Trackers 4/5 July

BG's on this weekend.

Joe Williams http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/bg2015.cfm?n=22 starting 1am on Saturday morning
Patrick Barry http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/bg2015.cfm?n=34 starting Midnight running Saturday
Tom Middlemiss http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/bg2015.cfm?n=35 starting Midnight running Saturday
Duncan Hill http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/bg2015.cfm?n=36 starting Midnight running Saturday
Bridget Collier http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/bg2015.cfm?n=37 starting Midnight running Saturday
Lee Tait http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/bg2015.cfm?n=39 starting 10pm Friday
Mark Turner http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/bg2015.cfm?n=43 starting 10pm Friday
Greg Brock & Rick Jenner http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/bg2015.cfm?n=45 starting Midnight running Saturday

Bit busy at midnight?

First time ever I've had to turn a few last minute requests away. If you need a tracker really need at least a weeks notice if not more, and they are for 4 day hires only. If you want a tracker just in case the weather clears in the next 4 weeks.. then really need to cough up.

In other news Mark Dalton is running the Cambrian Way starting on Tuesday
http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/dalton15.cfm and

Alister Foy is running a 117 mile Devon C2C
https://www.facebook.com/DevonCoastToCoastRun /
http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/devonc2c.cfm
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Devo...t-to-Coast_Run

Our tracking partners http://racetracker.no/ are using our new portal for an ultra run in Norway - gives you a flavour of some of the things we are doing for events in the future http://live.racetracker.no/rt15hornindal/ starts on Saturday morning (and why we are short of trackers!)

No worries
James

PS Vespa - couldn't reply to your message as you inbox is full

And how many is there that do not have trackers??
We will have to sharpen our elbows!!

Best of luck everybody looking at MWIS it could be an interesting overnight leg.

Good luck Pat. you look to be going strong so dig in and keep going

Good luck Patrick, I'll keep an eye out - dig deep!

Good luck to all! I'll wait for the stampede.......

This time I do feel like the fox god knows what dunmail is going to look like it was bad with 3 attempts best use both lanes

What schedules are you all on?

Me 23 but not too bothered if I slip a little bit each leg. I am advancing the start by 15 minutes to reduce the crowding a bit. Could be busy at midnight!

Good luck Patrick and all runners

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Good luck Patrick and all runners

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And from me. Forecast looks "interesting" for tonight. Stay safe y'all

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Good luck Patrick and all runners

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And from me. Forecast looks "interesting" for tonight. Stay safe y'all

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"interesting"

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That's one word

Vespa - can't reply to your message as you inbox is full.

I don't have any means to get a tracker to you from south lakes for your start. If you have a pacer or someone heading from Newby Bridge area to Keswick for your start at 10.30 let us know.

Greg Brock and Rick Jenner seem to have their tracker on with 58% battery. Will the battery last?

Umm thats interesting.. well spotted Bobster.. they have a trial tracker bit different to the normal ones we use. Our usual trackers do only use about 50% of the battery on a BG so normally I'd not worry, but with this device. Worse case I'll change the interval to make it last.

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BG's on this weekend.

Joe Williams http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/bg2015.cfm?n=22 starting 1am on Saturday morning
Patrick Barry http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/bg2015.cfm?n=34 starting Midnight running Saturday
Tom Middlemiss http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/bg2015.cfm?n=35 starting Midnight running Saturday
Duncan Hill http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/bg2015.cfm?n=36 starting Midnight running Saturday
Bridget Collier http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/bg2015.cfm?n=37 starting Midnight running Saturday
Lee Tait http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/bg2015.cfm?n=39 starting 10pm Friday
Mark Turner http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/bg2015.cfm?n=43 starting 10pm Friday
Greg Brock & Rick Jenner http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/bg2015.cfm?n=45 starting Midnight running Saturday

Bit busy at midnight?

First time ever I've had to turn a few last minute requests away. If you need a tracker really need at least a weeks notice if not more, and they are for 4 day hires only. If you want a tracker just in case the weather clears in the next 4 weeks.. then really need to cough up.

In other news Mark Dalton is running the Cambrian Way starting on Tuesday
http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/dalton15.cfm and

Alister Foy is running a 117 mile Devon C2C
https://www.facebook.com/DevonCoastToCoastRun /
http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/devonc2c.cfm
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Devo...t-to-Coast_Run

Our tracking partners http://racetracker.no/ are using our new portal for an ultra run in Norway - gives you a flavour of some of the things we are doing for events in the future http://live.racetracker.no/rt15hornindal/ starts on Saturday morning (and why we are short of trackers!)

No worries
James

PS Vespa - couldn't reply to your message as you inbox is full

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A rather more sedate start than James email suggests.....I start the Cambrian Way (for 12 days) on Friday 10th July rather than Tuesday...2 days at the test match cricket in Cardiff b4 the delights of the Welsh hills await :-)

Surely not! Thunder, lightning and absolutely torrential rain through the night and into this morning. Logistics make delay difficult, but last 9 hrs have been atrocious up here. Hope all are safe.

A tough morning out there. Lee Tait looking most likely to carry on and get round. As Swiss Toni has said before "some days just aren't Bob Graham days"

Joe Williams is still on course. Morgan reporting some mix-up or other with tracker #oldschoolBG

Yep Joe Williams still out there.. he was carrying a 2nd tracker for us to test.. that one is still going the primary one is back in Keswick.

http://maps.opentracking.co.uk/bg2015.cfm?n=44

I've just got back from supporting Geoff Cox on on his JNC. Weather was pretty ropey overnight, certainly on the Eastern fells. We got to Dunmail around 0900 on the Bob Graham Road Show was in full swing!

