Calderdale Way Relay

The entry form is up on the Halifax Harriers website.
http://www.halifaxharriers.co.uk/CWRv3.htm

I hope this helps our fell clubs avoid disapointment.

Everyone will need a copy of the Calderdale Way Guide book.

Cheers Pike
Its also marked on the OL21 South Pennines.

Any chance of and Alty team Swoop?

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Originally Posted by Stagger

Its also marked on the OL21 South Pennines.

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That's right, and you'll need the OL288 Bradford and Huddersfield map too to cover the whole route. However, there are discrepancies between these latest OS maps, and the 1997 guide book, and you need to follow the guide book to avoid penalty / disqualification.

Amazon links for maps: OL21 | OL288

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Any chance of an Alty team Swoop?

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Unlikely but I'll ask around.

which teams are entered so far

Hot off the press, new for 2007:

Leg 2:
You must walk through the riding stables. A marshal will be here taking numbers and any team seen running through here will be given a 5 minute time penalty.

Leg 6:
From Southowram, go down West Lane and Change Lane as normal, but do not follow the signposted Calderdale Way halfway down Change Lane (which goes left through the fields at Exley) but keep on the road all the way down past the school on your left to the junction. Turn left into Backhold Lane, then first right down Exley Bank (steep cobbled road) to the main road. Then continue as before, i.e. cross Jubilee Road, then go right through gap in the wall, etc.

From Halifax Harriers...

Almost 70 entries have now been registered for the

Calderdale Way Relay 2007.

100 teams is the absolute limit - without exception.

In order to avoid disappointment, check with your secretary / team leader to ensure your club has been entered.

Team leaders have been sent an information pack along with entry confirmation, containing explicit instructions regarding rules, kit requirements, leg cut offs and route changes, etc.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ALL GET A COPY OF THESE FROM HIM/HER.

After complaints from locals and land owners, there are some very drastic route changes this year, especially towards the end of leg 6 where the route will leave the Calderdale Way for a large section after Southowram.

These are highlighted in the information pack sent to team leaders and will also be posted on the website at www.halifaxharriers.co.uk.

Have a great day out with Halifax Harriers

Does anyone have working links to marked-up maps for each leg?

Last year the Horwich site had excellent maps but the links no longer work.

we had to walk through the stables last year on leg 2

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Originally Posted by Brummy John

Does anyone have working links to marked-up maps for each leg?

Last year the Horwich site had excellent maps but the links no longer work.

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I'll see what I can do.

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Originally Posted by Pike

Hot off the press, new for 2007:
Leg 2:
You must walk through the riding stables. A marshal will be here taking numbers and any team seen running through here will be given a 5 minute time penalty.

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I suppose the race walking rules might come in useful then?


"Race walking is a progression of steps so taken that the walker makes contact with the ground so that no visible (to the human eye) loss of contact occurs. The advancing leg must be straightened (ie not bent at the knee) from the moment of first contact with the ground until in the vertical position"
Translated, this means that contact must be maintained at all times (the difference between walking and running).

There was a similar situation at the World Masters event in Switzerland in 2006. A footbridge was subject to a similar walking only rule - a similar length too to the stables on leg 2.

They did make you walk over the bridge, at a normal walking pace so 'race walking' wouldn't have been allowed. I suggest if the rule says you walk then you should walk.

Overview | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Leg 5 | Leg 6

Be careful with those Pike maps!!!

you know what happened last year!

don't say you weren't warned!

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There was a similar situation at the World Masters event in Switzerland in 2006. A footbridge was subject to a similar walking only rule - a similar length too to the stables on leg 2.

They did make you walk over the bridge, at a normal walking pace so 'race walking' wouldn't have been allowed. I suggest if the rule says you walk then you should walk.

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Thanks Chris, if I ever go to the World Masters in Switzerland I'll bear that in mind. :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Pike

Overview | Leg 1 | Leg 2 | Leg 3 | Leg 4 | Leg 5 | Leg 6

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Thanks Pike, you are a star!

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Thanks Chris, if I ever go to the World Masters in Switzerland I'll bear that in mind. :rolleyes:

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Don't be such an ignorant oaf, Stan. I made an observation which related to the requirement to walk through the stables on leg two of the relay.

