Ribble Way Challenge

A bit of a promotion for a local fund raiser

RIBBLE WAY CHALLENGE 2009

100km – 30 hours

Are you tough enough to meet the challenge?



Every now and then you get the chance to achieve something fantastic. This is a 100km trek for teams of four to complete in under 30 hours.

Yes, it’s a challenge.

Yes, it’s a chance to get fit.

Yes, it’s a chance to make new friends.

Yes, it’s a great way to raise money for Sue Ryder Care.



The route follows the Ribble Way starting at the Ribblehead Viaduct and finishing in Preston.

The entry fee is £100 per team. Each team must have four walkers and at least two support crew.

Interested?

01772 698145 or e-mail [email protected]

date?

What is the Ribble Way Challenge?
It is 100km trek for teams of four over 30 hours in tough
conditions. The route follows the Ribble Way, starting at the
Ribblehead viaduct on the edge of the Yorkshie Dales and
finishing in Preston, Lancashire.
Teams of four walkers or runners complete the route,
checking in at 10 checkpoints along the way. Each team must
have a support crew who can meet them at checkpoints to
provide them with food, changes of clothes, water and
general encouragement. Each support crew must comprise at
least two people.
When is it?
The 2009 Ribble Way Challenge takes place on 20th and 21st
June.
Teams will be given a starting time slot between 6.30am and
8.30am on 20th June and have til tea-time on 21st June to
complete the challenge.
How do I enter?
First gather together some friends to make your team:
�� 4 people who are up for the challenge of walking the
route
�� at least 2 people as the support crew
Next you need to decide on a Team Leader, this will be the
person who coordinates your training and your fundraising
activity in the lead up to the event.
You also need to decide on a team name – something to use
when you’re fundraising as well as an emblem for your group!
Once you’ve made all these decisions simply complete the
form opposite and send it to us with your team entry fee of
£100.
When we receive your entry form and fee we will send you a
welcome pack with lots of information to get you started with
training and fundraising.

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Originally Posted by Donkarlo

...we will send you a
welcome pack with lots of information to get you started with
training and fundraising.

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Think they should raise a few funds at £100 a team.... :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by Donkarlo

When is it?
The 2009 Ribble Way Challenge takes place on 20th and 21st
June.

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ah, so just the busiest BG weekend of the year then!

Definitely,

I know there are a few LDWA fans on here who may be interested though.

Not too sure why it needs 30 hours either !!!

I guess the whole point is to raise money for a charity.
You don't need the full time to complete the Calderdale Hike either- most running it for the Ultra series were a long way inside their time- but the walkers who organised it, marshalled it and provided the food etc took longer at a more leisurely pace.
If we get a 6.30am start could we be in the pub on Sat eve?

I am doing it with 3 friends and hope to have a great day out.

Sue Ryder Care is one of our members for the charity i work for...

Sounds interesting. You don't have to walk then?

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Originally Posted by Donkarlo

A bit of a promotion for a local fund raiser

RIBBLE WAY CHALLENGE 2009

The route follows the Ribble Way starting at the Ribblehead Viaduct and finishing in Preston.

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Surely you would get more entries if you Start in Preston and finish at the viaduct:rolleyes::D

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Originally Posted by Fellhound

Think they should raise a few funds at £100 a team.... :rolleyes:

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Possibly raise even more if individuals could enter. It's one of those routes I've had in mind to have a go at sometime (I used to live in Preston) but haven't quite got 'round to. I'd have had a go at this if I could just do it on my own (minimum fuss, etc.).

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Originally Posted by Pilgrim

Possibly raise even more if individuals could enter. It's one of those routes I've had in mind to have a go at sometime (I used to live in Preston) but haven't quite got 'round to. I'd have had a go at this if I could just do it on my own (minimum fuss, etc.).

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What is the terrain like? Obviously it will be mixed but on the whole what is it like.......could i cycle it for example?

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Originally Posted by Al Fowler

What is the terrain like? Obviously it will be mixed but on the whole what is it like.......could i cycle it for example?

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No idea... but all flat/downhill.:p

Haven't got the route yet Al but having spoken to Roy and Jim it is flattish, downhill with a few undulations but no big climbs. We need a support vehicle ( for the rules) so it must cross roads
I hope that most is on footpaths- had enough of hard tracks and tarmac at Calderdale. If I find most is on roads I will be disappointed- surely not- if only for safety / traffic reasons

Will let you know when I know more

Good amount on grass, some tarmac and stone track. Couple of miles on road around Sawley and towards the finish. Due to the fact that we are supported ( I can do it now), depending where the check points are, thinking of taking road shoes for tarmac sections. Planning on 2 30mile recces hopefully. Talking to Jim and Roy on Tuesday and thought sub 15 is do-able.

The route does wander away from the river at many points, so that is where the undulations come in. I have reccied the final 8 or so miles from ribchester where the route comes away from the river and there are many little up and downy bits. Also, and I think this will be one of the main factors to slow people down and p**s them off, will be the number of styles and gates to pass through.
In the reccie I mentioned above there are a few to find which are tucked away hidden by hedgegrowth.
I hope our team get there before dark or its a decent moonlit night.
Could be more time lost.
:cool:

after further study of the maps there really does not seem to be too much running on the road at all.
a couple of miles at gisburn, a couple more south of clitheroe, a mile at ribchester, a further mile round the back of grimsargh (just before red scar woods) but then when you continue from the tickled trout at preston it is mostly on hard track/road to the docks where I am hoping thats the finish.
ps. does anyone know the exact start and finish.
cheers :p

Have been checking the maps Jim- does it follow the R Way as marked 100%
Looks like a short steep nasty climb up the road fro Hothersall Lodge!
I've got newish 1:25000 for al but the first section
When you get the checkpoint grid refs let us know

yes, it is a little steep bit but only a couple of minutes walking as I have done it on my way home from work.
(thankfully we will not have to do the "river crossing" I had to do to get there)
jim

Has anyone recieved the final information for the ribble way challenge yet.
ie checkpoints, start times, parking ets.
Our team has recieved nothing of the type.
jim

Jim,

Mandy who is organising the event has been off work sick fo the last week, she did a fundraising event herself and ran 10 marathons in 10 days, I believe she has loosened some cartledge in her foot so has been off sick for the last week. She is meant to be back in today so I'm sure the information will be coming out soon.:) Good luck by the way;)

Now we have the info.
10 checkpoints roughly 10km apart.
start time 7am.
We are good for go !
jim

Good luck Jim hope you have a good day, what time you aiming for ?

hoping for around 13 or 14 hours.
more than 15 hours would be a bad showing, less than 12 hours would be a good achievement for us. (As I am the slowest in our group)
You know what its like, anything over a few hours is hard work whatever the pace.
cheers jim