Edale Skyline Fell Race

[Swoop]

From the Kinder Mountain Rescue site:

Kinder Mountain Rescue Team Callouts

18-Mar-2007 Whilst covering the Edale skyline fell race, an Edale MRT member accumulated 6 runners in various stages of exhaustion/hypothermia at Edale Rocks. Kinder MRT provided our two team landrovers to evacuate the runners down to Hayfield and then back to Edale.

18-Mar-2007 Whilst returning from Edale (callout 6), the team landrovers came across a pickup that had rolled on the Rushup Edge Road, having lost traction on the slippery surface. The occupants were virtually unharmed and just needed some shelter and basic assistance.

[Stagger]

Huge thanks to the organisers and marshalls on a wild day.

Enjoyed it in a sort of way.

If any of the Pudsey lads that helped me and Aly after our car accident read this many, many thanks for your help and support. We really appreciated it and the many people who stopped to check we were ok - Ron, Sally etc.

Beers are on us after Paddy's Pole.

Cheers, Ali

I hope you were both OK Ali after the accident?

[crowhill]

Got to the Mam Nick road crossing at exactly the same time as last year and finished 25 minutes later than last year's time! Lost the plot over Brown Knoll when I bonked spectacularly and was reduced to walking for long sections, being overtaken by runner after runner after runner. Thanks to the marshalls for their heroic efforts and special thanks to the marshall who saw me wobbling all over the place and gave me a large swig of his lucozade, which was like a shot of adrenaline at the time. Wandering over Brown Knoll, full of cramp and with runners overtaking me every minute was a very dark place to be. But after a hot bath, a plate of spicy chicken and then a bowl of proper rice pudding (with skin on it) it all suddenly seemed like good fun.
Next year perhaps?

[Slippery Stones]

Those conditions were HORRID

Many MANY thanks to all involved in organizing and Marshalling the event yesterday

nearly had a bad moment whilst hitting the wall on the way to the noe stool, good job i had a gel left in my bumbag else i think i would have been in deep s**t. just enough energy to get me to the last checkpoint, then a drunken stagger down to the finish

should have taken a bit more food with me (you were right on this one ian) or worn my jacket more

will be back next year..... only if the weathers better

[theNoor]

shame my kids gave all the jelly babies to the runners in front of me

MH

Were your kids on the road before the Lose Hill climb? I took a load of JBs off a little lad before setting off up the hill!

Thanks to the spectator at Jacob's Ladder who helped me put my gloves back on. My hands were cold and felt 'rock hard'. My gloves had slipped off up Brown Knoll and I was getting very scared as I couldn't feel anything at all in my hands. Ta.

[Phil Winskill]

Did Phil W keep his hat on to hide his hair cut. I hope not. Will you wear it to work tomorrow Phil?
http://www.dpfr.org.uk/album/2007/Sk...ikon%20211.php

All shaved off now. Had to do it myself, as Helen was out. Think I got most of the Moh' off. It was a rather poor attempt I thought. Next time I will grow my hair for a while first.

Legs feel like lead today; everthing is an effort. My fat work colleagues asked what I did at the weekend, all I said was I went for a run. It wasn't worth explaining why I felt the need to run a 21 mile race in the hills in those conditions - ahh the mind of a non-runner, it's so simple.

[Mountain Hare]

Were your kids on the road before the Lose Hill climb? I took a load of JBs off a little lad before setting off up the hill!

Yes, that was Little Tom Hare! - he did say that one greedy man took a big handful

To be honest I was feeling pretty sick for most of the first half and would probably have thrown up if I'd have eaten anything before Mam Nick.

MH

[this is my real name]

What an experience!
Got to the Mam Tor checkpoint with plenty of time to spare to get to Mam Nick. Then 3 things happened. First, the wind blew the contact lens out of my right eye. Second, as I was standing around in a dazed state wondering how the hell that had happened, the wind literally lifted me off my feet and threw me on my arse. Third, as I landed on my arse I got agonising cramp in my left calf. Many, many thanks to the two marshalls who helped me sort my cramp out and get me to my feet. Unfortunately, it didn't stop me being timed out by two minutes.
I was pretty gutted at the time but in hindsight it was probably a blessing. Slogging it up to brown knoll with cramp and only being able to see with one eye would have landed me in big trouble I think.
Can't echo enough what everyone's said about the organisers and marshalls. What a fantastic job. Was i hallucinating or was there a young child (can't have been more than 8 or 9) helping out at the top of Lose Hill? And looking like they were enjoying it!
The bean stew at the end was spot on. So a thanks to Wilfs as well.
I'll be back next year.

[BigO]

I also benefitted from little Tom Hare's generosity at the bottom of lose hill and a little lady hare at the end - well timed JB stop as the drag up lose hill was horrendous!! Thunder, snow and gails??? Can't believe i enjoyed it!! Thanks to all involved!

[The Joker]

I've lost my virginity and loved it.

Despite the weather, I felt very safe all the way round. Loads of helpful marshals (they've got to be a tough lot) with MRT clearly visible, and plenty of escape routes.

Clearly superb, professional organisation throughout the day. Full points to Dark Peak, Marshals, MRT and everyone else involved.

Wilf's stew, and cake, at end was a godsend. I may have even run a bit quicker had I known it was there.

The Joker

Let's just hope that no one was in that portaloo when it fell over .