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Don't be such an ignorant oaf, Stan. I made an observation which related to the requirement to walk through the stables on leg two of the relay.

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Thanks Chris - the first post was only a joke!:p
I suggest u lighten up.

List of entrants below. Good luck to Stainland Lions on filling 7 teams...

1 Halifax Harriers AC
2 Halifax Harriers AC
3 Halifax Harriers AC
4 Keighley & Craven "A"
5 Keighley & Craven "B"
6 Keighley & Craven "C"
7 Keighley & Craven Ladies
8 Todmorden Harriers "1"
9 Todmorden Harriers "2"
10 Todmorden Harriers "3" vets
11 Todmorden Harriers "4" ladies
12 Todmorden Harriers "5" Mixed
13 Preston Harriers "A"
14 Preston Harriers "B"
15 Matlock AC
16 Stainland Lions
17 Stainland Lions
18 Stainland Lions
19 Stainland Lions
20 Stainland Lions
21 Stainland Lions
22 Stainland Lions
23 Tring RC
24 Heptonstall Hurriers
25 Penistone Footpath Runners
26 Clayton Le Moors "X"
27 Pennine Fell Runners "A"
28 Pennine Fell Runners Ladies
29 Rossendale Harriers "A"
30 Rossendale Harriers "B"
31 Rossendale Harriers Vets
32 Rossendale Harriers Ladies
33 Rossendale Harr C [Mixed?]
34 Dewsbury "A"
35 Dewsbury "B"
36 Clayton Le Moors "A"
37 Clayton Le Moors "B"
38 Clayton Le Moors "Vets A"
39 Clayton Le Moors "Vets B"
40 Clayton Le Moors Ladies
41 Clayton Le Moors Mixed
42 Fellandale "A"
43 Horwich "A"
44 Horwich Vets
45 Horwich Ladies
46 Holmfirth Harriers "A"
47 Holmfirth Harriers Ladies
48 Holmfirth Harriers Vets
49 Holmfirth Harriers Mixed
50 Calder Valley "A"
51 Calder Valley "B"
52 Calder Valley Ladies
53 Calder Valley Vets
54 York Acorn "A"
55 Salford "A"
56 Wakefield Harriers
57 Elvet Striders "A"
58 Elvet Striders "B"
59 Middleton Harriers
60 Middleton Harriers Ladies
61 Spenborough AC "A"
62 Glossopdale Harriers
63 Marshall Milton Keynes
64 Ilkley Harriers "A"
65 Ilkley Harriers Ladies
66 Ilkley Harriers Vets
67 Bowland Fell Runners "A"
68 Bowland Fell Runners "B"
69 Bowland Fell Runners Vets
70 Pudsey & Bramley "A"
71 Pudsey & Bramley Mixed
72 W.Y. LDWA
73 Dark Peak "A"
74 Dark Peak "B"
75 Dark Peak Ladies
76 Dark Peak Vets
77 Radcliffe AC mixed
78 Salford AC Mixed
79 Skipton AC "A"
80 Skipton AC "B"
81 Dallam Mixed
82 Dallam Vets
83 Helm Hill "A"
84 Bingley Harriers "A"
85 Bingley Harriers "B"
86 Bingley Harriers "C"
87 Bingley Harriers Ladies "A"
88 Bingley Harriers Ladies "B"
89 Rochdale Harriers Mixed
90 Calderdale Physio's
91 Brighouse High School
92 Holme Pierre Pont RC Mixed
93 Retford AC Mixed
94 West Yorks LDWA "B"
95 Marshall Milton Keynes "B"
96 Denby Dale "A"
97 Denby Dale "B" Mix
98 St.Bedes AC "A"
99 St.Bedes AC "B" Mix
100 Harrogate Harriers AC

Should be between Bingley and Stainland then.
They both rested last wekend!:D

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List of entrants below. Good luck to Stainland Lions on filling 7 teams...

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Filling them is no problem Pike, but I ran a fell grand prix for Stainland and only 5 people completed the 5 out of a possible 12 races to qualify.
Like Swoop point out we could not raise a team for the relay's and Mrs Stagger and myself would have been one third of it.

