02/final-score-with-gabby-logan.html
results of wadsworth trog are on cvfr site - http://www.cvfr.co.uk/wp-content/upl...Trog-20122.pdf
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summary of results and some pics of this race and the carnethy 5 today
http://fellrunningbriefs.blogspot.com/2012/02/final-score-with-gabby-logan.html
results of wadsworth trog are on cvfr site - http://www.cvfr.co.uk/wp-content/upl...Trog-20122.pdf
That was my injured ankle that jbf mentions and I agree completely that allowing the race to go ahead was the right decision. The tumble I took could have happened in other conditions and up to that point I was having a great time. Getting across to Cock Hill seemed easier than wading through the bog to get there last year.Quote:
I just wanted to say thankyou to everyone who turned up today for showing such good judgement. The one sprained ankle that needed assistance could just as easily have happened under other conditions, and those of you who tumbled seemed to accept it as part of what you'd signed up to. Special thanks to those who gave up their challenge to help the injured ankle off the moor, and to all the marshals who made sure everyone was accounted for.
Even as the race was underway I was still questioning whether I had made the right call in going ahead with the race, but now it's all over I think I'm glad I let you all have the chance to take on the challenge, and even more glad that you've shown that inidividuals can make good judgements and allow events to go ahead in less than ideal circumstances. There's no way I would have sent a relay off over the same course today, as I think the pressure of letting a team down would have pressured people into taking part against their better judgement. So right call for the PBW, hopefully you agree right call for the Trog. Or maybe if you're nursing your bruised bottom you disagree?
Thanks again to all. For me that really was what fell running is about today.
Many, many thanks to Bob the Dog, Johnny & Pete who gave up their races to help me get down to Walshaw dam. Bob in particular having made the trek from Edinburgh must have been disappointed but there was never any complaint from any of them. Thanks too to Clare for driving up to pick me up & also to the runners who offered ibuprofen and bandages as they passed.
At checkpoint 5 I heard someone ask himself plaintively "Why am I doing this?" I think the knowledge that any runner on the course today would have done what Bob, Johnny and Pete did is very much a part of why I'm doing this. Not today though - elevation of the ankle is needed and, look, there's rugby on TV.
Thanks again to jbf for the race organisation and all those who offered their help.
Pics of the winners, James & Nicky below. Full set on Sportsunday site. I have a dancing on ice shot of a couple of forumites I will post later!
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Thank you to Hannah and the team for an excellent day out!
The conditions were challenging but, as Hannah points out, that's what it's all about; it's not parkrun.
I'm so glad that this race was able to go ahead (and not just because i did well myself) the bad weather alterations were sensible and the verbal advice at the start was clear and definite. I took a few tumbles myself (my shins look worse than James' do!) but I was having a great time too!
My favourite bit was the descent off Withins Heights, down to the Reservoir; I chased an excellent descender from Middleton all the way down and I'm pretty sure it was the fastest part of my race!
Worst bit; huge cartwheel at the top of the cow field before deciding that maybe that section wasn't as runnable as I'd thought; glad it was all frozen solid!
Thanks again to everyone involved; from the ladies dishing out soup and cakes to the frozen marshalls up at Cockhill. This is what fellrunning is all about, long may it continue.
Thanks to RO and marshals for excellent and friendly organisation.:thumbup: I simply confirmed that I'm no ice-runner! I've never finished so close to the back. I actually don't mind being out in those conditions they just seem to slow me down more than most. Still JBF, it was, in my opinion, the right decision to go ahead with the race - you did give us ample warning of what it was like out there (thank you for taking the trouble to do that yesterday, it made a difference). Anyone got any ideas how to stave off the back-shoulder stiffness that I anticiapte may set in tomorrow in reaction to landing on my back once or twice?
I see several DNF's in the results - coincidentally people I know - and they're not answering their phone. No serious injuries today were there?
The worst was Chris Cavey from Heptonstall - he had the bad ankle, plus 3 other DNFs are from helping him. There were plenty of other bruises, but of the other DNFs I think they all just decided after a fall or two that the conditions were too poor and not worth risking a worse injury than a bruised bum.Quote:
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Thanks for letting the Trog go ahead JBF :thumbup:
That new finish section (normally the start section) felt just as difficult as the normal finish section to me. I had a couple of tumbles but bounced back up. A very big thank-you to all the marshalls round the course as well who stood out in that cold. It was the first time I have had to break the ice on a drink at a checkpoint drinks station before :D
Excellent race today, you did make to the right call JBF and I was mightily impressed by your organisational skills. Did quite well for a newbie, 4 hours 15 and chuffed with that:thumbup:
Saw the poor bloke being helped down to the dam, considered stopping to help but there were four people with him already, hope you get better soon bud!
The only bits I didn't enjoy were the long sheet ice stretches on the moors and the path up from the waterfall - you could easily have bobsleighed down that!
I also appear to be the only runner who managed to find a section of bog that sank me up to mid thigh -it was COLD:w00t:
Tussockface- was great to meet you in the flesh, see you at the Hobble.
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Chris
Just back home in Tropical Scotland (6 degrees c)! Assuming you didn't send your post from a hospital bed and so it is not worse than a nasty sprain. Happy to be of what assistance I could and that you'll be back out running again before too long (hopefully the ice will have melted by then).
Hannah
100% right decision - you changed the course to take account of the conditions and gave everyone fair warning. What I experienced was nothing but good humour and people relishing the challenge and being sensible + the ride back in Claire's car from the dam at Walshaw will certainly rank as my fastest finish to a race as well as my proudest DNF!!! Enjoy your beer tonight, I know I will !!
See you all in 2013 !