UKA British Fell & Hill Relays

[Castigatio]

Scott, you've gone very quiet.

Were you asked?

That is one of the most ball bouncingly humorous comments I have ever read on this 'ere forum.

Wharfedale has its very own poach-meister - David Hird. I would imagine every fellrunner has been approached over the past 15 years to join your hallowed club.

I am still laughing now.

[Stagger]

Heard a rumor its Kettlewell next year?

I think I have heard or seen it in print that the Great Yorkshire club BINGLEY are the hosts for next year.
Its as central as you'll get in fell running terms.

[GeoffB]

Sounds good. If it is that's central so hows about a Saturday relays.....that way we can aid the local economy and drink some beer...

As it is it s a late return Sunday so we go to work shattered, I'd rather drive up late Friday/Saturday morning, run, then beer, then drive home Sunday....

As it was even on the Sunday a fair few did 1 day dashes from the midlands and back in one day..

It's not a rumour - it definitely is Kettlewell, courtesy of Bingley. Also, I think it is on Saturday, but not 100% about that.

[Swoop]

Saturday 15th October
http://www.fellrunner.org.uk/races.p...11&p=2&p=1&p=3
Unfortunately same day as National Road Relays at Sutton Park
Pity one of them can't be moved a week

[scott baistow 93]

Scott, you've gone very quiet.

Were you asked?

Sorry for my ignorance, who has he poached ??

[dylan]

TTT weekend will give you a good idea of terrain and hospitality of the area.

[freakazoid]

Saturday 15th October
http://www.fellrunner.org.uk/races.p...11&p=2&p=1&p=3
Unfortunately same day as National Road Relays at Sutton Park
Pity one of them can't be moved a week

It is a shame these always clash or nearly clash. I would like to do both. The powers that be obviously don't think there is much crossover.

[dylan]

just look how congested the racing calendar is,
its very difficult finding the perfect slot.
road/xc/fell/cyclocross,
sadly you will never please everybody.

[Rudolph Hooker]

Does anyone have a copy of the Nav leg they can put up?

I just wonder as someone who would have done it had I been able to run and I reccied in the Summer and ran the Lomonds of Fife race so am interested to see if my prep would have stood me in good stead.

Can't give you a scan of the map for obvious reasons, but the GRs were as follows:-

1. 22841 07558 Monument
2. 22138 06046 Fence Jn
3. 19733 06634 W. Lomond summit
4. 19481 07009 Top of track
5. 18968 07078 Bonnet Stane
6. 22186 06889 Knoll

NB These GRs are from my QUO 2 S/W and may not be exactly spot on.

Amazingly, the map we were given had neither control descriptions (we only received them with our Sportident times after the leg!!) nor any instructions as to what order the controls needed to be visited in.

Obviously most teams did it 1 to 6, but we did spot one V50 team arriving at 5 having missed 4 in the clag and who would have been pretty justified in doing the two controls in the reverse order! However, as both were sporting gentlemen, they reascended the steep hill and did it correctly.

[IainR]

Amazingly, the map we were given had neither control descriptions (we only received them with our Sportident times after the leg!!) nor any instructions as to what order the controls needed to be visited in.

Obviously most teams did it 1 to 6, but we did spot one V50 team arriving at 5 having missed 4 in the clag and who would have been pretty justified in doing the two controls in the reverse order! However, as both were sporting gentlemen, they reascended the steep hill and did it correctly.

I thought this, I'm fairly sure control points have been visited in any order on past nav legs, wasn't that the case at the hayfield Relays...

I checked with Colin Crabtree whilst running out to leg one, you passed leg 6 on the way to 2 so it did seem an option....

I didn't really read pre race instructions so maybe it was clear in them.