Heptonstall Fell Race

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Message from Jedi Master...
We the technobots of Heptonstall have created an impressive and rather official looking Facebook page for the race http://www.facebook.com/Heptonstallfellrace This is the best place to keep up to date with news or information relating to recces we are planning in the coming months. Simply follow the FB page by 'liking' and let your club mates know about it if they are interested in doing the race

20 plus signed up so far (Recce-Soup-Pudding Sunday 23rd December) anyone else up for it?

[joeyd]

We're taking the children to a panto on the 23rd, so I won't be recceign on the 23rd. I'm fairly confident there'll be another opportunity to have a run round the route before race day though. I shall not make the mistake of going out with the group led by the Jedi Master this time though. They are very appropriately called the fast group. I had definitely suffered a burst of adrenalin in deciding to head out with them! :wink:

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11 of us had run out today without getting wet (except for the new, knee-deep wade across Hebden Water)
Thanks to Alfa Scud and his Trawden AC club mates for popping over t'hill to Yorkshire

[joeyd]

I hear you did some acrobatics for the amusement of the other runners Trig. Is this true or merely heresay? (heresy??)

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I hear you did some acrobatics for the amusement of the other runners Trig. Is this true or merely heresay? (heresy??)

Painful memories Joey...the gamekeeper had laid some duck-boards over the bogs around the Trig on Standing Stone Hill; failing to spot that one of these boards was tilting slightly to the right and covered in a thin layer ice, I confidently strode onto the death trap. Instead of leading our merry band down the glorious descent from the Trig to Blake Dene, I found myself looking at my feet rotating sideways from under me, and parallel with my face. My face was then confronted by a close up of frozen peat, thankfully my face broke the surface ice for a soft landing, but my knee caught the edge of the boarding. Must admit it smarted a bit, but it was mainly injured pride. Once the laughter died down (thanks guys) I soldiered on with slight limp to complete the 15 miles and 3200 feet in just over 3 hours. Moral of the story, stay off slippy duck baords and don't worry about getting your X-tallons dirty!

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Handed out a few flyers at today's Stanbury Splash - great to see so many of our forumite friends in the pub all looking forward to March 17th. Dave and Eileen certainly know how to organise a fell race; not just the run itself, but the buzz, fun, top class field, and spirit of the sport. Gives us something to aim for.
It seems there's some demand for another recce, for those who are new to the route and a social training run for everyone else. Was thinking of Sunday 3rd of March - how does that sound???

[Splatcher]

It seems there's some demand for another recce, for those who are new to the route and a social training run for everyone else. Was thinking of Sunday 3rd of March - how does that sound???

I've put it my diary provisionally, Trig, until a decision's made, but I'm up for it. I'll be taking it easy though as it's only 6 days before the Wuthering Hike.

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I've put it my diary provisionally, Trig, until a decision's made, but I'm up for it. I'll be taking it easy though as it's only 6 days before the Wuthering Hike.

Marevelous - in the meantime I can recommned a trip up here for some of the best white running in a long time.....all this week....

[Splatcher]

Marevelous - in the meantime I can recommned a trip up here for some of the best white running in a long time.....all this week....

Where do you think I was yesterday? Mind you, there was more snow in Weaverham than Mytholmroyd.

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Where do you think I was yesterday? Mind you, there was more snow in Weaverham than Mytholmroyd.

Ha ha - the Hebden! Of course! gutted I missed it. Did go round half of the Mag7 to make up for it later.
Was nt it teh 4Villages in Helsby - how did the snow effect it?
BTW - heavy snow falling in Heptonstall now....