Grin and Bear it

[PlumBum]

First update from IanDP initial results.
I know there are a few more "gliches". We are haveing a debrief tonight. I will grab the registration forms and attempt to put long to long and short to short.
May be a confusion on the form , or us fell runners are thick , but some put down long and did short, and visa versa, which is the explanation for some errors.

Grin and Bear It 2008 ~ Short course - 15 miles
Pos No Surname Forename Time
1 175 UNWIN DARREN 02:08:18
2 160 FINDLAY-ROBINSON RHYS 02:10:58
3 152 BELL JIM 02:11:47
4 155 OATES KEVIN 02:11:51
5 64 CROWSON PHIL 02:12:48
6 167 BRIDGEMAN WILL 02:17:04
7 151 BALLANTINE DICK 02:17:40
8 170 WALKER SHAUN 02:18:00
9 150 DARWIN HOWARD 02:18:32
10 13 HOLMES KEVIN 02:18:51
11 55 HARTLEY MARTIN 02:19:53
12 161 BERESFORD RUSSELL 02:21:07
13 11 DANILO-GARBACKI JAN 02:25:30
14 173 CHARLESWORTH IAN 02:27:13
15 172 HARVEY MARK 02:27:13
16 177 ACROYD ANDREW 02:29:15
17 157 LITTLE GARETH 02:30:56
18 36 KITCHEN WILLY 02:31:38
19 158 BARBER NICHOLAS 02:33:59
20 181 ROWE JOHN 02:34:44
21 178 COLDICOTT IAN 02:34:46
22 83 FIRKIN KEITH 02:35:30
23 141 BAINES RAY 02:37:56
24 147 KENNEDY GARY 02:39:07
25 100 HICKS CHRISTOPHER 02:40:16
26 174 WARREN PAUL 02:40:17
27 90 CONNAUGHTON EOIN 02:43:04
28 148 HORSFALL CHRISTOPHER 02:43:14
29 156 MAHADEVAN KRISHNA 02:43:19
30 169 FIELDS DAVE 02:43:42
31 168 PROUD DUNCAN 02:43:42
32 180 GREEN ANDY 02:44:00
33 164 HOWELLS RICHARD 02:44:54
34 15 GORDON KEITH 02:45:48
35 62 PATEL MANHAR 02:46:12
36 145 ASHFORTH ALAN 02:46:26
37 165 Mc AVOY JOHN 02:50:56
38 179 WHITTINGHAM NICK 02:51:13
39 166 TREZISE JONATHON 02:51:15
40 162 PEARSON JOHN 02:51:36
41 149 DORMAN NIGEL 02:52:00
42 38 PLATTS ANDREW 02:55:00
43 171 MARKHAM GILLY 02:55:02
44 142 BOSTOCK COLIN 02:55:51
45 60 DOUGLAS KEITH 02:58:07
46 119 KENWORTHY STEPHEN 03:02:21
47 66 COCKERTON JANE 03:04:06
48 143 PARKIN GREGORY 03:04:38
49 144 WADE IAN 03:07:16
50 71 TOWNEND DAVID 03:09:14
51 12 HALL DAMIAN 03:09:34
52 92 CLAVIJO J 03:14:36
53 61 GREENWOOD PAUL 03:14:40
54 146 HUTCHESSON GRANT 03:14:43
55 154 FALCONER ANDY 03:17:00
56 176 HALSTEAD SARAH 03:19:08
57 159 FINDLAY-ROBINSON RACHEL 03:23:00
58 80 PORTEOUS COLIN 03:26:21
59 20 HAYTER MATT 03:27:03
60 58 BUNYAN NANCY 03:56:10
61 63 SANDERS TEELA 04:15:00
62 70 TURNER KENNY 04:16:22
63 51 TRAVIS COLIN 04:16:25
64 34 SMITH DAVE 04:17:44
65 140 ORTON PAUL 04:30:47
66 69 GRAVES SARAH 05:09:26
67 139 PRESLY SANDY 05:09:26
68 27 BATTY DAVID 05:17:00
69 28 BURTON STEVEN 05:17:00
70 130 HORSLEY IAN 05:25:00
Grin and Bear It 2008 ~ Long course - 23 miles
Pos No Surname Forename Time
1 163 SHANKS STEPHEN 03:58:20
2 115 HAKES RICHARD 04:21:15
3 105 GUNEE JOHN 04:28:32
4 94 HARE CHRIS 04:35:10
5 99 BREEZE GRAHAM 05:58:09
6 19 WATSON MADELEINE 05:58:09

[Ginge Whinge]

Hold the back page. Main headline was about to read "Slippery Stones actually completes long race" and had to be quickly changed to "SS actually wins race". Well done Dazza it must have been tough staying out in front in those conditions with a whipper snapper at your heels.

What a fantastic bunch are those WMRT bods and I hope they raised loadsa cash.

T'was my first stab at it and this bogtastic race will be a regular feature in my calendar. For me It was like doing a tough 1 3/4 hour fell race to Dunford Bridge and then a flat 10k race added on to finish! I was particularly impressed with my forward roll at speed during the descent off Featherbed. After hitting the tarmac hard on me chariot the week before I find that bog is more forgiving.

That Chilli was to die for and here I am mid Mon morning craving for more.

Well done again Plumbum and everyone else involved in putting on a great event.

[piglet]

Yes thanks Mr P and everyone from WMRT another good do.

Saw - loads of people taking the wrong line through the section down between the two roads. They must of missed the left turn halfway down.

Overheard - the walker stood talking to Ian DP as he was diverting runners round the bogs - "do you know everyone?"

He probably does actually

[RachFR]

Hey, I did the 15mile, and it was my first fell race longer than 8 or 9 miles, but I absolutely loved it! Thanks everyone who organised/marshalled/made tea and chilli!!

[Slippery Stones]

Hold the back page. Main headline was about to read "Slippery Stones actually completes long race" and had to be quickly changed to "SS actually wins race".

Back page now reads "Ginge Whinge seeks new hobby after realising at Saturdays Grind and Bear it, that his days of giving SS a race kicking are now over"

Hey GW, like SS you also have bike issues . do they have cycling proficiency in Barnsley

[Ginge Whinge]

I keep telling you that I don't race against the likes of you anymore. Talk to me again when you join the old man's league.

Think of all those that decided to forego this classic to turn up for the IH Relay........doh!!

[Ginge Whinge]

Hey, I did the 15mile, and it was my first fell race longer than 8 or 9 miles, but I absolutely loved it! Thanks everyone who organised/marshalled/made tea and chilli!!

Well done indeed on your 1st post 10 mile outing. You certainly picked a tester, esp. in those conditions. Me thinks that boggy races are going to be your forte.

[jodg]

What I couldn't work out was that everyone in front of me across Outer Edge kept getting further away.... Some talent to pick your feet across there successfully.

I was glad I'd run it last year as the 2nd half of the race I was running on my own. Bizarre that.

[IanDarkpeak]

full results now up including walkers

http://www.woodheadmrt.org/events.htm

Pictures should follow shortly

[Bogmonster]

I'll be getting a guilt problem soon with all the comments about where i live