Set off hard from the start!!

The race starts at Stoodley Pike

Quote Originally Posted by Travs View Post
I recall hitting 'the wall' last year around 18 miles in. I guess it's the comparative ease of the first half of the race, followed by the climb out of Todmorden, then the climb out of Hebden Brodge, followed by the big down and up after Heptonstall.

Fantastic race and a tactical nightmare. Hoping to get under 6 hours this year. Do I pace myself and hope I'm a lot quicker over the last 7 miles this year? Or do I push the pace a little so I don't find myself too far behind last year's time by the time I get round to Heptonstall? Do I just go for broke again and hope I've improved sufficiently on last year to keep the pace up for longer?

I strongly suspect I won't be attracting the attention of the GB selectors.