Full Tour of Pendle

[southernsoftie]

Just read on the Dark Peak website that due to the changes in the route the race was a bit longer, be interested to know by how much, anyone measure it with their garmin?

Garmin stats:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/19380712

[scott baistow 93]

aye im just wondering as to the winner really

Pete vale was winning by along way to the scout cairn but got lost at mearley clough so it could be any one

[moo]

dominic raby won

[compo]

1st Dominic Raby (Chorley)
2nd Jon Morgan (Dark Peak)
3rd Tom Brunt (Holmfirth)
4th Simon Harding (Macclesfield)
5th Andrew Orr (Clayton) I think....

Ladies:
1st Karen Davison (Dark Peak)
2nd Helen Fines (Calder Valley)

Interesting race - none of us in the "chasing group" realised that Pete had gone wrong going down to checkpoint 9 so we all thought we were running for 2nd. I had a slender lead at the summit (CP 10), Jon caught me on the way down to 11 and then Dom showed a superior turn of speed on the road and passed both of us on the run in. 13 seconds between 1st and 3rd I seem to recall.

[ukhursty]

Looks like our resident ginger ninji hursty has made another photo shoot

Aye, with Kieran in the background. Great plan, stick with the race organiser, for the super sneaky trods hehe

Although that plan went to pot on Pendleton moor, when all my energy evaporated and it felt like I'd taken up running only last week, very weird!

[ukhursty]

Just before that picture was taken, I was nearly forced to retire by way of fatality!!

Coming down Gernanimo, I was nearly at the bottom, then I heard cries of 'WATCH OUT, ROCK!!' only to turn round and see this big rock surging down behind me, to which I just jumped ( Ninja style ) about the last 8 foot to the stream bed, and the rock ended up missing by inches.

[Oven Gloves]

Well worth the 270 mile round trip for me. I really enjoyed the race and finished in 3:47 which I'm pleased with, but with hindsight I reckon I could have knocked 10 minutes off that if I'd been familiar with the route.

Never mind, I'll be back next year

[stevefoster]

Garmin stats:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/19380712

Cheers mate, interesting to see the elevation gain is about right, been using Garmin Connect myself since Motion-Based is no longer available. Don't use my garmin for races but like an accurate measure of climb in training.

[southernsoftie]

Garmin stats:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/19380712

Cheers mate, interesting to see the elevation gain is about right, been using Garmin Connect myself since Motion-Based is no longer available. Don't use my garmin for races but like an accurate measure of climb in training.

You'll notice from this that I took the reservoir path round the lower Ogden reservoir rather than the road. Thinking being it was more level, and softer underfoot. By this stage my balls (of my feet) were really sore, so I thought I'd be quicker. Not too sure how this worked out as I could see a couple of heads bobbing above the wall gradually getting ahead of me (managed to claw a couple of these back once I rejoined the road for the last 200m or so), but I know I was level with the ninja when I snuck off, and ended up a min or so ahead of him at the end.

Word on the elevation: Garmin is notorious for overstating it. SportTracks has it at 4,269ft. Make of that what you will. And why no Garmin in a race? You get a lovely picture at the end of where you've been!

[Stevio]

A few pics from the Tour
www.steve-harling.fotopic.net/c1784279.html