I think 7 is too many and would support a limit per club even though it my club with 7.

May be all runners should have completed 2 fell races in the year before they can run in the event.

Also maybe for every team entered by a club a marshall should be sent to Hx Harriers to help out in the day. No marshall and the team can't run.

Well thats mine moan over for tonight.

Stagger, not sure how this could be policed in terms of other big events but a great idea

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Filling them is no problem

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Glad to hear it, given your £336 outlay on entries!

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We could not raise a team for the relay's and Mrs Stagger and myself would have been one third of it.

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Well you only need Mrs Stagger, yourself, and 82 other injury free athletes for this one! My guess is that there will be fewer parking problems this year.

You may want to contact "The Master", who I know would like a team.

Good ideas regarding the club limits and marshalls; I think Halifax Harriers already have a lot of volunteer helpers from outside the club, but it's still a massive undertaking I'm sure.

Team 24 - Heptonstall Hurriers
Can't visualise anyone 'hurrying' round the CWR!

Never under estimate the power of team 55!

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Originally Posted by Pike

Glad to hear it, given your £336 outlay on entries!

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The club pays the entry fee Pike, which I feel is one of the reasons our members all want to turn out.

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Originally Posted by Roadrunner

Never under estimate the power of team 55!

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Do you think they will all run in the right direction this year ;) ?

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Do you think they will all run in the right direction this year ;) ?

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...and will Chaddy the Owl be putting in an appearance again? :D

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Do you think they will all run in the right direction this year ;) ?

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Last year my leg went to plan directionally. Just had Chaddy the Owl to replace the other runner who pulled out that morning.
Looking for a good team this year!

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Just had Chaddy the Owl to replace the other runner who pulled out that morning.

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Thought I was selected on merit! And I was looking forward to another outing for my fell club. :(

Perhaps I can run a few legs for Stainland Lions? ;)

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Perhaps I can run a few legs for Stainland Lions? ;)

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You will have to perform better than you did on leg 4 last year Chaddy.:p

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Thought I was selected on merit! And I was looking forward to another outing for my fell club. :(

Perhaps I can run a few legs for Stainland Lions? ;)

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You can have a run out for your fell club, but not leg 4.

Does anyone know if the descent from Stoodley Pike will be flagged or can we go either way down?

Last year many teams followed the same route as was flagged the year before and lost time as a result, apparently the route wasn't compulsory last year.

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Does anyone know if the descent from Stoodley Pike will be flagged or can we go either way down?

Last year many teams followed the same route as was flagged the year before and lost time as a result, apparently the route wasn't compulsory last year.

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I don't know.

What is that in your avatar?

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Does anyone know if the descent from Stoodley Pike will be flagged or can we go either way down?

Last year many teams followed the same route as was flagged the year before and lost time as a result, apparently the route wasn't compulsory last year.

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Stoodley Pike is not on the Calderdale Way as you correctly point out. However, we have always included this detour as the monument is a Calderdale landmark and appears on our race logo. For the past few years, one of the descent paths has been protected by English Heritage and so an alternative one has been flagged. This year we were not requested to do this, so runners had a route choice to London Road. It was not mentioned that it would be flagged in the instructions sent to team captains this year. The marshal at Stoodley was telling runners which initial path to take from the Pike.

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Again this year it is not mentioned that the route will be flagged, therefore I suggest you make your own way down, Boghobbit.

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What is that in your avatar?

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Grianan of Aileach

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Grianan of Aileach

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Now you are being swilly.

Anyone know why leg 6 is changed? About 3/4 mile must have been knocked off at the end, plus a bit of country exchanged for some steep downhill road. The steps were a bit slippy, and perhaps there was confusion about which way to drop down to the A629, but can't believe they would be the reasons.

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Anyone know why leg 6 is changed?

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Appease local land owners and help secure the future of the event.

Any predictions on the results?

Here we go.

Mens:- Bingley or Dark Peak
Ladies:- Bingley
Mixed:- Salford or Stainland

Is RR team captain for Salford mixed?

PS I see there are 120 teams this year instead of the usual 100.