Full Tour of Pendle

[stevefoster]

Top slide by Ady, beautifully captured in pictures. I was gonna retire after this race but Ady bought me another pint of Guinness so i'll have to do another one to buy him one back
Many thanks to the race organiser, helpers and marshals. Excellent race and good weather and i did keep smiling all the way round, honest.
Good to see so many familiar faces having fun

[stevefoster]

Having seen the photo's and considering what a perfect day it was today for it, I am now even more jealous!

I had to ride my sulky mood out of my system on the bike in stead... well, at least I was out and about for a few hours, which is better than nothing...

You missed a good un, Hanneke, plenty of long steep climbs to keep prospective BG legs happy

[stevefoster]

Had my ass kicked by Daleside again

Had my ass kicked by Manhar
Good running fellow pony

[stevefoster]

Pic 12 race no. 189 is me. Was hoping for 3hrs this year, still faster than last year though by six minutes so that'll do for me.

And a lot further back..............pic 34 race no. 58 is me looking knackered at the start Was hoping to finish, and i did, bad eyesight knocked 10mins off me time on me Garmin, do for me too.
Should i get reading glasses or just keep getting faster

[Al Fowler]

And a lot further back..............pic 34 race no. 58 is me looking knackered at the start Was hoping to finish, and i did, bad eyesight knocked 10mins off me time on me Garmin, do for me too.
Should i get reading glasses or just keep getting faster

Dont get glasses....even a slight breeze makes your eyes stream!....and running down a fell is lethal....you cant see where you are going because of the tears!

[wycoller]

Had a very rough run, well down on last year due to a pulled muscle.

Met Daz and Emmi on one of the climbs and was "outsprinted" by them at the finish. Weather was clearly too hot for Daz though.

[stevefoster]

Dont get glasses....even a slight breeze makes your eyes stream!

Thinking of getting a monocle, make me look intelligent, then again, everyone knows i'm tick

[southernsoftie]

A different Southernsoftie I guess, but a good effort by you all the same.
Just behind merrylegs and just infront of Mrs Stagger

How 'just' is just in front?

I had a run all the way in from the top reservoir with a lady, just pipped her at the finish.

[Daleside]

thaks for the photos pilgrim. a really good record. i love looking at what happens to rest of the field and see that the norman wisdom falls, uncontrollable slides and general mishaps are cleary not exclusive to me. another good place for photos would be the checkpoint 9 before the last climb - thats where there was an incredible 10ft mud slide taking you down to the chap with the tag bag. he must be laughing tonight!

[Ady In Accy]

thaks for the photos pilgrim. a really good record. i love looking at what happens to rest of the field and see that the norman wisdom falls, uncontrollable slides and general mishaps are cleary not exclusive to me. another good place for photos would be the checkpoint 9 before the last climb - thats where there was an incredible 10ft mud slide taking you down to the chap with the tag bag. he must be laughing tonight!

Evening Moo