Conditions were interesting from Weechers up to the checkpoint on the new bit (where the yellow flag was) but nothing too drastic (though the way the whole bog moved like a trampoline under our feet as we followed the plantation wall was worrying - did it break and did anyone go in?).

Once we got onto the established footpaths everything was fine, the worst bit for me off the whole run being the track that leads into Menston - sheet ice or what, what is usually a good surface you can start to pull away on was reduced to an ice rink it was safer to jog/walk along.

Did better than I expected. Thanks to the organisers , the food and friendliness of the volunteers was on a par with the service at the KCAC Yorkshireman (Sunday 13th September 2009).