On the plus side, the thunderstorm over Kirkstone Pass was pretty spectacular!

What's happening with Pat Barry's tracker....if he set off at midnight his tracker has jumped ahead somehow as it's showing wasdale at 16:36 but it's only 10:31 now....am I missing something?

He set off midnight Friday night Saturday morning

Pat Barry's tracker stopped just before Honister @ 22:24.. his ETA at Honister was 19:35.. one could speculate he pulled but as every I'm reluctant do so as sometimes the tracker gets left behind..

Well the 'interesting' forecast was correct! Storms through the night, total clag on all of leg 3 but a fantastic legs 4&5. Hope everyone else had a successful round 👍🏻

Pat stopped after completing leg 4, at ca 10:30. He was going great over the first part of leg 4, climbing really well, but then some knee pain started to take its toll on the steeper descents. On another day he'll cruise round for sure.

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Pat stopped after completing leg 4, at ca 10:30. He was going great over the first part of leg 4, climbing really well, but then some knee pain started to take its toll on the steeper descents. On another day he'll cruise round for sure.

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That's a shame to hear. It's been interesting hearing about his training and preparations-was really hoping he would get round. The weather sounded quite grim-can't have been easy on the early legs. I trust he will bounce back and attack again. Hope the knee gets better.

That was some adventure, fantastic first leg in good conditions. Bit crowded with three groups starting at the same time and staying pretty much together until Great Calva when everybody went different ways (us the fence line) to all pretty much came together at Blencathra. Once again we took Doddick while everybody else took Halls, very little in it. Leaving Blencathra the wind was starting to build up. Good climb up Clough Head but then the full force of the wind hit us. Brutal stuff, lots of minor nav mistakes with the wind and poor visibility it was so easy to loose the trods. It was so mentally exhausting trying to keep pushing in those conditions. 5 hrs for that leg and the following morning my Leg 3 pacer was telling me I was ashen faced when I got to Dunmail. It is actually 3 that I am most disappointed with, GeoffB took over nav and done an excellent job in very poor visibility. I think I was very tired after 2 and could not take advantage of the easier sections to keep to the schedule. 7:30 to Wasdale and 24 hrs was looking unlikely but I still wanted to finish. Lucy done a fanatic effort on 4 and she had me believing that it was still possible. We had a excellent, inside schedule, leg to Kirk Fell. I though something like a 24:30 was possible, but the pain killers for a knee injury since the Langdales were starting to have less effect and I lost so much time on the descent of Piller, Kirk Fell and Great Gable. I could have carried on from Honister but the though of the Robinson descent and the 10 Km on the road was too much.
While it was not a success, it was still an amazing experience.
Thank you does not even come close to what I have to say about my Pennine Club members for the work/hassling/encouragement they done through out that day.

Well done Pat for a great effort and an honest write-up

I met a group of three late Saturday afternoon heading towards Haycock (mistaking it for Steeple). They were on a BG round apparently. Any ideas who they were, I got the impression they were not British. They looked to be going well, but annoyed by their mistake!

Tremendous effort from Pat after some 'interesting' conditions overnight - great strength of character to keep going as long as he did. (Wish I'd been on Leg 4 - the weather was fantastic from Wasdale onwards!!)

We bumped into some Dutch guys a couple of times on Leg 3, so that was probably who you saw near Haycock. They seemed pretty laid back - never in much a rush. That must've been the drugs I suppose.

Yes good effort Pat.

GeoffB, I am sure natural adrenalin is the only drug needed, one of Pennine's cloggier members may have words with you about national stereotypes.

Cloggier - ace

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GeoffB, I am sure natural adrenalin is the only drug needed, one of Pennine's cloggier members may have words with you about national stereotypes.

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Oops, yes, sorry about that.

Leg 4 was lovely as far as visibity was concerned but it was extreemly windy. Mark took a few photos, like to get a look at them.

I'm sure that "cloggier" type of whom you speak would take it in his stride. He might even agree with you :-)

Hi All, I'm a bit of a Forum newbie but thought i'd just say hello after a successful BGR at the weekend.

Rick and I started at midnight on Friday night. A lovely run across Section 1 with loads of other groups. Section 2 was a different story: Grim weather, thundery torrential downpours, poor viz and some scary lightning. Unfortunately Rick had to pull out just after Helvellyn. Section 3 was also very claggy and for me was the hardest section. I had some very 'low' moments during section 3, and we lost a fair bit of time. Fortunately I perked up a bit at Wasdale and managed to claw back the time on Section 4 and a fast finish on Section 5 got me in under 24 hours.

We got slightly lost finding Steeple, so we may have been the group that was referred to above as some kind walkers pointed us in the right direction (although we are not Dutch!). No excuse really, just not really paying attention after Red Pike and drifted off the correct line.

The main thing was that we got back to Moot Hall in 23:18. Awesome.

Thanks to this Forum for all the useful information I have gleaned during the BGR planning. And obviously to the amazing support team out on the hills that I couldn't have done it without.

Cheers,
Greg

Good to hear you made it, and our directions to Steeple helped. If you had gone all the way up Haycock it would have been a very close call. We were supporting Geoff Cox on his successful Joss Naylor Challenge. It was me who interrogated you and turned you around! I thought it was odd the way you had come and where you were heading!

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Good to hear you made it, and our directions to Steeple helped. If you had gone all the way up Haycock it would have been a very close call. We were supporting Geoff Cox on his successful Joss Naylor Challenge. It was me who interrogated you and turned you around! I thought it was odd the way you had come and where you were heading!

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Thanks Tom. I'm hoping we would have noticed our error before we got to haycock but thanks for pointing us in the right direction.